The 3D Printed Cabin brings many of Emerging Objects’ material, software, and hardware experiments together to demonstrate the architectural potential of additive manufacturing on a weather tight, structurally sound building. Due to a housing emergency in the Bay Area, the Oakland City Council eased restrictions on the construction of secondary housing units, or backyard cottages. This has opened … Read More
Bloom is a 9 foot tall freestanding tempietto with a footprint that measures approximately 12 feet by 12 feet and is composed of 840 customized 3D printed blocks. The experimental pavilion represents a new paradigm in building construction methods. A pattern derived from traditional Thai flower patterns is mapped onto the surface of the structure … Read More
Designed by Rael San Fratello Architects / Emerging Objects The Seat Slug is a bio-morphic interpretation of a bench. It is inspired by flabelina goddardi – the newest species of sea slugs discovered in California – and by the infinite tessalations of Japanese karakusa patterns. The seat slug blurs the lines between biology, technology and … Read More
The Planter tiles are 3D printed cement hexagonal tiles that close pack together. The overall pattern is composed of 6 different tile patterns, 4 of which have the capacity to hold plant life. The petal motif on the tiles themselves ties together the planter tiles and non planter tiles through the use of a 3 … Read More
Emerging Objects is collaborating with CyArk to help them test their ability to produce media fit for physical production. Emerging Objects printed a 10 inch by 5 inch concrete model of Mount Rushmore from data collected by CyArk. Read more about it here http://archive.cyark.org/mount-rushmore-digitally-reproduced-blog . To learn more about CyArk’s important mission watch this TED TALKS video … Read More
SCIN, a material resource center for designers and architects in London, asked a small group of emerging designers to produce a small cube that represents their approach to design, materiality, and technology for an exhibition that coincides with the London Design Festival. Emerging Objects fabricated the submission designed by Andrew Kudless of MATSYS, which is a cellular … Read More
Drum is a study in large-scale light-weight 3D printing with our Cement material. The simple connection system holding thin cement panels in compression and it’s spiral form cantilever from a central fulcrum point. Each panel is held in compression using binder-clips allowing quick assembly and disassembly. The cement prints are sand blasted to bring out … Read More
Emerging Objects is very honored to have designed the physical representation of the Berkeley—Rupp Prize for Architecture, which awards $100,000 biannually to a distinguished practitioner or academic who has made a significant contribution to promoting the advancement of women in the field of architecture, and whose work emphasizes a commitment to sustainability and the community. … Read More
Starlight is comprised of 32 parts assembled from 3D printed iron-oxide free portland cement with a patina inducing agent that creates an uneven, aged material. The thinness of the print allows for translucency. Components are held together with nylon hardware. Team: Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello and Alex Niemeyer (Production and Assembly) Material: Iron … Read More
Shed is a small 3D printed prototype building constructed with our Picoroco Blocks™ printed in cement and salt materials. 3D Cement is used for the main cladding and 3D Salt for the side windows to allow in light. The Hive Blocks™ have been adapted to accommodate the growth of vegetation to create a green wall … Read More
3D Printed House 1.0 3D Printed House 1.0 (3D打印的房子 1.0) is a case study in 3D printing major components of a 3D printed house for the Jin Hai Lake Resort Beijing. The house demonstrates an integration between traditional construction methods and 3D printed manufacturing. Whereas most visions for a 3D printed house demand a very large 3D printer, … Read More
Emerging objects collaborated with Andrew Kudless, principal of Matsys Design, to generate a cement polymer prototype of the P_Ball – the latest in Kudless’ p_series. The p-series projects explore digital and physical processes of self-organization. In this specific prototype, a geodesic sphere is inflated yet constrained by multiple points. This tension creates a series of … Read More