Desenvolvimento
During the Build conference, Milan-based architecture, interior design and urban planning studio Park Associati organised a two-day ‘Hempcrete Workshop’ in collaboration with Natura Matéria (a sustainable construction consultancy and spin-off brand from the University of Minho).
The workshop explored the potential of hempcrete to provide an innovative low-tech bio-based materials solution for use in future construction. Participants used hemp concrete blocks to create ‘Tatu’, a small outdoor pavilion designed by Park Associati.
The blocks produced by Cânhamor and which you can buy from Natura Matéria are an innovative solution of bio-based materials for use in construction.
According to Park Associati, the pavilion’s design was inspired by the ancient giardino Pantesco, a circular garden from the small Italian island of Pantelleria that creates its own microclimate by protecting a single tree. Park Associati further explains that: ‘Tatu took the form of a semicircle made of hemp bricks, protecting a single plant to symbolise our natural biosphere.’ The Park Plus team and the studio’s Design Technology group worked on the concept for the project, part of which demonstrated how a parametric approach can make low-tech construction more efficient.
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At the event there was also the opportunity to make hemp concrete mixes and apply FRADICAL mortars for bonding blocks and plasters.
