FABRIKAAT Brick Biotopes Reconstruct Architecture Possibilities
Romina S. Cortellucci — May 16, 2012 — Eco
References: design-milk
FABRIKAAT Brick Biotopes creates a sustainable habitat for birds in an urban environment. The project was designed by Italian-born Micaela Nardella and Romanian-born Oana Tudose for the FABRIKAAT exhibition at Ventura Lambrate 2012. The exhibition was meant as a way to use handmade approaches that could help create a role for gardening and nature in the digital world.
The hybrid birdhouse-brick was inspired by the House Sparrow in the Netherlands due to urbanization. Interestingly enough, the House Sparrow makes its home in cracks of walls and other spaces. Using this information, designers Nardella and Tudose created the Biotope to incorporate shelter, space, food and water accessibility.
Each brick is made from a sand cast moulding technique, during which sand is poured together with plaster then removed by hand to make programmable shapes that are then filled with soil. The Brick Biotopes provides a new aesthetic to the exterior of a building while at the same time helping sustain the lives of wildlife in urban areas.
The hybrid birdhouse-brick was inspired by the House Sparrow in the Netherlands due to urbanization. Interestingly enough, the House Sparrow makes its home in cracks of walls and other spaces. Using this information, designers Nardella and Tudose created the Biotope to incorporate shelter, space, food and water accessibility.
Each brick is made from a sand cast moulding technique, during which sand is poured together with plaster then removed by hand to make programmable shapes that are then filled with soil. The Brick Biotopes provides a new aesthetic to the exterior of a building while at the same time helping sustain the lives of wildlife in urban areas.
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Habitat - Creating sustainable habitats for wildlife in urban environments.
2. Handmade Approaches - Utilizing handmade techniques to incorporate gardening and nature in the digital world.
3. Hybrid Design - Combining functional elements with aesthetic appeal in architectural designs.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - Innovating building designs to incorporate sustainable habitats for wildlife in urban areas.
2. Urban Planning - Integrating handmade approaches and nature-centric designs in urban development projects.
3. Civic Engineering - Applying hybrid design concepts to construct structures that serve dual purposes of functionality and environmental preservation.
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