Hypha-Lume Pavilion Uses Mycelium and Sensors to Turn Human Movement into Light
Hypha-Lume is a versatile pavilion designed with reconfigurable mycelium elements, sensors, projection technology, and sound to transform human movement into spatial information. It features three types of blocks with curves of 20, 40, and 60 degrees, which interconnect around vertical supports for enhanced stability and can be adjusted to meet site-specific requirements. Sensors embedded within the structure monitor visitor movements, generating real-time light displays and audio effects. During daylight, it provides shelter and visibility, while at night, it showcases visual representations of interactions. This initiative, developed by Darya Holub, Selin Ozasik, Pinak Bhapkar, Nikhil Narendiran, and Baskar Bharathwaj Subramanian, was presented to designboom and refined by Christina Vergopoulou, focusing on responsive architecture through organic forms and digital feedback.
Key facts
- Hypha-Lume is an adaptive modular pavilion made from reconfigurable mycelium components.
- The pavilion incorporates sensors, projection, and sound to translate human movement into spatial data.
- Three block types with curvatures of 20, 40, and 60 degrees are used.
- Tapered biomaterial modules connect around vertical supports for structural stability.
- Integrated sensors track visitor paths, pauses, and gatherings, converting movement into real-time light patterns and audio.
- At night, illumination projects layered visual traces of previous human interactions onto the building envelope.
- The design team includes Darya Holub, Selin Ozasik, Pinak Bhapkar, Nikhil Narendiran, and Baskar Bharathwaj Subramanian.
- The project was submitted through designboom's DIY submissions feature and edited by Christina Vergopoulou.
Entities
Artists
- Darya Holub
- Selin Ozasik
- Pinak Bhapkar
- Nikhil Narendiran
- Baskar Bharathwaj Subramanian
- Christina Vergopoulou
Institutions
- designboom