For this assignment, we decided to use the biochar + clay panel project that we have been developing in the Digital Matter class, since it was already an advanced material system and we could take advantage of the tests, geometry, and resources developed throughout the course. From this, we wanted to analyze which geometry could perform better in terms of thermoperformance, considering aspects such as the panel’s surface area, the depth of the relief, the shading generated by the geometry itself, the amount of material used, and how feasible it would be to fabricate. We used tools such as Galapagos and Ladybug to compare different variations and better understand how the form could influence the thermal behavior of the panel. In this way, the project was not only approached from a material perspective, but also as an opportunity to evaluate and select a more efficient geometry for the biochar-clay system.
