Bio_Logic: Biomimetic Design (Fall 2013)
Collaborators: Edwin Cho, Kat Duerr, Zheng Geng
This project explores the intersection between architecture and biology. We focused on the underlying evolutionary logic of the stalked jellyfish, an underwater creature that attaches to rocks with its stalk and captures food with opening and closing tentacles. We were interested its movement and aimed to translate it to a responsive component that could potentially modulate light, wind, or water. Rapid prototyping was integral to our discovery process, as we moved from heat bending to fishing wire to shape memory alloy and back to fishing wire to open and close the piece. Our final model used a light sensor, arduino and a stepper motor to open and close a fiberglass component based on varying lighting conditions.
