{"id":47823,"date":"2018-11-26T09:50:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T14:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=47823"},"modified":"2021-04-16T05:52:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T09:52:49","slug":"mycelium-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/practice\/materials\/mycelium-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought: What About Mycelium Architecture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past couple of years, mycelium has gained growing recognition as a useful building material and ripe platform for design innovation. Defined as the vegetative part of fungus, mycelium is a bacterial colony that consists of a complex web of branching called hyphae. With the right nutrients present, mycelium can grow in a wide range of simple organic materials, including straw and other forms of agricultural waste, and when treated, the network of threads transform into a material that is impressively waterproof and able to support a large amount of stresses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is hard to say if or when mycelium-based materials will be produced on an industrial scale. However, as we see its growing usage in various architecture and design experiments, it is certainly worth paying attention to. In this collection, discover just three projects that are leveraging the unique strengths of mycelium, exploring an approach to design that celebrates, rather than diminishes the capabilities of natural materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47828\" style=\"width: 1343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47828\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47828 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_61.jpg?resize=1333%2C2000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_61.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_61.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_61.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_61.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebastiancox.co.uk\/lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sebastien Cox<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47829\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47829\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47829 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_19.jpg?resize=2000%2C1328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_19.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_19.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_19.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/SebastianCox_NinelaIvanova_MyceliumTimber_PetrKrejciPhotography_19.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebastiancox.co.uk\/lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sebastian Cox<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebastiancox.co.uk\/lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Mycelium Furniture<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British furniture designer Sebastian Cox teamed up with Ninela Ivanova \u2014 an interdisciplinary designer and researcher who has been investigating mycelium for over seven years \u2014 to explore the potential of mycelium in commercial furniture design. For years, Cox had been searching for a natural alternative to the glue that is so often used in engineered wood, and saw mycelium as a ripe avenue for exploration in sustainable manufacturing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team wanted to see how mycelium could be harnessed to create everyday products, such as stools and light fixtures, finished with an aesthetically beautiful suede-like texture. To achieve this, Cox and Ivanova combined mycelium with scrap willow wood from Cox\u2019s own woodland. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the fungus, it\u2019s about the marriage of the two materials,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2017\/09\/20\/mushroom-mycelium-timber-suede-like-furniture-sebastian-cox-ninela-ivanova-london-design-festival\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said Ivanova<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cThese two materials have a natural relationship in the woodland, so let\u2019s see how we can exploit that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47824\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47824\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424003_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424003_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424003_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424003_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424003_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image by Carlina Teteris via <a href=\"http:\/\/block.arch.ethz.ch\/brg\/project\/mycotree-seoul-architecture-biennale-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Block Research Group<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47825\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47825\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47825 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/13_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424173_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/13_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424173_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/13_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424173_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/13_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424173_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/13_mycotree_exhibition_carlina-teteris_16x9_1504424173_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image by Carlina Teteris via <a href=\"http:\/\/block.arch.ethz.ch\/brg\/project\/mycotree-seoul-architecture-biennale-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Block Research Group<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/block.arch.ethz.ch\/brg\/project\/mycotree-seoul-architecture-biennale-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Mycotree<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Dirk Hebbel and Philippe Block<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mycotree is a tree-shaped self-supporting structure that consists of dozens of mycelium components, which were formed from the root network of mushrooms. The innovative structure was created by Architect Dirk Hebel, the leader of the Sustainable Construction unit at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and engineer Philippe Block, the founder of the Block Research Group at ETH Z\u00fcrich. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the components are attached to one another through a system of bamboo endplates and metal dowels, the mycelium is what supports the load of the structure. The designers were eager to show that when weak materials are coupled with novel design techniques and complex digital fabrication, it is possible to create a final product that is actually quite strong. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Hebel and Block, if designed with the right geometries, mycelium could form the structure of a two-story building. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mycelium blocks used for MycoTree were designed through a 3D modeling program developed by Block\u2019s team at ETH Z\u00fcrich. To fabricate the blocks, mushrooms spores were combined with a mix of sawdust and sugarcane. Once combined, the fungus began to consume these nutrients and transformed into a dense, spongy mass after only a few days. Finally, the material was dehydrated in order to halt the growing process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team plans to continue this research by testing the strengths of various mushroom species, exploring the effects of different nutrient mixes, and experimenting with diverse growing conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47832\" style=\"width: 1344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47832\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47832 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?resize=1334%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?w=1334&amp;ssl=1 1334w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1.jpeg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandin.earth\/work\/#\/grown-structures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mandin<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47831\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47831\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47831 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1100597.jpg?resize=1000%2C1332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1100597.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1100597.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1100597.jpg?resize=768%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1100597.jpg?resize=769%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 380px, (max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 700px) 700px, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandin.earth\/work\/#\/grown-structures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mandin<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandin.earth\/work\/#\/grown-structures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Grown Structures<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Aleksi Vesaluoma and Astudio <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aleksi Vesaluoma \u2014 a student at London\u2019s Brunel University \u2014 worked alongside architecture firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astudio.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astudio<\/a>, to explore the potential of oyster mushrooms as an environmentally friendly construction material. Vesaluoma developed a technique in which mycelium is mixed with cardboard, and then formed into \u201cmushroom sausages\u201d using a tube-shaped cotton bandages. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the sausages are placed onto a mould and left to grow in a ventilated greenhouse for four weeks, until they are bound together like glue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exploring the structural potential of mycelium is one important example of the ways that architecture can be grown from the bottom-up, rather than by consuming resources and creating waste. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2017\/06\/20\/aleksi-vesaluoma-mushroom-mycelium-structure-shows-potential-zero-waste-architecture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Vesaluoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mycelium materials are a \u201cgreat example of why we need to trust the intelligence of nature in helping us create more regenerative\u201d approaches to manufacturing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s talk about mushrooms. 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