Document Type

Student Conference

Semester of Graduation

Spring 2026

Abstract

ArchiCrochet investigates crochet as a discrete, node-and-stitch-based structural system for architectural applications, integrating traditional handcraft with parametric design methodologies. Through comparative analysis of knit and crochet textiles, the research identifies crochet’s capacity for localized failure, distributed load paths, and structural redundancy. These properties are explored through a combination of parametric modeling in Grasshopper and full-scale physical construction, allowing digital structural logic to be tested against real material behavior.

Using a bottom-up approach to study stitch behavior and a top-down approach to generate overall form, the project translates simplified computational patterns into manually fabricated textile structures. The research culminates in a full-scale crochet pavilion—large enough to be occupied and flexible enough to be deconstructed and reconstructed—which serves as a prototype for evaluating structural performance, deformation, load distribution, and user interaction.

By positioning crochet as both a structural logic and a method of fabrication, ArchiCrochet contributes to the discourse on textile-based architecture and computational design, bridging non-automated craftsmanship with digital design methodologies.

Awardee Name

Skylar Vollmer

Academic Major

Architecture

Project Mentor

Farzaneh Oghazian

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