Pulp Fiction

Pigram, D; Dang, T

Pulp Fiction

Pigram, D

Dang, T

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Citation:: Material World: A story of design, technology, material and culture, 2023
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Pigram, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5875-2366
dc.contributor.author	Dang, T
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-19T08:22:04Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-19T08:22:04Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Material World: A story of design, technology, material and culture, 2023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/178092
dc.description.abstract	Research Background Pulp Fiction 1.0 is both a sculpture and a prototype — an early stage proof-of-concept — emerging from research into large-scale robotic additive manufacturing (3d-printing) of cellulose for architectural applications. Cellulose, a key structural component of plant cell walls, comprises 40-50% of wood and is one of the most abundant biomaterials on earth01. It is an entirely renewable, non-toxic, relatively inexpensive material that can be derived from recycled sources. Research Contribution Robotic additive manufacturing (3D-printing) enables the production of customised, geometrically complex elements that can be context-specific, functionally integrated and realised at low cost with minimum material use and minimal (potentially zero) waste. Cellulose has previously been used as the primary medium for additive manufacturing but only at smaller scales and intended for application in other domains (medical, fashion, food packaging for example). This research aims to enable the affordable production of precisely formed large-scale elements for use in architectural applications. Cellulose is currently deployed in architecture as a sustainable insulation material. It is an excellent alternative to fossil-fuel-based materials that have higher embodied energy, can negatively impact interior air quality and are hazardous when burned. Cellulose is typically blown into wall cavities and roof spaces in new and existing buildings, filling and taking its form from its container. It is therefore unable to take its own form or contain cavities or voids. Potential applications include the production of formed insulation that closely wraps and integrates structural or servicing elements such as pipes, cables, lights, ducts and vents. There is the potential to invert the Research Significance The research is significant as it forms part of the necessary shift to decarbonise our built-environment a key contributor to the climate crisis. The ultimate aim is a shift to regenerative construction processes that simultaneously enable increased comfort, spatial diversity, and connection to place. The work is included in an exhibition entitled ‘Material Worlds’ curated by Dr Lyndon Anderson for the National Museum of Australia. 01 Christopher Brigham (2018) Chapter 3.22 - Biopolymers: Biodegradable Alternatives to Traditional Plastics. In Béla Török, Timothy Dransfield (Eds) Green Chemistry (pp. 753-770). Elsevier.
dc.format	Sculpture/Prototype — Large-scale robotic additive manufacturing (3d-printing) of cellulose for architectural applications
dc.language	en
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dc.title	Pulp Fiction
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utslib.location.activity	Canberra
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - VI - Visualisation Institute
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Research Background Pulp Fiction 1.0 is both a sculpture and a prototype — an early stage proof-of-concept — emerging from research into large-scale robotic additive manufacturing (3d-printing) of cellulose for architectural applications. Cellulose, a key structural component of plant cell walls, comprises 40-50% of wood and is one of the most abundant biomaterials on earth01. It is an entirely renewable, non-toxic, relatively inexpensive material that can be derived from recycled sources. Research Contribution Robotic additive manufacturing (3D-printing) enables the production of customised, geometrically complex elements that can be context-specific, functionally integrated and realised at low cost with minimum material use and minimal (potentially zero) waste. Cellulose has previously been used as the primary medium for additive manufacturing but only at smaller scales and intended for application in other domains (medical, fashion, food packaging for example). This research aims to enable the affordable production of precisely formed large-scale elements for use in architectural applications. Cellulose is currently deployed in architecture as a sustainable insulation material. It is an excellent alternative to fossil-fuel-based materials that have higher embodied energy, can negatively impact interior air quality and are hazardous when burned. Cellulose is typically blown into wall cavities and roof spaces in new and existing buildings, filling and taking its form from its container. It is therefore unable to take its own form or contain cavities or voids. Potential applications include the production of formed insulation that closely wraps and integrates structural or servicing elements such as pipes, cables, lights, ducts and vents. There is the potential to invert the Research Significance The research is significant as it forms part of the necessary shift to decarbonise our built-environment a key contributor to the climate crisis. The ultimate aim is a shift to regenerative construction processes that simultaneously enable increased comfort, spatial diversity, and connection to place. The work is included in an exhibition entitled ‘Material Worlds’ curated by Dr Lyndon Anderson for the National Museum of Australia. 01 Christopher Brigham (2018) Chapter 3.22 - Biopolymers: Biodegradable Alternatives to Traditional Plastics. In Béla Török, Timothy Dransfield (Eds) Green Chemistry (pp. 753-770). Elsevier.

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