RAW – Computation for a new age of Resource AWare architecture: waste-sourced and fast-growing bio-based materials

Project goals & contents:

RAW aims to overcome the variability in waste-sourced and fast-growing biobased material streams, specifically reclaimed timber, natural fibers, and biopolymer composites, by developing scalable, non-destructive characterisation methods and predictive data models. The project links material sourcing, digital analysis, design, and adaptive fabrication in a unified computational infrastructure. This enables efficient circular use of non-standard materials and supports the transition to resource-aware, low-carbon construction. Wood K plus contributes expertise in material science and validation to ensure reliable quality assessment for integrating biobased material streams, predominantly reclaimed timber, into new architectural applications.