Designers and Architects usually perceive
the elements in buildings as being rigid and lifeless.
Materiality in the realm of design is treated as an
additional skin rather than the main component that
affects the overall shape. Similar to human skin, the
materials that are chosen to be the second layer
of the design repel and protect from any exterior
inhabitants that can invade and grow. However, one
cannot be entirely certain whether these materials
were designed to attract colonies of different species
or not. These species can then be used as a building
system that can be adaptive and transformative
in its environment and the geometrical shape that it
strives on.
The design of this thesis aims to explore
various geometrical components on a horizontal
surface that can host different kinds of species and
promote growth in a controlled state. The controlled
state can be achieved by simulating biological growth
more accurately to promote colonisation of multispecies,
taking into account the many biological
and environmental dynamics involved. This thesis
will assess the potential of agent-based modelling
(ABM) in predicting the growth of species on material
surfaces to achieve a level of bioreceptivity1.
