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  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    I / O

    Dec '20 – Pigeon Tower 07

    I / O stands for Inside/Out and reverses the inside and outside of the tower. The walls of pigeon towers are smooth on the outside with a few holes so that the pigeons can enter. On the inside
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  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Gentle

    Oct '20 – Pigeon Tower 04

    The blocks of mycelium from mushroom grower John Verbruggen that we used to build are wide and heavy, and so they give us more security when stacking than in previous towers. Because we wanted to...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks

    Cartier

    Sept '20 – Pigeon Tower 03

    The third tower was build inside the Clean Lab . Two previous attempts to build a sturdy, living tower had failed. Time to take a step back. We did not know whether our principles were correct.
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Jute

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02

    We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Arne Hendriks

    Babel

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 01

    The first tower of mycelial waste. Living material. We mainly wanted to start. With a lot of enthusiasm but little precision or consultation. The uneven blocks were stacked intuitively. We filled the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks

    Pigeon Cam

    On the 7th of June 2022, exactly two years after we first started learning how to build pigeon towers with waste mycelium, we introduced the first four squab (young pigeons) into their new living...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Commence Operation

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #2

    During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Yellow

    Feb '21 – Pigeon Tower 06

    The construction of this tower is mainly focused on speed and efficiency. It is a simple square design so we did not have to trim the blocks. To press them we organized a ‘Gentle Disco’. We gently...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    How do I handle living material?

    Supply, Cut, Build

    Building a living architectural structure is challenging and needs a lot of research. To start with: What kind of material do we want to use exactly, where do we get it, and how do we handle it the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    The Power of Eight

    From Octaves to Da Vinci

    After the square and round tower try-out, we tried to build in an Octagonal shape. Finally we had succes! Apart from it being the right shape to keep the bricks together, the number 8 also became an...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Mycelium Pigeon Towers

    1
    Oct 2021
    - by Arne Hendriks

    New  pigeon   towers emerge as old ones slowly collapse into fertile soil at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Aya Koné

    Meeting Mycelium

    First Encounters at Dutch Design Week

    The material is strange, thick, sometimes oozing, with an odor that rises up just after you break open the plastic.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Defining the Shape

    Square and Round

    Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Aya Koné

    Making Myco-clay

    Turning rotting mycelium into moldable material

    RECIPE 2 parts rotting mycelium 1 part hay/pink oyster mushroom mycelium A giant bucket A large tarp to lay out material 2+ feet/hands to stomp, turn, squish and mix

  • Structure

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #4

    Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works? 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Nature Network

    Mycorrhizal fungi and their function

    As I wrote, fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The third big group is mycorrhizal fungi. Which to me is the most inspiring group. It is the fungi that is connected to plants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Design Solutions

    For implementing greenhouse dining in the restaurant

    For the use of the Serres in the restaurant we are constantly making adjustments. Not only to the greenhouses themselves, but also to the way we carry out our service. What problems do we encounter?
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Looking back at "Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots"…

    with Dominik Einfalt and Doudouce Knol

    Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots workshop was a culmination of the research and collaboration between interns from Mediamatic Clean Lab and Aquaponics Greenhouse. We're not hosting this workshop anymore
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Nature's janitors and Remediation

    Saprophytic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Five kingdoms and Three terms

    The fungi, the mycelium and the mushroom

    First, let's tackle the fungi. Fungi are one of the species of the five kingdoms and it is the closest one to Animalia, ergo animals, including humans. Animals even evolved out of the fungi. That's...

  • Mycelium Pigeon Towers

    Collection of Design Research Questions

    Is mycelium waste from the oyster mushroom industry an effective material to build with? Can we build structures to house Amsterdams feral pigeons? Do pigeons accept a mycelium structure as a place...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    2
    Dec 2022
    - Walk and talk with Arne Hendriks

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project?  On Friday, Arne will be building pigeon towers at Mediamatic and he is open for a creative consult! Come by to meet the...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    7
    Oct 2022
    - Walk and talk with Arne Hendriks

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project?  On Friday, Arne will be building pigeon towers at Mediamatic and he is open for a creative consult! Come by to meet the...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    4
    Nov 2022
    - Walk and talk with Arne Hendriks

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project?  On Friday, Arne will be building pigeon towers at Mediamatic and he is open for a creative consult! Come by to meet the...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    5
    Aug 2022
    - Walk and talk with Arne Hendriks

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project?  On Friday, Arne will be building pigeon towers at Mediamatic and he is open for a creative consult! Come by to meet the...

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