'Parametric Matter': Pushing’ Updates into Materials and the Implications of Legacy and Lag

Blaney, Adam; Ozkan, Dilan; Pelit, Emel; Fonseca Braga, Mariana; G. Hardy, John; Ashton, Mark

Abstract

This paper discusses an ongoing interdisciplinary research project that develops a design and fabrication approach termed; tunable environments. This is an explorative approach, which enables updates from a digital parametric interface to be ‘pushed' into a 2D, 18x18 cm material sample, by modulating stimuli, so multi properties can be updated/tuned at high resolutions. Our prototype explores how iterative updates can be achieved, which can be temporarily frozen in time. This opens up the idea of creating Parametric Matter/circular materials, which could reduce waste that can be attributed to typical linear processes. Additionally, highly bespoke, ‘time-based’ structures could be achieved. However new implications for design and fabrication arise based on: time-lag of materials, a legacy of interactions, resetting materials as well as challenges of determining associations and desirable material properties.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: ACADIA Hybrids & Haecceities
• Start Date: Oct 27, 2022
• End Date: Oct 29, 2022
• Acceptance Date: Aug 8, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Oct 3, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 3, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Hybrids and Haecceities - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2022
• ISBN: 9798986080581
• Publisher URL: https://2022.acadia.org/
• Related Public URLs: https://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/Search?search=adam+blaney&x=0&y=0