Leipziger Straße 54April 16, 2026 – February 22, 2027
Panel 1: House as a factory of oxygen and well-being.Catania, ITDecember 16, 2022; 04:00 pm
Leipziger Straße 54April 16, 2026 – February 22, 2027
Panel 1: House as a factory of oxygen and well-being.Catania, ITDecember 16, 2022; 04:00 pm
VIVIAN TAMM
VIVIAN TAMM
My work explores how integrating the spatial and temporal principles of living systems into our built environments can afford more synergetic relationships between human and planitary needs.
I have explored this question across scales and contexts, from internationally exhibited and award-winning architectural research to biomaterial and product development with the LignoLight research group, and façade engineering at Priedemann Façade Lab.
I hold a B.A. from the Weißensee Academy of Art and Design Berlin, where I graduated with highest honours, receiving the Mart Stam graduation award and the EXIST Women scholarship. Currently based between Berlin, Delft and Atlanta, I am pursuing an M.Sc. in Industrial Design Engineering jointly at TU Delft and Georgia Tech, as an Honours student and DAAD scholarship holder.
I have explored this question across scales and contexts, from internationally exhibited and award-winning architectural research to biomaterial and product development with the LignoLight research group, and façade engineering at Priedemann Façade Lab.
I hold a B.A. from the Weißensee Academy of Art and Design Berlin, where I graduated with highest honours, receiving the Mart Stam graduation award and the EXIST Women scholarship. Currently based between Berlin, Delft and Atlanta, I am pursuing an M.Sc. in Industrial Design Engineering jointly at TU Delft and Georgia Tech, as an Honours student and DAAD scholarship holder.
Solar-adaptive façade
weissensee academy of arts and design berlin
Lichtreflexe
Solar adaptive façade
Conventional adaptive façades typically rely on centralized sensing, computation, and mechanical actuation to coordinate large responsive elements. Lichtreflexe investigates an alternative paradigm in which complex environmental adaption emerges from the collective interaction of simple, locally responsive elements. The research combines organic photovoltaics with shape memory alloys to create self-actuating elements. As each element individually reacts to local lighting conditions, the system gives rise to a high-resolution, complex adaptive behaviour that continuously reconfigures the building envelope. By embedding sensing, actuation, and decision-making directly into the material system, Lichtreflexe explores how distributed material intelligence can transform architectural surfaces into autonomous environmental interfaces that simultaneously regulate solar exposure, energy harvesting, and daylight transmission.
AWARDS
IF Design Award Student 2023, »winner«
Architecture MasterPrize Student 2022, »Best of Best«
Isola Design Award 2022 »winner« in innovation
Talents Ambiente competition 2023 »winner«
European Green Award 2023, »nominee«
Green Concept Award 2023 »nominee«
Lexus Design Award 2023 »shortlisted«
Architecture MasterPrize Student 2022, »Best of Best«
Isola Design Award 2022 »winner« in innovation
Talents Ambiente competition 2023 »winner«
European Green Award 2023, »nominee«
Green Concept Award 2023 »nominee«
Lexus Design Award 2023 »shortlisted«
EXHIBITIONS
Interzum 2023 - »Sustainability Matters« // Cologne, DE
Milan Design Week 2023 »circular village« // Milan, IT
Ambiente »Talents« 2023 // Frankfurt, DE
Greener manufacturing show 2022 // Cologne, DE
Dutch Design Week // Eindhoven, NL
Milan Design Week »Salone Satellite« 2022 // Milan, IT
Solar Biennale »The Energy Show« 2023 // Rotterdam, NL
Milan Design Week 2023 »circular village« // Milan, IT
Ambiente »Talents« 2023 // Frankfurt, DE
Greener manufacturing show 2022 // Cologne, DE
Dutch Design Week // Eindhoven, NL
Milan Design Week »Salone Satellite« 2022 // Milan, IT
Solar Biennale »The Energy Show« 2023 // Rotterdam, NL
PRESS
CONTEXT
This project was developed as part of the studio project »Heliobolici« at the Weißensee Academy of Arts and Design Berlin, under the supervision of Prof. Carola Zwick.