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Flora Sagrada: Garden of Sacred Geometry

Flora Sagrada: Garden of Sacred Geometry

After Gaudí: From Computation to Composition Seminar 2024/2025 Welcome to Flora Sagrada at Sagrada Família. The alternative  Sacristy offers an immersive journey through nature, art, and geometry. Gaudí’s Inspirations: Nature and Architecture Organic Forms: Gaudí’s designs mirror nature’s curves and shapes. Tree branches inspire arches, while flower petals suggest window designs. Mathematical Precision: Sacred geometry … Read more

DIGITAL WOODCRAFT

ETC ETC ECT BRIEF after studying digital fabrication methods in the first term, through group work. The challenge in the third term was to combine all of our knowledge on wood joinery, fabrication methods and design an observatory for birds, in the besos area. SITE ETC ETC ETC PROPOSALS proposal 1. Cedar Group proposal 2. … Read more

Zenithra 2.0

Intro To Site Sagrada Família The Sagrada Família is one of the most iconic architectural works in the world, an emblem of Barcelona and a masterpiece of the visionary architect Antoni Gaudí.The basilica was meant as an atonement temple: a sacred offering for the sins of modernity and a monument to Catholic devotion.Gaudi embraced a … Read more

Contexept

Contexept is a design-to-fabrication workflow that uses AI to generate context-aware façade designs and turn them into 3D-printable architectural modules. By combining semantic keyword clustering, image generation, and robotic clay printing, the system transforms abstract ideas into buildable, site-sensitive forms. It bridges digital creativity with physical construction, making AI a meaningful collaborator in architecture. Architecture … Read more

TOWARDS ENERGY JUSTICE IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS Vol II

A Methodological Approach to Urban Morphology and Hybrid Energy Systems in the Global South Project Statement: “Even as we advance in Energy Innovation, our cities continueto grapple with deep inequalities. In this research, I proposerethinking Urban Morphology—not merely as the physicalform of our settlements, but as a strategic lever for equitableenergy solutions. The conceptual Energy-Morphology … Read more

CONVEA

USING CORK AS A DELINEATOR OF INTERNAL CLIMATIC PROGRAMS a. initial machine phenomena studies b. first iteration of phenomena recreated c. second iteration of phenomena model on column site d. photographs of second iteration

Rooted Eco-Scapes

An Exploration of Root Architecture and Material Study | TERM-2 EFFECTS OF EROSION CAUSES OF EROSION CURRENT SOLUTIONS AND PROBLEMS: THESIS OBJECCTIVE (WHAT IS NEEDED) POTENTIAL SITES STATE OF THE ART 3 MAIN TYPOLOGIES BIOLOGICAL ( ROOT AND SOIL STUDY), STRUCTURAL (SOIL COMPOSITION AND PRINTABILITY), DESIGN (SITE AND SPECIE SPECIFIC DESIGN EXPLORATION) BIOLOGICAL TYPOLOTY – … Read more

Hyperbuilding B – Industrial Layering

Core Concept and Architectural Language The subject of this computational design studio project is hyperbuildings on 1 million SQM GFA each in the heart of Tokyo. The brief called for focus on data driven design, with emphasis on the positive impact of each hyperbuilding on the adjacent urban realm, and this time financial drivers were … Read more

Collaborative Workflow: Hyper B – Facade Team (carbon footprint library)

ROLE FINAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS TEAM ROLES AND COMMUNICATION STREAMS COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION REFLECTIONS CARBON FOOTPRINT OBJECTS TRACKER APP We imagined a smarter way to design façades—one that doesn’t just generate new materials but maximizes the potential of what already exists. That’s why we developed a custom parametric tool that helps architects and designers track, organize, … Read more

Harnessing Data-Driven Design: A Collaborative Look at Hyper B’s Industrial Team Vision for Urban Farming

Industrial team dedicated to rethinking how we approach urban farming, renewable energy, and multifunctional infrastructure, is leading the charge. Their integrated workflow uses parametric modeling, automated data exchange, and business intelligence (Power BI dashboard) to optimize space usage and resource allocation in urban environments. In this post, we dive into a series of visuals that … Read more