'Parametric Matter' : Pushing’ Updates into Materials and theImplications of Legacy and Lag

Blaney, Adam and Ozkan, Dilan and Pelit, Emel and Fonseca Braga, Mariana and Hardy, John and Ashton, Mark (2022) 'Parametric Matter' : Pushing’ Updates into Materials and theImplications of Legacy and Lag. In: The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, 2022-10-27 - 2022-10-29, University of Pennsylvania.

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Abstract

This paper discusses an ongoing interdisciplinary research project that develops a design and fabrication approach termed; tunable environments. This is an explorative approach, which enables updates from a digital parametric interface to be ‘pushed' into a 2D, 18x18 cm material sample, by modulating stimuli, so multi properties can be updated/tuned at high resolutions. Our prototype explores how iterative updates can be achieved, which can be temporarily frozen in time. This opens up the idea of creating Parametric Matter/circular materials, which could reduce waste that can be attributed to typical linear processes. Additionally, highly bespoke, ‘time-based’ structures could be achieved. However new implications for design and fabrication arise based on: time-lag of materials, a legacy of interactions, resetting materials as well as challenges of determining associations and desirable material properties.