REEFSCAPE - NONPLANAR 3DPRIINTED ARTIFICIAL REEFMODULES
Reefscape: non-planar cement printed artificial reef study
Reefscape: non-planar cement printed artificial reef study
REEFSCAPE INVESTIGATES HOW ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAN BE APPLIED TO ARTIFICIAL REEF RESTORATION. DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH SCG 3D PRINTING, THE PROJECT EXPLORES A MODULAR APPROACH TO UNDERWATER HABITATS WHERE INDIVIDUAL UNITS CAN BE ASSEMBLED INTO LARGER ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES. RATHER THAN REPLICATING THE FORM OF NATURAL CORALS, THE DESIGN FOCUSES ON CREATING A SUITABLE SUBSTRATE THAT ENCOURAGES FUTURE MARINE GROWTH. THE MODULES FEATURE A NETWORK OF PORES, CAVITIES, AND VARIATIONS IN HEIGHT THAT PROVIDE SHELTER FOR FISH AND MARINE ORGANISMS WHILE INCREASING THE AVAILABLE SURFACE FOR CORAL ATTACHMENT. FABRICATED USING NONPLANAR 3D PRINTING, THE LAYERED GEOMETRY PRODUCES A HIGHLY TEXTURED SURFACE THAT ENHANCES BOTH ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTER. ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT REMAINED AT THE PROTOTYPE STAGE, IT DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL FABRICATION AS A TOOL FOR HABITAT DESIGN.
REEFSCAPE INVESTIGATES HOW ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAN BE APPLIED TO ARTIFICIAL REEF RESTORATION. DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH SCG 3D PRINTING, THE PROJECT EXPLORES A MODULAR APPROACH TO UNDERWATER HABITATS WHERE INDIVIDUAL UNITS CAN BE ASSEMBLED INTO LARGER ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES. RATHER THAN REPLICATING THE FORM OF NATURAL CORALS, THE DESIGN FOCUSES ON CREATING A SUITABLE SUBSTRATE THAT ENCOURAGES FUTURE MARINE GROWTH. THE MODULES FEATURE A NETWORK OF PORES, CAVITIES, AND VARIATIONS IN HEIGHT THAT PROVIDE SHELTER FOR FISH AND MARINE ORGANISMS WHILE INCREASING THE AVAILABLE SURFACE FOR CORAL ATTACHMENT. FABRICATED USING NONPLANAR 3D PRINTING, THE LAYERED GEOMETRY PRODUCES A HIGHLY TEXTURED SURFACE THAT ENHANCES BOTH ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTER. ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT REMAINED AT THE PROTOTYPE STAGE, IT DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL FABRICATION AS A TOOL FOR HABITAT DESIGN.
Client
SPNS LABS
tags
LABS OBJECTS
Year
2024
Role
DESIGNER
collaborators
collabs
SCG3DP
PROJECT LEADS
Kongphob Amornpatarasin Tanaboon Kittisrikangwan
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REEFSCAPE IS PART OF OUR LAB SERIES, AN ONGOING COLLECTION OF EXPERIMENTS THAT EXPLORE NEW APPROACHES TO MATERIALS, FABRICATION, AND ECOLOGICAL DESIGN. EACH PROJECT BEGINS WITH A QUESTION RATHER THAN A PREDEFINED OUTCOME, USING PROTOTYPES TO TEST HOW EMERGING TOOLS AND PROCESSES CAN RESPOND TO REAL WORLD CHALLENGES. REEFSCAPE INVESTIGATES HOW 3D PRINTING CAN EXTEND BEYOND OBJECT MAKING TO SUPPORT LIVING SYSTEMS, EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF FABRICATING STRUCTURES THAT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS NATURE GRADUALLY RECLAIMS THEM.
REEFSCAPE IS PART OF OUR LAB SERIES, AN ONGOING COLLECTION OF EXPERIMENTS THAT EXPLORE NEW APPROACHES TO MATERIALS, FABRICATION, AND ECOLOGICAL DESIGN. EACH PROJECT BEGINS WITH A QUESTION RATHER THAN A PREDEFINED OUTCOME, USING PROTOTYPES TO TEST HOW EMERGING TOOLS AND PROCESSES CAN RESPOND TO REAL WORLD CHALLENGES. REEFSCAPE INVESTIGATES HOW 3D PRINTING CAN EXTEND BEYOND OBJECT MAKING TO SUPPORT LIVING SYSTEMS, EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF FABRICATING STRUCTURES THAT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS NATURE GRADUALLY RECLAIMS THEM.