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FlowPress

FLOWPRESS is a computational design workshop that explores the generation of patterns through parametric systems. Using a 6-axis robotic arm and custom digital workflows, the project investigates how simple input parameters such as height, rotation, speed, and pressure can produce complex material behaviors and controlled visual patterns.

The system is developed as an experimental setup where a robotic end effector is designed to translate digital parameters into physical traces. By modifying the flow of material and the movement of the robot, the project produces spill-based drawings that sit between control and randomness.

Rather than aiming for a predefined visual outcome, FLOWPRESS focuses on the relationship between system, tool, and material, using robotic fabrication as a way to explore emergent patterns and computational material expression.

Project information

  • Authors Carlos Larraín L, Elizabeth Frias , Vasileios Mavromitros
  • Faculty Edouard Cabay, Pit Siebenaler, Marita Georganta, Huanyu Li
  • Course MRAC01 24/25 Studio I "Anatomy of the Machine"
  • Institution Iaac - Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, institucion
  • Year 2024
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