Indlovu /íⁿɮʱoːvu/ (noun, meaning Mighty Elephant in Xhosa; honorific title for Zulu kings) The Indlovu Floor is a rib-stiffened discrete funicular shell prefabricated with an unreinforced lightweight biomass concrete mix containing wood fibres from invasive […]
Curved-crease un-foldable formwork for sustainable vaulted floors in Cape Town
Unfold Form is a lightweight, compact, reusable formwork system that rapidly deploys a fan-like, corrugated, self-supporting formwork through curved-crease un-folding. It enables the construction of thin vaulted floors in unreinforced concrete. Introduction Unfold Form is […]
nonCrete at the Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – 2021 Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
This exhibit presents innovative material and construction methods that have the potential to provide safe and dignified housing in South Africa in a more affordable and sustainable manner. Chipped biomass derived from water-thirsty invading alien […]