BIOMIMICRY
HUMAN BONES TO COLUMNS
Through this project, I explored architectural futures through the lens of biomimicry, focusing on how form and structure might evolve by learning from biological systems. While the meaning of modern architecture remains open to debate, I am interested in a future in which architecture becomes more self-sustaining by drawing from the logic of living organisms. For me, the structural rationalism of modern architecture already establishes a close relationship between design and engineering; this project extends that relationship toward biology and genetics as additional frameworks for architectural thinking.
To investigate that idea, I worked within the constrained geometry of a rectangular steel-beam structure and used it as a framework for studying biomimetic form. By relating architectural support systems to the structure of bones, I explored how the mathematical and material logics embedded in skeletal systems might inform architectural design. The rigid steel frame is set against the more fluid forms generated through monofilament and foam panels, creating a deliberate tension between structural order and organic growth. The transparency of the monofilament also allowed me to examine how light, shadow, and reflection could become active components of the design, while its flexibility opened up new ways of thinking about joints, connections, and transitions between forms.
90" x 24" x 24", Steel Beams, monofilaments, foam board
Process Models:
Steel Beams, monofilaments, foam board
2017
