[LUTUM]

The idea is to provide an in-situ self structured printed system made of printable clay mixed with a flora that can survive and thrive in high temperature climate areas.

The high temperature can self bake the clay or facilitate rapid solidifying, the rapid solidification will induce minimal cracking within the structure that the flora can grow into once presented with sufficient means to thrive. The Flora can use the air humidity as a source of moisture and water.

The cracks will host local flora/algae that integrate a living element into the printed structure thus minimally contributing to lowering the localized climate.

[Form Finding]

[Form Optimization]

[Digital Simulation Of Robotic Printing In-Situ]

[3D Printed Proof of Concept]

The optimized form was printed to test the structural rigidity of the optimization to a successful result. The print required no supports even with the cantilevered parts.