VAMO is a catalyst for showcasing the multiple lifecycles of natural materials. A hemp rope tensile network and upcycled wooden hoops are interlaced to create a flexible bell-shaped structure clad in bio-based materials. The vegetal, animal, mineral, and other post-consumer waste materials that make up the cladding have been processed into familiar architectural materials. VAMO is a lightweight and transportable structure that will be relocated to Switzerland after the Biennale. By embracing disassembly and reuse, VAMO challenges traditional notions of permanence, envisioning architecture as adaptable, regenerative, biodegradable, and circular.
Participants
CIRCULAR ENGINEERING FOR ARCHITECTURE, ETH ZURICH (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND)
Catherine De Wolf, Belgium, 1989. Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland
DIGITAL STRUCTURES GROUP (CAMBRIDGE, USA)
Caitlin Mueller, USA, 1984. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA
MIT MORNINGSIDE ACADEMY FOR DESIGN CAMBRIDGE, USA
John Ochsendorf, USA, 1974. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA
ANKU (ZUG, SWITZERLAND)
Nicolas Petit-Barreau, Belgium, 1988. Lives and works in Zug, Switzerland
Authorial Collaborators
MIT Architecture: Adam Burke, Adriana Giorgis; MIT DesignX: Svafa Grönfeldt, Giuliano Picchi; Circular Engineering for Architecture, ETH Zurich: Vanessa Costalonga, Tim Cousin, Zain Karsan
Technical Collaborators
Clara Blum, Océane Durand-Maniclas, and Nina Limbach, Circular Engineering for Architecture, ETH Zurich; Thierry Loreau; Meret Luginbühl and Ian Oggenfuss, IVY Filmstudio; Carolina Meirelles R. S. Menezes, MIT Architecture; Gilad Rosenzweig, MIT DesignX; Adelaide Zollinger, MIT MAD
Team
Circular Engineering for Architecture, ETH Zurich: Ioannis Galetakis, Harish Karthick Vijay, Loukas Mettas, Ipek Mertan, Asena Özel, Reva Saksena, Dominik Stoll; Hera Materials: Jose Tomas Dominguez, Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas; Cobi: Ian Erickson, Vincent Jackow, Nikki Rhodes; Cortado: Jenny Cang, Avigail Gilad, Booker Schelhaas; Kokus: Berfin Ataman, Lee Marom; MakingMaterials Lab: Marco Arioli, Barbara Del Curto, Agar Firenzuola, Romina Santi; PoliLaPP: MariaPia Pedeferri; Rehub Glass: Marta Donà, Matteo Silverio; Verabuccia: Fabrizio Moiani, Francesca Nori
Thanks
MIT DesignX; Marion Cunningham; Nicholas De Monchaux; Hashim Sarkis
Supporters
MIT Architecture; MIT School of Architecture and Planning; Edward and Mary Allen Fund for Structural Design at MIT; MIT DesignX; ETH NCCR DFAB
