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Pneumatica - Democratic Space-Making for Post-Construction
An era defined by energy scarcity, the abundance of plastic waste, and excess environmentally irresponsible building stock requires global efforts and collective action. Architecturally, existing homogeneous concrete interior spaces cannot satisfy the multiple and contrasting needs of their inhabitants. This thesis explores how environmental post-construction may exist at the tenant level with inflatable construction–circumnavigating industrial construction paradigms. This project developed an intuitive design-to-fabri-cation workflow for low-pressure inflatable structures to foster user participation. This framework consists of novel means of augmented reality modeling, algorithmic patterning, and a manufacturing process that leverages household tools.
ITECH M.Sc. Thesis Project 2023: Pneumatica - Democratic Space-Making for Post-Construction
Fabian Eidner, Oliver Moldow
Thesis Advisers: Mathias Maierhofer, Tobias Schwinn
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Achim Menges
Second Supervisor: Prof. Jan Knippers
This project was developed in part through the Autodesk Research Residency Program.
The Autodesk Research Residency Program is a research and development program where a diverse global community of innovators from industry, academic, and entrepreneurial sectors collaborate to design, make, and de-risk the future together.