Wool in Architecture
The Aesthetic value
S.N. Engelsma (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
R.R.J. van de Pas – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
M. Bilow – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
R.J. Nottrot – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
Due to the practicality and inexpensive nature of synthetics, large quantities of wool are going to waste. One practical application to avoid such waste could be in architecture, as wool has been established as a durable material that offers protection against the elements. However, most uses of wool in Dutch architecture are especially limited to interior decoration or small use of hidden insulation. This research will analyze how wool could be used as an architectural material by looking at the aesthetic value of wool as a product in the different shearing layers of change in a building as proposed by Brand. By using the experiment-by-design method, it will attempt to measure aesthetic experience through surveys. The resulting prototypes will be used to show how wool can be useful in architecture according to its aesthetic value.