Knitted cultivation: Textiling a multi-kingdom bio architecture

Scott, J; Kaiser, R; Ozkan, D; Hoenerloh, A; Agraviador, A; Elsacker, E; Bridgens, B

doi:10.1201/9781003023555

Knitted cultivation: Textiling a multi-kingdom bio architecture

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Jane Scott, Romy Kaiser, Dilan Ozkan, Aileen Hoenerloh, Armand Agraviador, Professor Ben Bridgens ORCiD

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Abstract

The BioKnit prototype is a free-standing architectural construction fabricated using knitted fabric, mycelium, and bacterial cellulose. This paper documents the experimental work that underpins the development of BioKnit and presents a new methodological approach; the Living Textiles strategy that combines biological experimentation with parametric modelling and knit programming. Using knitted fabric, this fabrication system is capable of easily achieving complex, curvaceous architectural forms, as well as providing an integrated scaffold and mould to guide biomaterial growth and expression. This paper highlights specific aspects of the Living Textile Strategy to enable scalability, biocompatibility and material expression to extend and enhance the range of qualities achievable in architectural bio-construction.