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VenueAnalyst: Building a Cloud-Based SaaS for Stadium Sightline Diagnostics
From Jakarta to Data: Automating the Perfect View with VenueAnalyst What started as a design studio project for a floating, flood-resistant stadium in Jakarta quickly evolved into a computational challenge: How do we prove a stadium actually works for the fans? While many architects focus on generating new forms from scratch, the reality of the … Read more
Building the Nervous System: How We Turned a Hyper-building Studio Into a Web App
Santiago, Chile, has an air problem. Not the kind you notice once and forget – the kind that sits in the valley basin like a guest who won’t leave, trapped between the Andes and the coastal range. The city regularly exceeds WHO thresholds for PM2.5, and for its 7 million residents, “going outside” is sometimes … Read more
Hyper Builder: Vertical Community Generator
Hyperbuilder is a web-based parametric design app that transforms complex architectural modeling into a seamless, rapid-iteration process. Powered by a Grasshopper backend, it allows users to effortlessly generate, evaluate, and configure complex building massings and program distributions through a highly intuitive, simple interface. The Vision: Vertical Communities, Quantified The architectural industry is obsessed with “final” … Read more
Automated workflow to extract KPIs from versioned models in Speckle
Automated Workflow for KPI Extraction from Versioned Models in Speckle Why KPI Tracking Breaks Down During Iterative Design In the current studio workflow, KPI extraction and performance evaluation depend on repeated manual operations across design iterations. This slows down feedback, introduces version mismatch risks, and disconnects analytical outputs from the model itself. This tool was … Read more
Digital Tools for Collaborative Workflows – Structure/Facade-HB02
Problem Statement & Context Target User Proposed Solution How it works User Workflow Speckle Automation Demo Success criteria Limitations and future scope
MERIHAUS – Sea Urban Escapes for Seasonal Living
The project explores a contemporary reinterpretation of Finnish cabins, combining seasonal water living, public wellness, and boating storage. The core idea is that small modular units — cabins, saunas and workspaces — can aggregate into larger urban and social systems. Helsinki has a harsh Nordic climate, with long winters ranging from –10°C to +25°C, high … Read more
Tectonic Hub: Climate-Adaptive Recipe for Cultural Hubs in Reykjavik
Ingredients Climate Reykjavík’s climate shapes the entire project. The site is exposed to strong, multi-directional winds reaching 27 m/s, with a prevailing direction around 135°. Daylight conditions are equally extreme, shifting from long summer days to very short winter ones. The system therefore needs to adapt, protect, and still create comfortable public spaces. Form Our formal … Read more
Geomorphing Terrascape: Dignifying Informal Praxis at Chihuahua, México
“Terrascape does not impose an external order; it encodes the survival logic of the Mexican informal ‘barrio’ to transform it into a dignified, resilient, and dynamic housing system.“ The Geometry of Necessity In the rugged topography of Chihuahua, Mexico, the “Barrio” is not just a residential zone; it is a morphological catalyst. It embodies a … Read more
THE HARBIN CODE
“The Harbin Code“, designed by Muhammed Senin and Sushmitha Ravi, explores housing as a system-driven response to extreme cold climates. The project treats environmental performance, social interaction, and spatial flexibility as equally important design parameters, and is structured as a ‘building recipe’ that allows repeatable yet adaptable outcomes across the site. BUILDING RECIEP DESIGN STRATEGY … Read more
Morphing Sands
Morphing Sands is a climate-responsive mixed-use architectural system developed for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, addressing urban densification in a hot–humid coastal environment. Inspired by the historic fabric of Al-Balad, the project reinterprets Hijazi principles—such as courtyards, shaded streets, and layered façades—through a modular and computational design approach. The project organizes commercial functions horizontally at the lower … Read more
Never Ending Cairo Market
The project focuses on the transformation of the historic Bab al-Luq Market in Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1912 and inspired by Paris’ Les Halles, the market was distinguished by its accessibility, natural light, hygiene, and spatial organization. Despite continuous use, decades of deterioration have reduced its architectural and spatial potential. The project aims to reactivate … Read more
INTERPOROUS OVERGROWTH
Conceptual Framework The Project explores a contemporary dialogue between past and present by enveloping a historic steel truss within a soft, inflated architectural skin. Inspired by the playful curves and buoyancy of balloon art, the installation introduces a layer of translucent, geometric “bubble wrap” forms that gently overgrow the rigid industrial structure beneath. Rather than … Read more
THE VEIL OF BAB AL-LUQ: A NEW SHADED HEART FOR DOWNTOWN CAIRO
I am excited to share The Veil of Bab Al-Luq, an architectural intervention designed by Sushmitha Ravi that reimagines the historic Bab Al-Luq Market in Downtown Cairo. The project seeks to restore the vibrancy of this iconic urban space by actively addressing its most urgent environmental challenge—the intense heat of Cairo’s hot, dry climate—through integrated … Read more
The Luminous Stratum
The “sedimented light” effect created by the lattice, filtering sunlight into the market below . Introduction – More Than Just a Roof In the dense historic fabric of Cairo, light is both a blessing and a burden. The Luminous Stratum proposes a new architectural language that negotiates this relationship – a “volume of sedimented light” … Read more
Verdant – Bringing Nature to Urban Rooftops
Verdant evokes lush greenery and vitality, capturing the essence of this parametric roof redesign that transforms a mundane urban building into an organic canopy. Inspired by the delicate structure of bamboo leaves, the project employs randomly oriented gold-anodized louvres to create a dynamic interplay of light and shadow, mimicking sunlight filtering through foliage. This modern … Read more
