The Protohouse project was developed in the Architectural Association School’s Design Research Lab within the ‘behavioral matter’ studio of Robert Stuart-Smith. The Protohouse investigated the architectural potential of the latest Selective Laser Sintering technologies, testing the boundaries of large scale 3D printing by designing with computer algorithms that micro-organize the printed material itself. Research prototypes were generously supported by Materialise, with additional support from VoxelJet, and Sirris.Tumblr (3.0; @protohouse)http://protohouse.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0adb84115933359fa49b1f5ed0b8cfe/tumblr_mh2r67BmkX1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9e894685a7bbdea0ed6451e59e8337c/tumblr_mh2r67BmkX1r2h596o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>SoftKill published among other AA DRL work in Urban Flux</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/41270253567http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/41270253567Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:44:31 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcd8lek6AP1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prototype for a 3D printed House. <em>photo by Julia Kubisty</em></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/34187078275http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/34187078275Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:48:00 +01003d printsoftkill designTopological Optimisationarchitecturedesignartarchitectural associationdrlprototypehousematerialise3d printshowgenerativealgorithm<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc700pVH791r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc700pVH791r2h596o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc700pVH791r2h596o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>SoftKill featured at the  3D printshow in London in this weekend!</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/33954278877http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/33954278877Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:58:00 +0100<p><span class="articleSummary" id="MainContent_uiArticleDetails_uiSummary">19th-21st October 2012, The Brewery, London, EC1Y 4SD</span></p> <p><span id="MainContent_uiArticleDetails_uiFullarticle">2012 has seen 3D printing emerge into the wider public consciousness, growing from a niche technology to a gamechanger, a technology that is set to redefine how we produce, consume and live our lives in the future.<br/><br/>The 3D Printshow represents a future-facing approach to creating live events. Combining the public&#8217;s desire for future tech, gadgets and science with interactivity and education, underpinned with a love for aesthetics, art and design, it promises to be a fully immersive experience for anyone curious about the future of manufacturing, creativity and personalised products.<br/><br/>Presenting interactive experiences, seminars and workshops with some of the brightest minds in the 3D printing world; the show will look at all parts of the process, from conception to design, software to hardware, materials to finished products.<br/><br/>The show aims to captivate and entertain, but also to deepen the public understanding of what 3D printing has made achievable in the world of bespoke production.<br/><br/>Featuring exhibition pieces across a variety of disciplines; from established icons to this year&#8217;s up and coming names. The show will feature 3D printing in the realms of fashion, architecture, art, music, medicine, design, software, travel, furniture and home life.</span></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31796127480http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31796127480Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:38:38 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majuutwFiK1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SoftKill ProtoHouse to be exhibited at the London 3D Printshow, Oct 19-21, 2012</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31795788116http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31795788116Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:28:04 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majurw7N4q1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On the Cover of Urban Flux Magazine</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31795731515http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31795731515Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:26:20 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maikz1bQo31r2h596o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maikz1bQo31r2h596o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31752945698http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/31752945698Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:57:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwq2xFBtZ1r2h596o1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/15961799233http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/15961799233Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:56:57 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwpvfF9yR1r2h596o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final Jury finally approaching…</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/15961533665http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/15961533665Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwdk50r0VF1r2h596o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>High-Res Image</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14379453483http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14379453483Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:00:34 +0000<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8yeBcbL1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8ymVUdX1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8z8X0B61r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8yu83H21r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd905pq9z1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8zzcgSH1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd90kMels1r05ll7.jpg"/></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14369197540http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14369197540Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0000<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd86vxh1f1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd87dlMvZ1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8a1Id1j1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8fnf4ln1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8ay2ikx1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8c9p4Ml1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8boP3aB1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd8gcN4hQ1r05ll7.jpg"/></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14368839696http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/14368839696Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:52:00 +0000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33297411" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Matter is redistributed along principal lines of stress while structural agency is embedded through a procedural based logic of connections. What emerges is a thick layer of a porous, fibrous construct.  Dissolving geometry through an abstract material articulation, resulting in a non-geometrical structure that is materially efficient, with a high degree of transparency and stiffness, while being extremely articulated, tactile, and ornate.</span></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13880959255http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13880959255Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:02:00 +0000additive manufacturingagent-based behaviorarchitecturematter redistributiontopological optimisation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33293243" width="400" height="400" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>SoftKill algorithm combines the empirical and real-time character of a particle-spring setup with the computational model of finite element analysis found in typical Topological Optimization methods. Particles in a volume are redistributed(either added or removed) through calculating spring force on particles. Subsequently a non-mathematical method is used to trace directionality and structural flow through the structure. Agents are launched in a tension and compression vector field and seek their path between the origins of the applied forces, displaying direction in the structure, forming lines of stress.</span></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13878227052http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13878227052Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000particle springsfinite elementsstructurearchitecturetopological optimisationtopologyformationnon-linear<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvmn12v0NI1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvmn7xV24w1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvmnairQIw1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvmnb7cyci1r05ll7.jpg"/></p> <p>Embedding agency within a system of matter redistribution along principal lines of stress results in highly optimised and refined fibrous geometry. Work on embedding division strategies within a process of topological formation.</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13675465133http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13675465133Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:25:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv60w1nzUh1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>One of our finely detailed </strong><em><a href="http://www.materialise.com/">MATERIALISE - sponsored</a> </em><strong>sintered models</strong></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250755105http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250755105Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:48:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv60x3VbCq1r2h596o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Pink Lady of the House</strong></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250766076http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250766076Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:48:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv60ndynZs1r2h596o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Disaster Scene</strong></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250668133http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250668133Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:42:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv60lgavZB1r2h596o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>SoftKill sponsorship pamphlets on the way to munich</strong></p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250651693http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/13250651693Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:41:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfcktdSkN1r2h596o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Soft Killed Geometry</p>http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/11735663609http://protohouse.tumblr.com/post/11735663609Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0100