Aplimat 2014, 13th conference on applied mathematics, book of abstract

A Responsive Surface is an architecture able to model its own shape in relation to contextual specific impulses. The surface shapes itself differently depending on the stimuli which are related to a spectrum of variables classified as sensors. The deformation of the surface happens subsequently to the received impulse: the dynamism of these structures is then the result of the interaction between the end-user, who acts upon the sensors, and the surface, which modifies its own shape after having been subjected to the stimuli of the sensors. Parametric Hybrid Wall not only presents these preliminary characteristics, hence resulting to be a responsive surface, but also it outlines a further process which combines the planning parametric approach with specific instruments for Open Source and Low Cost modelling and prototyping.