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Corrugated hybrid fabric

Developed during the (Un)Stable States workshop (https://halfforms.com/(un)stable-states-workshop) at ENSA Versailles, Hybrid Corrugated Fabric extends the previous Corrugated Panels study (https://halfforms.com/corrugated-panels) within Half Forms. The study proposes a hybrid construction system combining vulcanized fiber (VF) and wooden sticks to create a reinforced material fabric. Long VF sheets are folded into continuous corrugations, into which perpendicular wooden sticks and counter-strips are inserted. The system is assembled while the VF is wet and pliable. As it dries, the material contracts and stiffens around the inserted elements, rigidifying the connections and producing a more robust and stable construction system. Material transformation is therefore integral to the assembly, actively participating in the consolidation of the hybrid fabric. 
    Three iterations were tested during the workshop, each assembled in the wet state and left to dry and deform. The first formed a simple straight cylinder. The second used the same cylindrical configuration but narrowed toward the center, producing a double-cone form. The third extended the system into a long corrugated hybrid band twisted over itself to form a continuous floor–wall–ceiling condition. Across these iterations, Hybrid Corrugated Fabric investigates how a common hybrid construction principle can generate different spatial configurations while allowing the wet-to-dry transformation of VF to simultaneously deform and stabilize the resulting structure.

Participating students (in random order):
Chiraz Zarrouk, Vladimir Wedrychowski, Jules Valentin, Mélanie Viller, Emile Vaquie, Nina Tilloux, Tao Thomas, Alexia Quedeville, Carla Moriau, Chlöe Menguy, Johan Maudon, Gervaise Mauriange, Émile Le Calve, Prunelle Hubert, Garance Assini-Robert, Joana Griveau, Jeanne Glorieux, Liam Francois, Mathis Delzongle, Alexandre Debarle, Clotilde De Saint Albin, Gabriel Dagorne, Clement Cordeiro, Juliette Brange, Agathe Bourachau
Construction system
First iteration: cylinder

Second iteration: double cone



Third iteration:  floor–wall–ceiling continuum