Meristem Wall
binder jet 3d printing
The project is exploring the wall as a membrane rather than a barrier, mediating inside/outside environments for multi-species cohabitation.
Meristem Wall is a prototype for a 3D printed building envelope, featuring a dynamically controllable network of integrated air channels that allow a fluid relationship between inside and outside. The wall integrates functional lighting and electricity, windows, and a custom CNC knitted textile interior. It is fabricated through binder-jet sand 3d printing and points towards a climatically performative architecture, inclusive towards nonhuman life in urban contexts.
Meristem Wall has been exhibited at Time Space Existence Venice Biennale 2021.
Meristem Wall is a prototype for a 3D printed building envelope, featuring a dynamically controllable network of integrated air channels that allow a fluid relationship between inside and outside. The wall integrates functional lighting and electricity, windows, and a custom CNC knitted textile interior. It is fabricated through binder-jet sand 3d printing and points towards a climatically performative architecture, inclusive towards nonhuman life in urban contexts.
Meristem Wall has been exhibited at Time Space Existence Venice Biennale 2021.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d21f348b1e3b7944acfa95d79153ff06c484d41253073d82d556e5a4ad87db48/wall.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff67d54646e161c906e0cedc5902332c085cd3ebfe5de3c215c95552cad744a8/MeristemWall-26.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b4bf1e015a6b9b8bd96b04de6053e94bd45e842e5e2c91adb2d3494f33578a6/IMG_20200117_135823_edit.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48f5bbe2951475b143f901400b5e11ddc9503a96f576ebeff882d03d5b6abd84/wall-detail.jpg)
Years:
2019-2021
Team:
David Andréen, Ana Goidea
CNC knit textile by Mariana Popescu
CNC knit textile by Mariana Popescu