they undergo changes as they are exposed to weather conditions. We explore the poetics of failure through both remote machine vision processes and on-site human inspection. Through visual observation, we noticed deterioration conditions which are relatable to other traditional materials. For example, warping and shrinking appear due to the materials hygroscopic behaviour, and is the strongest in the areas exposed to light and rain, visible especially sound the edges of the panel. Change in colour happens particularly where the cotton-based recipe is used. In this case, the fibers are dyed blue as they are sourced from wast streams, we notice the dye is fading away. Bark and wood flour based materials darken in colour in areas of more exposure. Other deteriorations conditions are specific to the 3D printing process and the print pattern. We categorise them in receding impacts which includes boundary change bring path displacement, formation impacts which appress as wrinkling at the edges, and loss of definition impact which is characterised by print path softening or fusion, affecting therefore the sharpness of the print paths. We can make a differentiation between global deterioration conditions which affect the overall panes shape as boundary change, and local deterioration conditions which affects parts of the panel such as print path softening.
The Eco-Metabolistic Architecture project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101019693).
The Eco-Metabolistic Architecture project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101019693).