■ IAAC / RESPONSIVE SYSTEMS / EXPERIMENT 001 ONEMOTION.TWOOUTCOMES. [ SYSTEM STATUS : ACTIVE ] [ STRUCTURE : TENSILE ] [ ACTUATION : CABLE ] [ RESPONSE : ADAPTIVE ] [ CONTROL : COMPUTATIONAL ] [ VERSION : PROTOTYPE 03 ] ↗ STRUCTURE AS SOFTWARE FIG 00 / MOTION STUDIES — PROTOTYPE DOCUMENTATION 01 /// … Read more
INTRODUCTION Hi, this is Mechanical Iris. Our project started with a camera lens and eyes, and more specifically, with the way they capture light. In photography, the aperture does a lot of the work. It decides how much light gets in, and that changes everything: the mood, the atmosphere, even the way we feel about … Read more
BREATHING PARTITION Breathing Partition – “Stomata” tells the story of an interior wall that learns to breathe. Interior walls are usually static: they separate rooms but ignore the air on either side. Our aim was to develop a partition that responds to its environment, allowing air to move when needed and remaining still when it … Read more
espace in motion Concept How can static architectural elements become responsive to human presence and movement, creating more interactive spatial experiences? PROXIMA is a system of interactive panels that open and close according to the user’s proximity. It turns the door, normally a fixed boundary you push against, into a surface that reacts to the … Read more
_Concept Inspired by Theo Jansen’s kinetic creatures, the project explores how movement can give electronic objects a sense of life and emotion. We investigate how machines might respond to their surroundings in ways that resemble human behaviour such as, moving slowly in quiet spaces or twitching with anxiety in loud spaces. In this sense, digital-physical machines … Read more
A Light Responsive Urban Canopy Concept As cities face increasingly intense sunlight and changing environmental conditions, public spaces need to become more adaptive and responsive. Conventional urban canopies provide fixed shade, regardless of the time of day or the amount of sunlight available. This limits their ability to respond to changing environmental needs and can … Read more
What if an TOD could guide every traveller without a single signboard? What if the floor itself became an intelligent interface, understanding where people need to go and showing them the way? TRACE explores a new relationship between architecture, technology, and human movement. It imagines an airport where navigation is no longer added to the … Read more
A proximity responsive kinetic membrane Concept A wall that notices you. As you walk toward it, the surface softens. White membranes inside a lattice of black frames draw inward, one by one, as if the wall is leaning away to make room for you. The closer you stand, the deeper the hollows fall, each triangle … Read more
Exploring responsive topography through physical computing and adaptive water management. Rethinking the Relationship Between Water and Terrain Water is one of the most fundamental resources on Earth, shaping landscapes, sustaining ecosystems, and supporting human life. However, challenges such as flooding, drought, and soil erosion highlight the increasing need for more adaptable approaches to water management. … Read more
The idea What if a workspace could respond to the people around it? FOCUS is a responsive workspace designed to create a balance between openness, privacy, and concentration. The project explores how a physical environment can adapt to human presence through simple interactions between people and technology. The panels move depending on the movement of … Read more
Infrastructure doesn’t just move people. It shapes who they are, where they go, and what kinds of lives are possible. At the northern edge of Barcelona — at the junction of Nou Barris, Sant Andreu, and Santa Coloma de Gramenet — Avinguda Meridiana does all three. It connects the city to its northern territories efficiently. … Read more
Abstract Banana Matters transforms discarded banana pseudostem biomass into carbon-sequestering architectural panels through material research, bio-based binders, and digital fabrication. The project addresses the untapped potential of nearly 525 million tonnes of annual banana waste by developing lightweight, low-carbon composites with acoustic and structural applications. Through iterative material experimentation, heat-press manufacturing, and mechanical and physical … Read more
Reassembling matter. Rethinking structures. The construction industry generates billions of tones of construction and demolition waste every year, yet most of this material remains excluded from structural applications due to its irregularity, unpredictability, and incompatibility with conventional building systems. Granulith investigates an alternative approach, asking whether demolition waste can be transformed from a discarded by-product … Read more
Programme MAEBB 02 / MRAC 02 · 2024–2026 · Supervisor Valentino Tagliaboschi · Fabrication Sheikh Rizvi Riaz · Developed at IAAC Robotics Lab and Valldaura Labs , Barcelona This article continues the framework introduced in Immutable Concrete, the earlier phase of this work, in which the gate becomes an instrument an agent can use. The problem, restated Recycled-aggregate concrete is difficult to … Read more
