E01: Biomimetic Process (Growth and Adaptability)

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Mechanical Expansion & Architectural Applicability

Case Study: Bryozoa

Mechanism: Retraction muscle

Function: Organism feeding & protection

Generation: Contracting/Expansion of muscle

System Limits: Surface area of environment

Applicability: Shading system -- paired with solar array & sensor system to automatically expand (to shade from intense solar energy) and contract (when not receiving necessary solar energy)

(Source: http://www.bryozoa.net/bryozo-1.pdf / bryozo-2.pdf)

(More Info: http://www.bryozoa.net/bryointr.htm

Case Study: Snake

Mechanism: Protective Skin/Shell

Function: Organism homeostasis -- water protection & retention

Generation: Hardening of external material, shed by contraction and expansion of internal (muscle) system -- using form (positive) to create a shell (negative

System Limits: Exterior surface area of generator

Applicability: Skin system -- formed via hardening agent excreted through pores of a dynamic (solid) form to create dynamic shell forms (to encase void)

(Source: http://www.insulinpumpfashions.com/images/swatches/Snakeskin%20Twill.JPG)

(Source: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/zo150/mozley/fall/snakeskin.jpg)

(More Info: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/zo150/mozley/fall/studyaids.html)