Bioreceptive
This note is on bioreceptive design and bioreceptive materials.
This topic relates to
This note is about probiosis and probiotic buildings.
Ramirez-Figueroa, Carolina, and Richard Beckett. ‘Living with Buildings, Living with Microbes: Probiosis and Architecture’. Arq: Architectural Research Quarterly 24, no. 2 (2020): 155–68. https://doi.org/10/gjfqz5.
Beck, Alice. ‘Microbiomes as Companion Species: An Exploration of Dis- and Re-Entanglements with the Microbial Self’. Social & Cultural Geography 22, no. 3 (2021): 357–75. https://doi.org/10/gfxt6d.
Beckett, Richard. ‘Probiotic Design’. The Journal of Architecture 26, no. 1 (2021): 6–31. https://doi.org/10/gjfqqx.
Jamie, Lorimer. ‘Probiotic Environmentalities: Rewilding with Wolves and Worms’. Theory, Culture & Society 34, no. 4 (2017): 27–48. https://doi.org/10/gfsqck.
Definition
The ability of a material to be colonised by living organisms.
“the aptitude of a material to be colonised by one or several groups of living organisms without necessarily undergoing any biodeterioration”
Guillitte, Olivier. ‘Bioreceptivity: A New Concept for Building Ecology Studies’. Science of The Total Environment 167, no. 1–3 (1995): 215–20. https://doi.org/10/dcnrxp.
Issues
Often considered a negative factor, for example in preservation of stone buildings (cf. biodegradation of cultural heritage, biodeterioration of painted surfaces, etc.)
This is in contrast to "biofouling", a negative interpretation of unintentional bioreceptivity.
Surface properties influence bioreceptivity.
Tran, Thu Hien, Alexandre Govin, René Guyonnet, Philippe Grosseau, Christine Lors, Denis Damidot, Olivier Deves, and Bertrand Ruot. ‘Influence of the Intrinsic Characteristics of Mortars on Their Biofouling by Pigmented Organisms: Comparison Between Laboratory and Field-Scale Experiments’. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 86 (2014): 334–42. https://doi.org/10/gk5vn3.
There is a debate whether bioreceptivity is a form of biodeterioration or bioprotection.
Liu, Xiaobo, Youfen Qian, Fasi Wu, Yali Wang, Wanfu Wang, and Ji-Dong Gu. ‘Biofilms on Stone Monuments: Biodeterioration or Bioprotection?’ Trends in Microbiology 30, no. 9 (2022): 816–19. https://doi.org/10/grnpr5.
Conditions
Influences impacting biological colonisation of surfaces:
- intrinsic properties (such as porosity, roughness, permeability, mineral composition)
- environmental parameters (such as solar radiation, temperature, water regime, climate, etc.)
- microclimatic parameters (such as orientation, exposure to shadow, etc.)
Sanmartín, Patricia, Ana Zélia Miller, Beatriz Prieto, and Heather A. Viles. ‘Revisiting and Reanalysing the Concept of Bioreceptivity 25 Years On’. Science of The Total Environment 770 (2021): 145314. https://doi.org/10/gp4d3p.
References
Cruz, Marcos, and Richard Beckett. ‘Bioreceptive Design: A Novel Approach to Biodigital Materiality’. ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly 20, no. 1 (2016): 51–64. https://doi.org/10/gf25wr.
Guillitte, Olivier. ‘Bioreceptivity: A New Concept for Building Ecology Studies’. Science of The Total Environment 167, no. 1–3 (1995): 215–20. https://doi.org/10/dcnrxp.
Jim, Chi Young, and Wendy Y. Chen. ‘Bioreceptivity of Buildings for Spontaneous Arboreal Flora in Compact City Environment’. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 10, no. 1 (2011): 19–28. https://doi.org/10/fc9db2.
Mahrous, Rewaa, Emanuela Giancola, Ahmed Osman, Takashi Asawa, and Hatem Mahmoud. ‘Review of Key Factors That Affect the Implementation of Bio-Receptive Façades in a Hot Arid Climate: Case Study North Egypt’. Building and Environment 214 (2022): 108920. https://doi.org/10/gppjc7.
Mustafa, Kazi Fahriba, Alejandro Prieto, and Marc Ottele. ‘The Role of Geometry on a Self-Sustaining Bio-Receptive Concrete Panel for Facade Application’. Sustainability 13, no. 13 (2021): 7453. https://doi.org/10/gppjc6.
Watkins, Harry, Jake M. Robinson, Martin F. Breed, Brenda Parker, and Philip Weinstein. ‘Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure: A Toolkit for Multidisciplinary Landscape Design’. Trends in Biotechnology 38, no. 12 (2020): 1305–8. https://doi.org/10/gjtd72.
Veeger, Max, Alejandro Prieto, and Marc Ottelé. ‘Exploring the Possibility of Using Bioreceptive Concrete in Building Façades’. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering 9, no. 1 (2021): 73–86. https://doi.org/10/grnp27.
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