The AA School of Architecture?s DRL Masters Program has developed a thesis project, entitled Growing Systems, which explores adaptable building systems using methods of robotic fabrication and generative special printing within the context of housing.

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The AA School of Architecture?s DRL Masters Program has developed a thesis project, entitled Growing Systems, which explores adaptable building systems using methods of robotic fabrication and generative special printing within the context of housing.Centered on a new method of structural 3D vertical extrusion, the project combines the precision of prefabricated elements with the adaptability of on-site fabrication, in response to the flux and dynamism of cities. The method becomes a system of elasticity that can accommodate site parameters, as well as future adjustments.
Generally speaking, the new design method combines techniques of 3D vertical extrusion with the natural behavior of the material?a biodegradable plastic?to create novel geometries that are additionally sustainable, efficient, and aesthetic.

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Through its adaptability, Growing Systems facilitates programmatic housing changes, for example, a house in need of expansion as a family grows. Such changes are possible due to the project?s phase-changing constr...