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From Raw Acoustics to Predictive Insights: Modeling Comfort in Architectural Spaces

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Introduction In this blog, we walk through the complete data science process applied to a unique challenge: predicting the acoustic comfort index of apartment units based on architectural and environmental features. This includes data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, interpretation, and tuning—with tools like XGBoost, Neural Networks, and SHAP for explainability. The workflow is split … Read more

CarbonAI

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Bridging Carbon estimations in early design stages The built environment accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, the urgency to integrate sustainability into architectural and engineering processes has never been greater. Yet, decisions made in the earliest stages of building design often lock in the majority of a structure’s lifetime carbon footprint, long before … Read more

Hassan Fathy Style Transfer

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MaCAD 2024-2025

A tool that transforms any architectural sketch into the style of Hassan Fathy using AI. Introduction Our app takes a simple sketch as input and automatically renders it in the hand-drawn style of Hassan Fathy.This enables users to visualize their ideas as if sketched by the master himself, in just seconds. We trained our model … Read more

Fire Risk Prediction

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Fire Spread Prediction in Building Layouts Project Goal The goal is to predict fire safety risk at the unit level in a building. We are conducting a fire spread analysis for building layouts by examining spatial, structural, and material features. The objective is to model and understand how fire propagates through different parts of a … Read more

Creative Workflow Customization in BIM

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Leveraging Advanced BIM Strategies for Complex Architectural Realization Contextual Framework – Traditional BIM workflows often struggle to accommodate the complex, fluid geometries characteristic of avant-garde architectural designs, creating a gap between conceptual vision and buildable reality. Key Insight – Customized BIM workflows incorporating AI, computational design, and bespoke coding can enable the realization of complex … Read more

CORALIS LUMINA : 3D PRINTED LIGHT

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Coralis Lumina is a 3D-printed light installation inspired by the organic beauty of coral reefs. Designed for immersive interaction, it merges parametric design with advanced fabrication techniques, offering endless possibilities in form and illumination. This innovative system allows users to generate unique 3D-print-ready models tailored to their preferences. A Smarter Way to Create Organic 3D-Printed … Read more

HYPER A | STRUCTURE

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MaCAD 2024-2025

In the ever-evolving world of architecture, Hyper A is an exploration into the limits—and freedoms—of structural design. We, the Structure Team, consisting of Joaquin Broquedis and myself, Marco Durand, are excited to present the structural concept that supports not just a building, but a multi-neighborhood urban vision. This blog offers a deeper look into our … Read more

Hyper-Building B: Services Team

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Introduction In an era of rapid urbanization, the Hyper-Building concept emerges as a response to the complexities of modern city life. Rather than viewing it as a single architectural entity, we approached it as an interconnected urban system—a city within a city. Like any urban environment, it must address challenges related to accessibility, functionality, and … Read more

Collaborative Workflows: Hyper B – Service

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Introduction: As part of the Hyperbuilding B Services Team, we approached the project not just as a high-rise structure but as a self-sustaining urban environment. Like any city, it had to tackle key challenges such as accessibility, functionality, and livability to support its users efficiently. The Hyperbuilding B’s geometry is broadly divided into three parts: … Read more

Hyper B – Residential Team

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MaCAD 2024-2025
Hyper B Residential

A Balance of living in a Hyper scale Concept Hyper-Buildings Have become a symbol of Dark and Dystopian living, where residences are in low living standards & disconnected from the world. Residential living in a hyper-building must balance high-density living with comfort, health, and amenities that can support and sustain inhabitants. The Residential Team aims … Read more

Collaborative Workflow for Adaptive Industrial Design

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MaCAD 2024-2025

Project Scope and Objectives This project, developed as the industrial team, explores collaborative workflows in the context of a studio project focused on automation & architectural integration. The objective was to design an app that supports the development of multifunctional industrial spaces, guided by the Japanese principle of circularity known as ensō. The studio project … Read more

The Vertical Machine: Reimagining Industrial Architecture for a Regenerative Urban Future

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MaCAD 2024-2025
Node Level AI generation

_Architecture Inspired by Ensō: Unity Through Cycles At the heart of The Vertical Machine lies a philosophical foundation. Borrowing from the Zen concept of ensō, the circle that symbolizes the beauty of incompleteness and the continuity of cycles, the project embraces imperfection and transformation. Just as an ensō is drawn in a single fluid stroke, … Read more