Xpandables: Single-filament Multi-property 3D Printing by Programmable Foaming

We propose a new approach to obtain local property variations in 3D-printed objects using a single-nozzle 3D printer and one filament. We use foaming filaments which expand at different rates due to different temperatures. We present an approach to harness this varying expansion by including parameters of the 3D printing process in the design...

Venously Printed: Multi-material 3D printed responsive fluidic interfaces with programmable dynamic appearance triggered by mechanical deformation.

Venously printed contributes to the field of HCI and digital manufacturing by exploring the scope and possibilities for programmable and responsive fluidic interfaces, using multi-material 3D printing as a manufacturing technique. Novel meta-materials and computational composites have proven to open up new design paradigms and continue to expand...

The Real-time City: life in a fully adaptable environment

The Real-time City is a city on demand, shaped by customization over time. Inhabitants can shape the content of the city and their personal spaces according to their desires. As situations are continuously changing, the city has to update itself in real-time; analysing the given input, applying parameters and act upon these changing situations....

CityPortUnit Innovation through localisation: Reading, negotiating and altering existing conditions

CityPortUnit is an investigation into why and how architectural programs are created. Can our cities be seen as entities in synchrony, as nodes of decentralised networks and if so, how does this impact their response to changes in neighbouring or distant nodes? The project and research try to answer these question by proposing a link to...