new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
all images courtesy of new territories

 

 

 

francois roche and camille lacadee of new territories have launched a kickstarter campaign to fund MMYST — a hybrid architecture for humans and birds in a tropical environment. located in krabi, thailand, the scheme is intended to encourage reciprocal benefits between its inhabitants.

 

influenced by robotic fabrication methods, and using 3D printing technology, the building is made from a steel structure with a catenary mesh geometry joining all external surfaces. large windows are made from silver-coated laminated glass that protects inhabitants from UV rays, while simultaneously reflecting the landscape. only half of the windows are fully transparent (human zones), the other swiftlet caves are extremely dark, coated to keep the shadow atmosphere of a cave including humidity. a robotic extruder fixed on a scissor lift will be used to make the lava-like skin.

 

read more about the project, and support it on kickstarter, here.

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
robotic secretion

 

video courtesy of new territories

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
closer view on ‘lava’ extrusion

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
3d printed model

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
plans

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
fabrication (robot-scissor lift)

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
birdnest soup

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
birdnest soup 2

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
the ‘predator’

new territories seeks funding on kickstarter for hybrid MMYST habitat
location

 

 

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