Karoline Hyveled-Nielsen
Computation in Architecture MA
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation
Specialisms: Architecture / Material Innovation / Textiles - Knit
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Karoline Hyveled-Nielsen
First Name: Karoline
Last Name: Hyveled-Nielsen
Specialisms: Architecture / Material Innovation / Textiles - Knit
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My Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
University / College: Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation
Course / Program Title: Computation in Architecture MA
About
My work explores how materials, craft and computational technologies can come together to create more responsive relationships between architecture, the body and the environment.
My thesis project, Meet… A Hygromorph!, investigates machine-knitted wool as a hygroscopically responsive architectural material, exploring how its natural behaviour can be translated into spatial and climatic experiences.
Meet… A Hygromorph! explores the potential of machine-knitted wool to become an active part of architecture. Rather than relying on mechanical systems, the project investigates how wool’s inherent hygroscopic properties can create passive, material-driven responses to changing environmental conditions. Through a series of material experiments and computational design processes, the research develops knitted membranes that react, move and transform in response to humidity and temperature. These investigations are translated into a speculative architectural environment composed of reactive layers and microclimates, where material behaviour mediates between body and environment. The project asks how craft, material intelligence and digital technologies might contribute to a more responsive architecture.
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