B.L.U.R. Biomaterial Layers Under Resolution: Design with Dynamics of Biomaterials: Design, Make and Tend Bacterial Cellulose Integrated Architecture

B.L.U.R. envisions a future where we subvert the industrial cycle of overproduction and obsolescence through the use of abundant natural materials. This project proposes a system where materials are temporarily diverted from healthy ecosystems, integrated into human-made designs, and eventually returned to the environment through natural decomposition, fuelling new cycles of growth. By leveraging digital design and fabrication tools, we aim to create systems that incentivise the protection and strengthening of ecosystems, embracing ageing and weathering as shaping forces of nature rather than resisting them. Offering a new frontier for design and production, this approach challenges traditional building practices that segregate the environment from built elements and diverts from resource-intensive materials towards regenerative and biodegradable alternatives.