BREAKFAST, a design and engineering studio out of Brooklyn, recently unveiled something that they call Brixels.
A Brixel is a variable-sized brick that is controlled by software and can act as a pixel in artwork, building facades, and other kinds of installations.
Below is a video of their first installation, called Brixel Mirror. It is a 19 foot wide by 6 foot tall installation compromised of 540 Brixels. If you can’t see it below, click here.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5cVpWhp30&w=560&h=315]
While extremely cool, you may be wondering how applicable this might be to real world uses. But kinetic architecture isn’t a foreign concept and I am sure we’ll be seeing more of it.