Material innovation
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about material innovation
Project • By SAGA Space Architects • Student Housing
Skovsporet
In the Danish village of Holstebro, Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing community has been completed. Designed by SAGA Space Architects, Skovsporet—Danish for “forest track”—provides student housing built using low-carbon concrete and COBOD’s BOD3 mobile construction printer, developed for residential projects. The automated construction process demonstrates how 3D printing can accelerate housing delivery, while innovative low-carbon materials can help reduce the environmental impact of construction.
“Skovsporet explores what happens when 3D printing moves beyond the prototype and becomes a method for building homes at scale. By translating the digital model directly into full-sized structural el... More
Project • By Vincenzo Spaccapaniccia • Exhibition Centres
PAVILION 26
Pavilion 26 is an experimental architectural structure developed throug large scale 3D concrete printing.
the project explores the potential of additive construction as a design and architectural tool, allowing curved walls, continuous surfaces and customized geometries to be produced directly through digital fabrication.
Cristiano Pepi
Cristiano Pepi
Cristiano Pepi
The caracteristic lsyered texture of the walls is not an applied finish but the direct expression of the printing process part of the architectural language.
Developed in collaboration with MateriaNova, the project investigates a new relatinship between digital design, material and construction, exploring how additive manifacturing can expand architectural free... More
Product • By Wriver • Pezzo Console Table
Pezzo Console Table
Pezzo Console Table bridges traditional craftsmanship with contemporary sculptural expression. The pezzo series of tables and storage expresses a balance of soft, curving forms - with the rigidity and refinement of hard materials. The metal clad sides frame the surface while custom handmade ceramic tiles celebrate their subtle imperfections, variation, and sheen.
The series sought to create a contemporary design language that is minimal yet expressive, bringing together craft, modularity, and modern sensibility in one cohesive system. More
Product • By Wriver • Flou Console Table
Flou Console Table
Flou Console Table reimagines the often overlooked byproducts generated during the furniture manufacturing process at our production units. Rather than discarding these remnants - wooden shavings, metal shavings and boilo-board fragments - we chose to preserve them through the medium of resin, a material that freezes time.
In the flou series, encased within clear or tinted resin, these byproducts are transformed into quiet artefacts, offering stillness and a renewed sense of purpose. Flou is not just a series of furniture, but a reflection on material memory, renewed value, and the beauty of pause in a fast-moving world. More