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Introduction Fascinated by the formation of landscapes through geological processes, I wanted to develop an interactive tool that simulates the effects of erosion on a virtual terrain. The goal was to both illustrate how erosion works and to create an experimental playground for designing one’s own landscape forms. The development utilized VUE, ThreeJS, and Rhino.Compute. … Read more
The microcosm of masonry unit construction can be a rather confusing one, with enormous range of potential brick shapes, materials, and bond patterns. This website is indented to help guide designers in picking a brick wall configuration by providing aesthetic visualization and potential cost data. Input Parameters The primary input is the center of line … Read more
Idea Imagine transforming your architectural vision from concept to reality with the perfect building placement. This is where the “Building Position Optimizer App” comes in. This innovative tool is your one-stop shop for maximizing the potential of your construction site. It takes the guesswork out of positioning your building, analyzing all possible options based on … Read more
NOISENSE emerges as a dynamic tool that facilitates the visualization of otherwise visually imperceptible phenomena within spaces. Through sound simulation and virtual prototyping techniques, NOISENSE aims to go beyond the limitations of human auditory perception, thereby enabling the visualization and replication of sound atmospheres. By conceptualizing sound as a spatial field, the online app allows … Read more
WELL Building Standard is an international benchmarking system focusing from design features through operational aspects of a project. Water is a concept within WELL and one of the features showcase and support an early design adapter of drinking water stations. Even though the requirement is simple, it can be difficult to determine how to best … Read more
Idea The privacy screen generator is web-based tool for non-technical audiences who can design their own space separator without having any software knowledge. Grasshopper definition How to use Through a few simple sliders, the user can easily choose the size of their desired partition, the density of the openings, and the size of these openings. … Read more
The Pains of Being a Computational Designer and Having Landscape Design Colleagues Planter came about as a response to my landscape architect colleagues. Seeing them working bidimensionally and having a 3D model typically disassociated from those 2D drawings pains me. In a world of data, why not quantify the consequences of plant choices in a … Read more
Design Drivers – Martian Challenges – Adaptation Slope terrain – Remodel terrain (mining and 3d printing) Designing the parts Layouts Parts Manufacturing – Materiality Project’s Parts and Issues for the Integrative modelling Workflow diagrams Designing the parts – Parametrization Steps Designing the parts Construction stages Designing the parts Under Construction Torus skin detail Designing the … Read more
Ákou is an acoustic paneling system applied to a given curve. The user-friendly configuration is helping the customer to visualize the effect of the final product on the given surface. Ideally the input is a Rhino file illustrating the contours of the surface to be covered with the Ákou system. The illustration below represents the … Read more
Project Concept Aggreculture is a Mars colony architectural project focused on food production. The design concept is inspired by the way plant roots grow to find necessary nutrients within soil aggregate. Our project is unique in that it occupies a speculative Martian lava tube. By building in a lava tube, we use existing natural resources … Read more
Concept The purpose of the app was to help with viewing and researching information on different types of amenities (like parks, playgrounds, etc.) near selected locations, based on the available OSM data. It’s based on Grasshopper script that is sent to Rhino Compute and visualized on the web using three.js. Grasshopper base The script is … Read more
Ceramic Surface Ceramic Surface is an application to customize ceramic tiling patterns from a geometry assigned by the client for decorative and acoustic purposes. In evidence the application CerSuft home page. The tiling pattern is regulated by a Grasshopper script. The geometry uploaded by the client (a Rhino file “.3dm”) can be a rectangle or … Read more
In the dynamic landscape of urbanization, migration towards cities is an undeniable trend. With this migration comes a myriad of challenges, notably the exponential rise in land costs and the often haphazard nature of urban development. As cities expand, there’s a pressing need for thoughtful and strategic construction that not only addresses the demands of … Read more
Concept In this custom webapp, we seriously (and jokingly) consider and design for the non-human. While walking my dog, Lumen, and thinking about this project, I noticed how he always picks up a stick and brings it home. This brings him happiness and reason to behave while on our walks. In the spirit of thinking … Read more
Translating Point Clouds into BIM Geometry For the first settlers on Mars, we have envisioned a colony of Aqua-Miners with the primary task of harvesting water as a resource from the ice beneath Mars’ surface, storing it and recycling it for sustainable use. Our approach to this problem has been exceptionally data-driven. Our idea is … Read more
Redefining Facade Design Upload your building volume and choose from: Quad Panel, Hexagonal, Triangular and Diagonal You can also use the sliders to increase or decrease the pattern division on the facade, or even create new pattern types such as the vertical or horizontal strips using the quad panels in the dropdown menu Use the … Read more
Abstract Every Project has their own requirement and every time Contractors and Consultants busy and willing to get the project and due to tight schedule for submission and they required accurate information for Major Quantities on initial stage for bidding purpose, Which used as base and as accurate as they really willing execute project with … Read more
Evaluate is an App that helps Investors and Planers to position their building on an uploaded Terrain, and visualize its Setbacks and Feasibility in terms of cost and total floor area. By automating this simple process, one can evaluate any building Plot simply by having its terrain, instantly and without bothering with checking specific Area … Read more
What is Eco-Construction? “Eco-Construct” is a web-based app designed for architects, urban planners, and environmentalists. It assists in creating sustainable and efficient building designs by leveraging environmental data and urban context. Why Eco-Construction? Economical building construction is not just about reducing costs—it’s about optimizing resources, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring value for every square foot of … Read more
One of the best methods to enhance the atmosphere of our living spaces is plantation. However, indoor plantation requires some attention. One major key point that we are focusing in our app is the amount of light, and the type of light that the space receives. When we examine our spaces with this perspective, knowing … Read more
HousingPulse utilizes an internalized .3dm file containing four areas within Brooklyn, New York City. The model, developed with the Urbano plugin, is juxtaposed with amenities listed in a CSV file sourced from the website’s repository. This CSV file contains records of New York City home sales data spanning from 2023 to 2024. Additionally, users have … Read more
The Background While looking at some of the global south’s most populous cities, and their ever-increasing informal settlements, we proposed a roof-top extension system that would grow on top of existing structures, use natural and light-weight material like timber and would be modular in design for ease of construction. Timber, characterized by its lightness and … Read more
Brick by Brick app provides architects and designers with a powerful tool for creating custom brick facade designs. By allowing users to input wall curves, heights, and rotation controls, it enables the creation of intricate patterns that would be challenging to achieve manually. The app’s ability to compute material quantities and labor costs streamlines the … Read more
Its a Web App that you can easily design and visualize a basic curtain wall, considering both its scale, appearance and an estimated material cost. Inputs and Outputs For the inputs the user has 4 main inputs which are the width and height of the typology which they want to analyze, then the panel division … Read more
