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LOOFAH SPONGE COLLISION

|Material Experiment to Generate Novel Topography|



Muwen Li

Syracuse University | ARC307

|Year|

Fall 2021

|Advisor|

Prof. Hannibal Newsom

|Category|

Architecture Material Experimentation


|Play of Material Study|

Cement | Water | Loofah

The curation of new form belongings shapes the material and immaterial identities. Casting concrete can be divided into three object stages: the original object, the cast mold, and the new object. The congregation of objects attempts to create a new common ground, where the casts shift and
blend to introduce a unique topography.




This project consists of two parts: first, a material exploration – testing the concrete mold and the viscosity it encases – and second, the negative mold peeling off the objects to form a new landscape. These divorced material pieces create a collective museum of the self and affinity. This project aims to disheveled tectonics and looks for a flaccid strength to delineate and embrace an “uncertainty” material experiment study.


|TOPOGRAPHY|

The collection comprises an array of forms exhibiting variations in topography.




|INDIVIDUAL UNIT|
Detailed depictions of individual topographies accentuate the distinctive characteristics inherent in each object.



|Documentation of Process|

|Work in the Syracuse University fabrication lab|

The work-in-progress documentation images provide a comprehensive visual representation of the various developmental stages within this project.






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