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How a sentence becomes a buildable LEGO set, and the engineering that makes it stand up. We named the project lEgoarCh. The capital E and C are us, Emilie and Charles, smuggled into the wordmark like a hidden stud. The demo is the fun part: you type a building, and a minute later a real LEGO set is sitting on a shelf. … Read more
Architectural visualization has a default setting, and it’s usually photorealism. Walk into any design critique or client presentation, and you are almost guaranteed to see glossy, hyper-realistic renders. While beautiful, a single design often needs to be communicated in multiple visual languages depending on the audience and the phase of the project. Sometimes you need … Read more
Quantifying the Opposite of Boredom For decades, architectural design has relied on intuition. Client feedback and peer reviews are inherently subjective, and by the time you can gather real human response data on a facade, the building is already standing. But what if we could predict whether a building will be visually engaging before a … Read more
Introduction Noise is one of the most pervasive environmental stressors in cities. Long-term exposure has been linked to sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, reduced cognitive performance, and lower overall quality of life. Yet despite its importance, detailed noise maps are surprisingly difficult to obtain. Producing official noise maps requires measurements, traffic models, and considerable technical effort. … Read more
Interface Description Ching Splat is an experimental generative AI workflow. The project explores how architectural images can be translated between real photographs, line drawings, watercolor-style illustrations, and presentation renders through a controlled interface. The main design intention is not only to generate attractive images, but to build a practical visual workflow for architecture: keeping the … Read more
Tile-based machine-learning workflow for indoor plant suitability prediction Introduction Plant placement in interior spaces is usually treated as an intuitive or aesthetic decision. However, different areas inside the same room can receive very different levels of sun, radiation, useful daylight and humidity. This project proposes a machine-learning workflow to classify interior space into plant suitability … Read more
ML-Driven Plant Placement for Adaptive Architecture BioSpatial Intelligence explores how machine learning can support planting decisions in architectural spaces. The project starts from a simple design question: when we design a building, how can we decide which plants belong to which environmental conditions? Instead of relying only on intuition, we developed a workflow that reads … Read more
Objective Traditional flood risk maps take months to produce, are updated only every few years, and are too coarse, they might say a whole district is at risk without telling you which specific street or field will actually be underwater. “We are going to predict whether any given location in Thessaly, Greece is Flood-Prone or … Read more
Interface description FlatDream is a interface inspired by the book Learning from Las Vegas built on 2 custom-trained LoRA models, fine-tuned on the visual language of the Archigram movement. It connects directly to ComfyUI and LM Studio to generate architectural imagery from text, image references, and multi-input compositions, with outputs that feed into a magazine builder, … Read more
Can we predict what kind of use does a city grid hosts — Commercial vs. Residential — from its built form, morphology, and proximity to other urban features? “Can we predict the land use of a space based on existing environmental information from official and unofficial sources?” What’s the sweet spot for a Machine Learning … Read more
Abstract Construction is responsible for a substantial share of global material waste and carbon emissions, and one of the reasons is structural: design, fabrication, and assembly are still treated as separate phases with fragmented handoffs between them. This podcast episode explores what changes when those phases are linked into a single, feedback-driven workflow where parametric … Read more
Program Voxels is a web-based parametric tool that automates building massing studies using cellular automata algorithms. Designed for architects and urban planners, the application intelligently distributes multiple building programmes within a user-defined boundary while respecting complex adjacency relationships. Built with Vue 3, Three.js, and Rhino Compute, the tool bridges visual programming with an intuitive web … Read more
Roof design has long been constrained by the limitations of traditional BIM applications. While architects envision expressive, non-planar geometries, they often default to repetitive planar forms due to technological barriers. Beyond aesthetics, these planar designs leave critical questions unanswered: How many panels are needed? What custom tile sizes must be fabricated? How do design decisions impact material costs and constructability? Problem Statement Most BIM applications limit roof design to planar forms, creating a significant gap between architectural vision and what’s … Read more
How intentional pauses in digital workflows improve accountability, decision-making, and collaboration in BIM practice. There’s a particular kind of confidence that comes with a smooth workflow. Files transfer without errors, models update on schedule, clash reports run automatically, information moves. That feeling is satisfying. It can also be exactly what should make you pause This … Read more
In the Cloud-Based Data Management seminar, our final project explored how parametric design tools can move beyond the desktop and become accessible through the web. The course focused on transforming Grasshopper definitions into web-based applications using Rhino.Compute, Vue, and web visualization workflows, with the goal of making computational design more accessible to end users. This … Read more
Program Team Hyperbuilding 02 proposes a program-integrated transit hub that reorganizes fragmented mobility networks, shortens commute times, and anchors a high-density mixed-use urban core to improve accessibility and urban performance. The design concept for Hyperbuilding 02 begins with a problem: fragmented mobility networks that create inefficiency, congestion, and poor urban accessibility in high-density environments. Rather … Read more
