A Kinetic skin – combining both the structure and flexibility of a massed jigsaw of irregular books with the implementation of tensile tendons to create a dynamic, flowing, adaptable structure and space.

the kinetic skin can cover horizontal, vertical and diagonal planes

the kinetic skin can cover horizontal, vertical and diagonal planes

A new building material of compressed pages allowing any form, flexibility, and stability.

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  The form, space and geometry is not obligated to maintain rigidity – it is free. It will morph and adapt to the needs of it’s users and to the moment. Liberated. The material itself will be formed from a jigsaw of compressed books of all shapes and sizes. The thickened layers the panel will allow greater structural integrity whilst maintaining the fluid, flexibility property of the material. IMG_4072 IMG_4070 detail of prototype compressed books The massed panels can be milled or kuka-cut with digital tools to create perforations, windows, shelves, doors, or even just openings for sunlight and ventilation. The cut layers will display the pages in section of the material – the layers of pages creating contours of the topography of each opening. IMG_4071 The manufacturing process can be highly optimized by the use of digital fabrication.

Assembly

Assembly