Urban Dustprints investigates how spontaneous vegetation reveals hidden ecological conditions within urban voids. Through field observation in La Verneda i La Pau (Barcelona), the research identifies recurring relationships between plant communities, moisture, shade, disturbance, and substrate conditions. These observations are translated into environmental filters, species profiles, and patch-based spatial rules. A computational workflow is developed to simulate how ecological patterns emerge from local conditions rather than predefined planting schemes. The project proposes a framework for reading, mapping, and transferring spontaneous urban ecologies into future design scenarios.
RESEARCH QUESTION
•How can the physical and environmental conditions that drive spontaneous vegetation be intentionally designed, so that ecological colonization becomes a design strategy instead of an accident?
METHODOLOGY
RULE-BASED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
