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Microbes in the Built Environment
Understanding the Architectural Contributions to Incorporating Microbes in the Built Environment
Human Manipulation. van Jaarsveld, N. Unit 17. 2021.
Nikita van Jaarsveld
BArch 2021Supervisors:
Unit Leader: Gregory Katz
Unit Tutor: Jaco Jonker
Unit Assistant: Senzo Mamba
UNIT 17︎︎︎
To Be Orna-ment To Be
This research project aims to understand microbial properties to generate architectural and spatial solutions whilst bringing life into architecture by making the unseen seen to create ornamentation. Mycelial growth has an intelligence agency whereby it can adapt to its environment and surroundings. Should the growth route be compromised due to threat, the mycelium will back-track previous hyphae routes and form a new, safer path.
Human touch and interaction encourage bacterial growth. The placement of human contact on a surface sets the placement for bacterial growth. Using this technique of human interaction, it is possible to plan and generate design systems using bacteria to generate ornamental bacterial surfaces.
Through microbial manipulation, the concept of a spatial design is to use human interaction to manipulate bacterial growth to direct desired mycelial development in creating a preferred spatial form. The spatial resolution of this project is to use this method to generate attraction spaces throughout Johannesburg’s public parks to encourage users to obtain bacterial exposure, which will encourage the building of more robust and resilient immune systems in Johannesburg’s residents.
Human touch and interaction encourage bacterial growth. The placement of human contact on a surface sets the placement for bacterial growth. Using this technique of human interaction, it is possible to plan and generate design systems using bacteria to generate ornamental bacterial surfaces.
Through microbial manipulation, the concept of a spatial design is to use human interaction to manipulate bacterial growth to direct desired mycelial development in creating a preferred spatial form. The spatial resolution of this project is to use this method to generate attraction spaces throughout Johannesburg’s public parks to encourage users to obtain bacterial exposure, which will encourage the building of more robust and resilient immune systems in Johannesburg’s residents.
Keywords:
Microbial, Touch, Interaction
Microbial, Touch, Interaction
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