CONCEPT
BioMat GmbH and BioMat TGU (Transfer- und Gründerunternehmung)@TTI GmbH were founded by Prof. Dr.-Ing Hanaa Dahy in 2024 & 2022 respectively, based on the concept of BioMat@Stuttgart (2016) at the University of Stuttgart and BioMat@Copenhagen (2022) at the Aalborg University.
Our goal at BioMat is to explore innovative solutions for future sustainable Architecture. The design philosophy of BioMat sees material properties as a design tool, merging the fields of Material Research, Architectural Design, and Digital Fabrication to create feasible sustainable applications for the built environment.
LATEST NEWS
Wire Laying Machine: New Member of BioMat Team
After a long procedure, BioMat finally got its own Wire laying machine so-called Tailored Fibre Placement machine. The machine will be a part of the Large Scale Construction Robotics Laboratory in Vaiblingen, established under IntCDC cluster of excellence in 2019. The machine will be primarily used for laying of natural continuous fibers used as a reinforcement for Biocomposites. BioMat through this machine will be able to further explore the optimization of biocomposite fiber layout as well as an automatization and digitalization of the fabrication process. Due to the multifunctionality of the machine, BioMat researchers will investigate the possibilities of embedded functions. Smart biocomposites will be able to accommodate soft actuators, sensors, additional reinforcements, fire stops, thermo insulations, etc. The goal is to reach a more sustainable building industry through on-site automatization and digital fabrication of natural fibres.
Interview: Hanaa Dahy on the architect’s responsibility towards sustainable construction
Shortlisted for Tamayouz Excellence Award’s Women in Architecture and Construction Award and Mohamed Makiya Prize, Egyptian academic, architect and inventor Hanaa Dahy discusses the importance of acting now for a sustainable future.
Lecture at grow.build.repeat. symposium
Prof. Dahy gives a lecture at grow.build.repeat. symposium organized by KIT Karlsruhe and Change Labs. The symposium is dedicated to the question of how we can use our natural resources responsibly in times of climate change and an increasingly glaring shortage of resources and pollution of our environment by non-biodegradable and artificially manipulated materials.
Speakers: Martin Rauch, Prof. Dr. Marie-Pierre Laborie, Dr. Henk Jonkers, Dr. Alireza Javadian, Werner Schmidt, Prof. Eike Roswag-Klinge, Andrea Klinge, Natascha Hempel, Jun. Prof. Dr. Hanaa Dahy, Diana Drewes and Dr. Michael Sailer.
SERVICES
Architecture & Interior Design Office:
Offering service and consultations as a registered architect in the architects chamber of the Baden-Württemberg State (Architektenkammer BW)
Technology Development:
For sustainable architecture and green technologies, technology developer
& implementer of new solutions in the built environment
Building Elements and Furniture:
Design, development & production of custom-designed and integrated functional building components and furniture
GIS & Remote Sensing Services:
Establishing new maps and onsite surveys & site analysis-database digital setups – 2D & 3D visualizations for investigated areas