Digital design and robotic fabrication of biofoams for adaptive mono-material architecture

Project Information

ARCHIBIOFOAM

Grant agreement ID: 101161052

DOI

10.3030/101161052

EC signature date 31 May 2024

Start date 1 October 2024

End date 30 September 2027

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost

€ 4 020 731,25

EU contribution

€ 4 020 731,25

Coordinated by

AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
Finland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (3)

Website, project logo and social media

Website, project logo and social media links.Links to Task 5.1 Project management and coordination.

Parametric design workflow

We will produce a report detailing the entire process of parametric design, modeling, and robotic fabrication tailored for selected architectural typologies, such as slab, beam, wall and window. These architectural typologies will serve as case studies for incorporating the software’s optimization for multiple design conditions such as, e.g., adaptive shape-change and load-bearing functionalities.Links to Task 3.1 Design to fabrication workflow for functional and adaptive structures.

Technical report

We will provide a complete technical report describing the mechanical properties of Biofoam structures designed with the software. The report will discuss the way in which input-output operations are streamlined allowing the software to be able to deal with generic shapes provided in a cad file. Furthermore, we will describe the implementation and testing of multi-objective optimization algorithms in which we consider at the same time multiple features such as elastic displacements and fatigue strength. Finally, we will discuss how the algorithm is able to optimize a shape-changing output in response to a variety of nonmechanical types of input, such as thermal expansion and swelling.Links to Task 2.1 Algorithm extensions and software optimization

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan

Deliverable D5.2 is the initial Data Management Plan (DMP) for the project that outlines how we will handle data both during research, and after the project is completed in accordance with the FAIR principles. The DMP will be delivered during the first six months. We will continuously update the DMP during the lifetime of the project to support successful outcomes for each WP.Links to Task 5.2 Data management.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Load Distributing Metamaterials Via Discrete Optimization

Author(s): Andrea Detry, Hannes Holey, Raja Zulkarnain, Roberto Guerra, Ilaria Papa, Michael Zaiser & Stefano Zapperi
Published in: Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, ISSN 1616-3028
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ADFM.77938

Fracture toughness and auxeticity in disordered metamaterials

Author(s): Hannes Holey, Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Silvia Bonfanti, Roberto Guerra, Anshul D.S. Parmar, Jacopo Fiocchi, Ausonio Tuissi, Michael Zaiser & Stefano Zapperi
Published in: Physical Review Applied, 2026, ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/R66G-HYXX

Nonlinear dimensionality reduction and Bayesian optimization for accelerating design of materials

Author(s): Farooqui, M. O. N., Miranda-Valdez, I. Y., Mäkinen, T., Koivisto, J., & Alava, M. J.
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2026, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-026-51517-8

From structure to multifunctional performance: Fibrous cellulose for advancing phase change materials

Author(s): Yazdani McCord, M. R., Abidnejad, R., Baniasadi, H., Fathi, Z., Fazeli, M., Lipponen, J., Koivisto, J., Zimmerman, J. B., Kontturi, E., Seppälä, A., & Alava, M.
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2026, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RSER.2025.116612

Sensor-integrated TPU soft actuators fabricated by foam additive manufacturing

Author(s): Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Rosa Di Maio, Daniele Tammaro & Antonino Squillace
Published in: Materials & Design, 2026, ISSN 1873-4197
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.MATDES.2026.115657

Data-driven process maps for functionally graded foams in foam additive manufacturing: Accuracy and interpretability across six models

Author(s): Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Daniele Vanerio & Antonino Squillace
Published in: Materials & Design, 2026, ISSN 1873-4197
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.MATDES.2026.116463

Mono‑material sandwich structures design produced by Foam Additive Manufacturing: study of performances under dynamic conditions

Author(s): Daniele Rizzo, Gabriella Epasto, Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Luca Landolfi, Ilaria Papa & Antonino Squillace
Published in: Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 2025, ISSN 2363-9520
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S40964-025-01057-W

Conference proceedings (1)

From Error to Resolution: Gradient Printing Through Extrusion Modulation

Author(s): Park, Sujie, Huang, Yerong, Sahin, Ekin Sila & Menges, Achim
Published in: Proceedings of the 31st International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2026, 2026
Publisher: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
DOI: 10.52842/CONF.CAADRIA.2026.2.431