BIOFOLD
BioFold is a unique series of high performance, biobased acoustic elements. It is composed of locally sourced natural fibers or textile waste streams combined with biobased plastics. Utilizing digital production techniques according to parametrically developed designs based on origami techniques, important qualities are embedded into the biocomposite. Due to the 3-dimensionality, the material acquires flexibility, acoustic- and structural properties.
Type
Product
Team
Samira Boon, Irene Petrillo, Wolf Lopes Cardozo, Antton Mathieu, Anna Sitnikova, David Prior Hope, Phi Ngo, Dennis van Rijsbergen, Floor Beckeringh
Supported by
MIT programme (MkB-innovatiestimulering regio en topsectoren)
Kiem grant by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Completion
2020 - ongoing
Awards
Architizer A+Awards 2020
Exhibited at
Dutch Design Week 2021
Floriade 2022
FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
The origami principle adds
important qualities to the fl at biocomposite. Due to the
3-dimensionality, the material acquires fl exibility, acoustic-
and structural properties. Besides, it plays with light, shadow
and perception. BioFold has not only a good acoustic
function but also gives interiors a distinct and sustainable
appearance.
ACOUSTICS
Due to its folded shape and structure, BioFold also has excellent acoustic properties. It gives interiors (from office spaces to restaurants) a distinct, sustainable identity and can be installed as a wall panel or an acoustic element.
BioFold received a grant in the national MIT programme (MkB-innovatiestimulering regio en topsectoren) and together with our partners we are implementing this innovative material on a commercial scale.
Curious about the possibilities for your project or interior? Please visit biofold.nl for more information.
A CLOSED CIRCLE
Using a circular process and digital production techniques, we transform the biocomposite into products with high quality, functional, sensorial and flexible architectural applications.
The Biofold product is biobased, waste based and recycleable. After several cycles of recycling the Biofold product has over its whole lifecycle not only a low environmental impact but even a negative environmental impact.
3D QUALITIES
With digital production techniques, we transform the biocomposite into high-quality, functional, sensory and flexible architectural products. Origami adds important qualities of 3-dimensionality to the flat biocomposite facilitating structural capacity, flexibility and acoustic properties, playing with light, shadow and perception.
AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
At Dutch Design Week 2021, Biobased Creations Studio curated a detached 1:1 exhibition in the shape of a house, bringing together 100 different plant-based and natural materials. This large-scale biobased construction is an interactive experience that serves the primary gateway to a healthy and sustainable world. For the bedroom we contributed our BioFold which made up the walls for the complete room. BioFold was part of ‘The Exploded View’: the research and storytelling installation of the Embassy of Circularity and Biobased Building at the Dutch Design Week 2020. The installation makes circular stories and ambitions visible and tangible.
AWARDS
In the summer of 2020, BiOrigami, the research prior to the development of BioFold, won the Architizer A+Awards in the acoustics category. According to the Architizer A+Awards jury, BioFold/BiOrigami stood out in the judging criteria aesthetic appeal, acoustic performance and social impact.
