Decomposition and Restoration
Our design relied on the circularity of the materials to inform function and performance, the patterns we formed the material into, and our understanding of the possibilities of biomaterial-based design at the architectural industrial scale. We designed a composite bio-plastic & bio-rubber building wrap textile that can also—in its secondary use after wrapping modules in shipment—be used in a variety of geotechnical and site remediation applications according to the woven pattern that the material is molded into. Our design development focused on contemporary modular construction and its complicated dependency on transportation from a controlled factory environment to a site. The material is designed to biodegrade and is composed of ingredients that can be composted, ultimately addressing the issue of plastic construction waste in modular mass production.
