An exhibition of models and visualisations based on physical prototypes made from upcycled, bio-based, and low-carbon materials responding to the theme of Regenerate. With the anticipated rise in global temperatures and the increased risk of extreme climatic events, there is an urgent need to consider ways of making residential buildings more responsive and resilient towards climate change.
These issues will be investigated using the concept of bioclimatic wraps for buildings, and the research will be tested through the development of designs and visualisations for a ‘second skin’ that can be applied to existing residential buildings in Canberra, but with a view of future expansion into new buildings and other parts of Australia.
It will focus on the addition of adaptive shading structures that will include the use of upcycled, bio-based, and low-carbon materials, or ‘second-life infrastructure’, in combination with vertical planting where possible.
This project will allow us to gain a greater understanding of the material possibilities of upcycled, bio-based, and low-carbon materials and their resultant climatic and spatial possibilities when employed as a second skin to residential buildings.
Opening Hours | Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm
Entry to this exhibition is free | No bookings required
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The research team is a collaboration across the disciplines of architecture and industrial design from the University of Canberra’s Faculty of Arts and Design. This exhibition will showcase a further evolution of prototyping and visualisation research by Mike Louw, Sally Farrah, Max Maxwell, and Sam Tomkins, and the continued collaboration brings together extensive expertise in conventional and creative works research, curation, exhibition, digital design, making, and visualisation. The project will be produced with the assistance of the Alastair Swayn Foundation
Image Credit: Mike Louw | Second Skin, 2023 | Photograph by Mike Louw