Bridging Heterotopia: How can a structure be designed in order to promote social integration through empathetic experience in Rotterdam?

This speculative project named “Bridging Heterotopia” is named as such because it draws from the guiding principle that is juxtaposition in real space, of many spaces together that would normally be incompatible. This principle materializes through a bridge which will be a facilitator for different cultures in Rotterdam to find a common space....

Hybrid Timber Construction Technology: Investigation in a hybrid building construction technique, that could be encoded in a digital tool, by maximizing the use of local building materials such as natural timber, in seismic zone of Meghalaya, India

While the world is advancing with taller structures using engineered wood, little importance is being given to natural wood, which is abundantly available in most regions of the world. The lack of technological research using this material in its natural state has caused a drawback in its usage. Also, the dependence on engineered wood for modern...

Reed Robotics: Discrete Digital Assembly of Biodegradable Reed Structures

Common Reed (Phragmites Australis) is an abundantly available, sustainable construction material that can be found throughout the world. Reed is most commonly used for thatch roofing in Europe, providing insulation and a weather-tight surface. Elsewhere, traditional techniques of weaving and bundling reeds have long been used to create entire...

Resonating Formations

Resonating Formations develops the strategy for integrating innovative and cultural industries as a collective web of connections. The aim of the project is to propose quality spaces that boosts interaction between users, thus propels the development of the urban area and individual living conditions.