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This is a 4 page paper discussing the use of clothing materials in architecture. Traditional clothing materials such as hemp cloth or cotton mesh are used as light alternative reinforcements when mixed with other building materials and applied either within or on top of structures for strength. In most cases, application or use of traditional clothing materials or fabric involves the breaking down of the cloth either into strip of fiber form to provide the flexibility needed for the process of the combination with other products or the application on top of already constructed products. Recent innovations in clothing design however could provide for a more custom-cut fabric. Issey Miyake’s design process, the A-POC, is based on machines programmed by a computer which combined with the CAD programs used in today’s architectural design could provide for custom-fitted cloth used for the reinforcement of architectural structures.
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with other building materials and applied either within or on top of structures for strength. In most cases, application or use of traditional clothing materials or fabric involves the breaking
down of the cloth either into strip of fiber form to provide the flexibility needed for the process of the combination with other products or the application on top of
already constructed products. Recent innovations in clothing design however could provide for a more custom-cut fabric. Issey Miyakes design process, the A-POC, is based on machines programmed by a computer
which combined with the CAD programs used in todays architectural design could provide for custom-fitted cloth used for the reinforcement of architectural structures.
In France, architect and designer Michka reported how in the early 1990s, hemp, which is grown for fiber, is used in the building of homes in which it is mixed
with natural lime, not cement, in cement mixers. In some instances, plaster of Paris or sand is also added. The resulting mixture, is poured like cement and "it hardens and
becomes mold and insect resistant". In addition, "it retains some of the virtues proper to plant matter: the resulting material, which becomes a lighter, tawny color when dry, has a
texture vaguely reminiscent of cork. It is many times lighter than cement (which workers fully appreciate) and it offers both thermal and sonic insulation [and] the mixture sets in a
matter of hours, while the process of petrification continues" (Michka, 1994). Michka reports that the mixture of hemp fibers and lime is used in different manners throughout architectural design.
The mixture can be poured directly to be used as a floor or in some cases it can be poured between sheets of plywood, which are later removed to be
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