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Green Enough? Assessing Barcelona’s Compliance with EEA Green Space Standards Per Capita Using Geospatial Analysis.

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MaAI 2024-2025

AbstractGreen spaces play a critical role in enhancing urban livability by improving air quality, reducing urban heat island effects, and promoting mental and physical well-being.This project evaluates the spatial distribution of green spaces in Barcelona and their compliance with the European Environment Agency (EEA) standard of 9 m² of green space per person. By overlaying … Read more

Design and Fabrication 1 Trimester

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MAEBB 2024-2025

The excitement was immense after nearly two weeks of living in Valldaura, as we were finally about to use the Fablab and all its machines. However, the excitement dimmed slightly when we learned that the CNC machine wouldn’t be operational for at least a month. This meant we wouldn’t be able to produce our stool … Read more

FLUTTERING CONNECTIONS

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MaCT-01 2024-2025

This project is an experiment of connecting Plaça d’Albert Francàs with flora and fauna, giving a prospective of designing for more than humans. This design exercise was built upon the previous workshop “Co-creating Public Spaces”. For more information about the previous proposal, please visit the blog post. In our co-creation project, Spaces of Negotiation, we … Read more

SHORE SWIRL 

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MAA 2024-2025

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN SEMINAR-TERM 1 Our proposed pavilion for Plaça del Mar near Barcelona coastline draws inspiration from seashells, featuring a twisted shell structure that blends nature and architecture. Designed using Grasshopper software, the pavilion’s parametric form optimizes shading, wind resistance, and structural stability, offering a sustainable and functional space. This multifunctional landmark celebrates the coastal … Read more

FLOWPRESS – Creating Patterns with Parameters

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MRAC-01 2024-2025

Introduction This seminar invites students to explore making custom made spillers controlled by Arduino and a 6-axes robotic arm in order to paint spills on canvas with black acrylic paint. Context   Recently we have clearly observed immense changes in production, prototyping, and innovation that has been influenced by open source software, firmware and hardware. Human … Read more

WAFFLE – DIGITAL FABRICATION

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MAA-01 2024-2025

This term, we explored three Digital fabrication techniques: CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, and 3D Printing. Our objective was to create A Cabin Integrating and investigating the characteristics of each technique. Concept The waffle cabin, designed for future human use, is tailored for different terrains, including beach, desert, forest, and plain regions. The primary structure of … Read more

ELEVURA

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MAA-01 2024-2025

DIGITAL FABRICATION 3D Printing | CNC Milling | Laser Cutting 3D PRINTING As we embarked on this three-week journey of digital fabrication, we began with 3D printing in the first week. Our goal was to create something that could be integrated with our other techniques in the weeks to come. To maintain flexibility and openness … Read more

Digital Fabrication – The Spine

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MAA 2024-2025

Throughout this class, we explored three key fabrication techniques: Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, and CNC Milling. For each method, we were challenged to develop and prototype digital fabrication solutions for a Digitally Crafted Cabin project. For laser cutting, we used a slicing technique with acrylic. Inspired by organic shapes like spines and bones, we aimed … Read more

Kit of Parts

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MAA-02 2024-2025

Our concept Kit of Parts is inspired by homes that can be easily assembled and disassembled and adapt in size. We are living in an ever changing world that is under a lot of stress caused by climate change. We thought that a cabin that could move easily and become smaller or larger was a … Read more

Echo Cabin

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MAA 2024-2025

Our cabin project is a public space for relaxation and meditation, constructed in three parts. The CNC-milled topographic base serves as a parametric bench, designed to mimic natural terrain and provide a comfortable, seamless seating experience that integrates with the surroundings. This precision-milled base offers ergonomic curves and a natural feel. Above, a laser-cut roof … Read more

ArtNest

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MAA-02 2024-2025

ArtNest stands as a versatile pavilion, conceived to serve as a dynamic exhibition space for a variety of art installations. Purposefully crafted to blend functionality with aesthetic allure, ArtNest redefines the pavilion typology by providing a flexible framework that adapts to diverse artistic needs. The architecture of ArtNest illustrates the compelling synergy between traditional design principles … Read more

Tessellate – The Cabin

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MAA-01 2024-2025

Design & Concept For our project titled “A Cabin for the Future”, we focused on designing an innovative roof structure utilizing  laser cutting technology. We aimed to challenge ourselves by opting for a curved roof created through the technique of ‘folding’ an 8mm polypropylene sheet.  This approach allowed us to explore the structural potential of … Read more

Rotating Ridge

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MAA 2024-2025

DIGITAL FABRICATION 3D Printing | CNC Milling | Laser Cutting “Rotating Ridge” is an innovative facade module designed for a compact cabin, exploring the integration of three key digital fabrication techniques—3D printing to CNC milling and laser cutting. This design is trying to establish responsive shading system, structural framework and an visually harmonized façade. The … Read more

Introduction to Digital Fabrication- THE SPINE CABIN

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MAA-01 2024-2025

The project developed in the Introduction to digital Fabrication seminar involved designing and fabricating three distinct elements of a cabin, each using a different digital fabrication technique. Through this process, we explored the applications of laser cutting, CNC milling, and 3D printing. “The Spine” is a cabin based on an arched type structure, inspired by … Read more

CLING

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MAA 2024-2025

The Concept when tasked with designing a cabin, we envisioned elegant, simple forms that would stand in contrast to the complex, organic shapes of nature. as we considered the landscape it would inhabit, we realized that this cabin wouldn’t just sit on the land—it would CLING to it, embracing the terrain in a dynamic and … Read more

FABRIC-ATION

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MAA-01 2024-2025

3D PRINTING REFERENCES Inspired by the interplay of flexibility and precision , this concept captures the merging of fluid fabric forms with the structured intricacies of 3d printing and laser cutting . By layering printed patterns onto pliable textiles , this project explores the seamless integration of hard and soft elements , creating a form … Read more

Digital Fabrication- Cabin Creation- Modufold

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MAA-01 2024-2025

In this term, we had the opportunity to explore the three distinct fabrication techniques- CNC Milling, Laser Cutting and 3D printing – which resulted in the production of our cabin components CNC MILLING “Diamtic Echoes” A wall was created with layered cutouts and a grid system to add depth. In order to experiment with material … Read more

Digital Fabrication – Yaga Cabin

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MAA 2024-2025

This term, we explored three fabrication techniques: CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, and 3D Printing. Our objective was to create complex geometries while investigating the unique properties of each method. Through this investigation, we aimed to demonstrate how different shapes can be produced using various machines and techniques, thereby enhancing our understanding of advanced fabrication processes. … Read more

GeoCabin

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MAA-02 2024-2025

The Concept GeoCabin is an exploration of three forms of digital fabrication: CNC Milling, Laser Cutting and 3D Printing. It features a continuous, blob-like geometry inspired by the lime-green blobs found in the Andes. The geometry was created through parametric algorithms, blending curves and voids. The design process evolves from a base geometry to a … Read more

THE HORIZON

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MAA-01 2023-2024

The Horizon is an open space, spanning 110m x 37m (length of a whole block of Barcelona) that guides human behaviour around changing shadow patterns, which are driven by the sun’s heat. It rests on the top of the student housing building, housing all the communal areas.  Communal activities around the Horizon shift, with moveable … Read more

ChromaEnergon

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MAA-01 2023-2024

ChromaEnergon represents an innovative approach to student housing architecture that transcends conventional design paradigms tapping the potentials of climatic energy and thermochromic pigments. This concept leverages verticality, slenderness, and dispersed tower structures to create dynamic living environments. By strategically mapping energy into various spaces through the skin which the facade, ChromaEnergon aims to generate unique … Read more