advanced parametric tools for sustainability in architecture
Below, an abstract of the Research Brief Proposal submitted to the Fulbright Commission to develop my research on smart creatures. Riding through the topics of parametric design, rapid prototyping, electronic hacking, biological hacking, with the final destination of setting up a solid background for innovative sustainable building technology design. ——————————————————————————————————————- Parametric design methods applied to the production of sustainable architecture Project Statement Based … Read more
19 dicembre, Milano: apre il De’Longhi Group Official Store
Un po’ flagship, un po’ showroom, il nuovo De’Longhi Group Official Store apre i battenti in San Babila svelando il concept spaziale minimale ed equilibrato creato dall’architetto Cesare Griffa, che con il suo team e Fred srl ha vinto la gara ad inviti per la progettazione. L’ambiente omogeneo e desaturato miscela in una unica esperienza … Read more
Ljubljana Water Lillies
After the Palazzo Bembo Water Lilly in Venice, we went to Ljubjljana, where we set up a sister installation at the Museum of Architecture and Design for the BIO.23 Ljubljana Design Biennal. The new Water Lillies have a few upgrades: RGB LED systems, algae solution tank and Arduino control panel embedded in the wooden structures, … Read more
Waterlilly Venice Final Set up
Here are some pictures shot last week at Palazzo Bembo showing the final set up of the Waterlilly installation in the exhibit Traces of Centuries and Future Steps.
Smart Creatures – Progettazione parametrica per architetture sostenibili (the book)
In questi giorni sta uscendo il mio libro “Smart Creatures – Progettazione parametrica per architetture sostenibili” nella collana “The IT Revolution in Architecture”, curata da Antonino Saggio e pubblicata da Edilstampa a Roma. Si parla di progettazione parametrica, di fabbricazione digitale, di hack elettronici, di componenti architettonici che si comportano in modo sostenibile, di open … Read more
chlorella!
In this period, the studio looks like a science lab. We are growing a strain of chlorella to be used in “Water Lilly”, the photo bio-reactor installation we are preparing for the exhibit “Traces of Centuries and Future Steps” collateral event of the Venice Biennale of Architecture on August 25th 2012 at Palazzo Bembo. Hopefully, by the ends … Read more
photo-bio creature (beta 1.0) mock up complete
First “photo-bio creature” (beta 1.0) mock up finished. A lot of fine tuning is required from now on… what is a Photo-bio creature? Photo-bio creatures are artificially intelligent eco-sensible organisms that can be used as low impact construction systems in architecture to create big scale envelopes and surfaces. They grow phototropic organisms (phytoplankton) in a biologically active … Read more
Spritz bio reactor experiment
We are working to set up a photo-bio reactor to grow biomass that absorbs CO2 and can be used for creating bio-fuel from renewable resources. These pictures show an experiment to set up the pumping system. In the photo-bio reactor, the system will pump into the tube a solution of water and phyto-plankton, that will … Read more
OFFICINE ARDUINO E FABLAB TORINO
Venerdi scorso si è inaugurata la nuova sede di Officine Arduino / FabLab Torino. La location è un capannone di circa 250 metri quadri in un più vasto complesso industriale in disuso in Via Egeo 16 a Torino, dove ha sede anche Toolbox Torino, spazio dedicato al coworking. Arduino è una scheda elettronica open source … Read more
Fablab torino opening
E’ ufficiale, venerdi 17 alle 18 inaugura il fablab torino in via Egeo 16 a Torino. E’ ufficiale anche il fatto che si tratti del cantiere più freddo degli ultimi tempi, ma venerdi sarà scaldato dai nostri cuori (e dal gas!). Il fablab torino è una officina delle meraviglie, in un complesso industriale in parte … Read more
Corso di Grasshopper 6-8 febbraio @ ToRhino
Sono arrivate le prime iscrizioni al corso di Grasshopper 1 programmato da ToRhino dal 6 all’8 febbraio 2012. Il tutor sarà Andrea Graziano (Code-it,DigitAG&) che è uno dei grasshopperisti più attivi in Italia. Affrettatevi, non rimangono molti posti! Per iscrizioni, compilare il form in fondo alla pagina Rhino Training. (img di Davide Scialò, uno dei nostri … Read more
We’re up with a new series of workshops dedicated to students, professionals and 3d modeling enthousisasts. We’re going to explore “Rhinoceros®, NURBS modeling for Windows”, Grasshopper and various plug-in. To see the complete program check out or new Rhino Training Page. Cesare Griffa is an Authorized Rhino Trainer.
going chemical
we’re going chemical… As part of the exploration we are carrying out on the possibilities of developing components conceived as alive creatures to populate large architecture surfaces, we set up a series of bio-chemical experiments to figure out how to push the growing of water plants enhancing O2 production through photosynthesis processes. The aim is to develop an … Read more
green springs @ ARTISSIMA 18
Our Green Springs will be present at ARTISSIMA 18 as an installation for the Eco e Narciso space in the Museum Area at the Oval in Torino. The installation will work as a Statistics Machine to create a constructed visualization of what visitors think about art. Here is how it will work: a Makerbot 3d … Read more
Makerbot little green springs (WIP) 2.0
Little green creatures are growing and learning how to aggregate themselves to create micro elastic structures. Makerbot G-code has been set up for printing optimization and fabrication of a quite large amount with a automated build platform. more… soon!
Lasercut for kids
Little animals, monsters, cars to be lasercut in plywood or plexi (3mm) for kids (and adults) to play. download vector pdf for lasercut
august 2011 – holidays time!
Tutti al mare! ci rivediamo a fine agosto… more info on the parametric duck here.
scattered parts july 2011
things that live on the office tables: laptops, stickers, materials samples, 3d prints, cards…
iaac global summerschool – self(a)rchitecture- torino workshop – july 2011
IAAC (Barcelona) is organizing a workshop in Turin (with the collaboration of the Politecnico di Torino) within its IAAC global summerschool self<a>rchitecture program. Local tutors will be: Cesare Griffa, Davide Gomba, Alessio Erioli, Andrea Graziano It’s a 2 weeks intensive program, from (13 to 28 july 2011) during which we will be thinking architecture in terms of: sustainable … Read more
