After latest and satisfying inVitro results (1, 2), some simple structures eneble the possibility to investigate the 3th dimension. These “benchmark” are a kind of analogic computation to understend and finally explore mycelium tectonics, architecturally speaking.

Sequential operations

• design and lasercut the wood structure: poplar, diameter 60mm, thickness 4mm (thanks to MakeInBo)
• build hemp structures: distance between plates 10cm
• 24h in water (this step involved fiber bending and volume reduction)
• autoclave, 121°C – 20′
• (bio)plastic #2.1.2 spread on fibers > image
• inoculate with POS1 – Pleurotus Ostreatus (one infected wheat grain)
• put the structure in a glass jar with some ml of water to ensure humidity > image
• growth in a dark room at 22.5°C for 16 days > image

#3.0.1B – “gravity”

#3.0.2B – “double plate linear”

#3.0.3B – “double plate open”

#3.0.4B – “double plate bend&torsion”

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