Month: April 2023

BioDiveIn Launch – The Prototype, The DIY Recipes and More

Please, join us today for the new prototype and DIY recipes launch. BioDiveIn offers multiple habitats, feeding and water stations to bats, a variety of birds, squirrels and insects. We will have a lot of fun with gardening on the lifting platform. There will be a a German ambient music and catering from Maritim Hotel! You are all most welcome. You can also scroll through this blog for different DIY recipes and booklet downloads.

We will start at 15 o’clock and the event will continue until 19 o’clock. Even if you can’t make it for the whole event, please, feel free to come by for the time you can.

Looking forward to seeing you there! The entry is between Seidenstrasse 34 and 36 if you head towards the cemetery.

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BioDiveIn – Advanced DIYs for Makers

BioDivIn DIY Digital Fabrication and Parametric Definition

This urban biodiversity intervention offers habitats and edible landscapes to multiple species, such as bats, swifts, small-sized birds, insects and plants. This DIY section is dedicated to users with digital fabrication tools (CNC machinery), and basic knowledge of Rhinoceros and Grasshopper. For less advanced and easier-to-make recipes scroll down for previews posts.


DIY Manual

1. DOWNLOAD THE CODE AND THE MANUAL

The codes are written for Rhino 7 (Robert McNeel & Associates, 2023) to be open there in Grasshopper (Davidson, 2023).

Download Rhino 7 evaluation version here.


Please, download the definitions here in Rhino 7.


Please, download the PDF for assembly DIY here.

Please, download Open nest  here.  

Please, follow the instructions below and zoom in for details.

Captions:

  1.   Find a point with southeast orientation. Decide the dimensions of your module, our recommendation is to go from 15cm to 60 cm, depending on the species you want to support.
  2. Please install an open nest for GH. Choose the definition for the species you want to support. Enter the dimensions of the module, the material, and the number of modules that you want to fabricate.
  3. Run the open nest with the button and the toggle. Keep it running until you have optimized nesting for your fabrication material.
  4. Bake the pieces for manufacturing.
  5. Cut the pieces with a CNC machine.
  6. Prepare the angles of the pieces according to the instructions with the most suitable tool you have.
  7. Follow the Manual pdf instructions for assembling.
  8. Oil the module 2 times, and let it dry for 24 hours.
  9. Install your module.
  10. Do not forget to check it periodically and give it the maintenance that each species requires!

3. ASSEMBLING IMAGES

4. ALWAYS REFER AND PLACE THE OUR QR CODE

Please, download it here: qr-code

5.           Terms of Use

Please, note, this project is provided under Creative Commons Non-Commercial Use Licence (Creative Commons, 2017):

5.1         YOU ARE FREE TO:

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

5.2         UNDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

6. TEAM

Project and Studio Lead: Marie Davidová – SOWI

Research Associates – Hanane Behnam, Maria Claudia Valverde – SOWI

Ecosystem Consultancy: Leonie K Fischer – Institute of Landscape Planning and Ecology

Wood Workshop Consultancy: Michael Schneider and Philip Duncan – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism

Students: Thomas Fadini, Jannis Haueise, Adriana Hauke, Valentina Ferrari, Ana Patricia Ros Agulló,
Matei Florescu, Samuel Knutelský, Nadja Vujović, Olga Wosiak, Marcelo José Candía Cervantes – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.

by systemicapproachtoarchitecturalperformance