This project confronts the controlled environmental conditions required to cultivate biological mycelium-based composites by developing “dirty” soil-based substrates for pleurotus ostreatus mycelium strands.
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Embarking on one of nature’s architects: mycelium, this project includes a tile system fabricating with molding techniques. The main goal is to investigate thresholds and the potentials of growing mycelium on light fiber-clay mixture designs within “dirty” settings.
Beyond its potential as a low-carbon, lightweight, and insulative material, mycelium illuminates the following question: how can architecture build more reciprocal connections with natural environments?
The final prototype has been exhibited during the «Mycelium Movement» at the Movement Lab (Barnard College) curated by Grace Schleck
Exhibition
«Mycelium Movement» at the Movement Lab (Barnard College)
Duration
May 2024
Location
New York City (USA)
Collaborators
Curated by: Grace Schleck
Contribution
- Conceptual design
- Mycelium growth technical support