Renewable and biodegradable building products offer solutions to counter the enormous amount of construction waste generated by our growing population. This project proposes a new construction system, Bio-wall, based on bio-materials, and generated through an agroforestry industry building on renewable plantations in regional Victoria. Agroforestry integrates multiple species of plants creating a functioning ecology – an approach which has benefits beyond the production of building products for biodiversity, soil health and sustainability.
BIO-WALL Showroom + Housing
The Showroom is a showcase of the Bio-Wall system in urban context. The project attempts to maximise the use of bio materials for construction through the use of Hempcrete, Mycelium and sustainably-farmed cross laminated timber. These materials have high levels of performance and are exemplars in the four important parts of walls; thermal comfort, fire rating, sound absorption and structural rigidity.
Agroforestry
Showroom
Apartment
Floor Plan
Section
Aggelos Avramopoulos, BIO-WALL Showroom + Housing
Aggelos Avramopoulos, Agroforestry
Aggelos Avramopoulos, Showroom
Aggelos Avramopoulos, Apartment
Aggelos Avramopoulos, Floor Plan
Aggelos Avramopoulos, Section
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
