Aggregate Structure | ICD | Institute for Computational Design

Aggregates are ubiquitous in the concrete production industry, yet are rarely deployed in an unbound form. This materials research project from Stuttgart, Germany examines aggre­gate architectures made from designed, injection-molded granulates, which self-solidify and can be made from either bio- or recycled-plastics. Designed Granulates are an entirely novel branch of construction systems. The fact that structures can simply be poured, aggregated, disaggregated, and re-used in relatively short time-spans makes them a pioneering and outstanding approach in architectural construction tech­nology. In this context, Aggregate Structure is a pilot project for a ground-breaking construction method using the poten­tial of loose, designed granulates. The individual grains of these aggregates are geometrically defined to interlock and consequently require no additional binding agent. The Aggre­gate Structure is thus fully recyclable and can be rapidly poured into multiple spatial formations and adapt to almost any site constraints from urban to rural.