ECO FIBOR FACADE

This research project explores the potential of robotic fabrication to produce ultra-lightweight façade systems through carbon fiber weaving. Using the ABB IRB 2600 robotic arm, we developed a process that extrudes and weaves silicone-coated fiber sleeves into diamond-shaped modules. These geometries were designed to achieve both structural efficiency and visual delicacy, allowing the façade to act as a living membrane between architecture and nature. Applied to the entrance of the Bruges Museum, the prototype reimagines the building’s identity with an elegant, porous skin that supports climbing vegetation and enhances natural shading. The result is a performative and ecological façade that balances technology and craft — a system that can be fabricated faster, weighs significantly less than traditional metal structures, and evolves over time as the living layer grows across its surface.