Working at Sundaymorning@ekwc, exploring the possibilities of digital manufacturing ceramics in architecture.
My residency at EKWC is part of a research project into producing sustainable architecture from local materials. By translating the knowledge of traditional building methods to the contemporary context of architecture, I explore the possibilities of digital fabrication techniques. Designing for digital fabrication requires a renewed understanding of materials and manufacturing which I have worked to develop further during the work period of residence by making computer models and producing prototypes. By doing so I explore both functional and esthetic qualities of the digital production in clay. Sundaymorning@ekwc is an international workplace where artists, designers, and architects explore the technical and artistic possibilities of ceramics. Sundaymorning@ekwc operates as an artist-in-residence center and as a center of excellence. It aims to promote the development of ceramic art, design, and architecture. The residency is part of the research into the possibilities of digital manufacturing in architecture, funded by the Creative Industries Fund NL
Slib cast ceramic elements and poured in CNC milled molds. The elements form together (without mortar) a section of a self-supporting vaulted roof structure. The structure is hollow, with the possibility to fill in with another material to stabilize, isolate, or transport affluent rainwater.
CNC milling the negative mold for the vault elements. 
Poured element
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Slib casted ceramic elements and poured in CNC milled moulds. The elements form together (without mortar) a section of a self-supporting wall. The structure is hollow, with the possibility to fill in with another material to stabilize, isolate, or transport affluent rainwater.
CNC milling the negative mold parts.
Putting the mold together, and opening after pouring the clay.
Raw clay elements, ready for the kiln.