MANIFOLDS
MALTA
AUGUST 2015
Designed primarily for low-cost semi-temporary housing, Manifolds is a material research project that focuses on producing a modular kit of folded cardboard sheets to create a range of indoor environments. Individual elements of the structure are optimised for easy assembly, structural stability and environmental performance, thereby accommodating different spatial uses and material properties.
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The project began as a research thesis (Architectural Association Emerging Technologies studio, 2013) with an aim of developing a low-cost self-organising modular material system for the informal, transient & craft-based community of Dharavi, Mumbai. A full-scale prototype was first realised at the European Architecture Student Assembly workshop (EASA 2015) in Malta.
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For more information, visit the official website.
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