Algorithmic design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about algorithmic design
Project • By PARTISANS • Shops
Royal de Versailles' Rolex Boutique
Aided by cutting-edge digital technologies, Royal de Versailles’ Rolex Boutique embodies the high-precision craft, design, and construction that has defined the watch’s timepieces for over one hundred years. The digitally fabricated limestone facade underlines a fidelity to craftsmanship and material, bringing a modernist high-rise into the 21st century through fluid, organic forms.
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The language of the existing modernist façade is seamlessly integrated down into the mullions of the storefront, where the rhythm of the columns recalls the patterns of a watch’s band links. As the mullions trace down the exterior of the high-rise, they begin to slowly... More
News • News • 8 Jun 2023
“/imagine:” exhibition addresses the challenges and potentials of virtual worlds
In virtual space, a computer-generated environment, the limitations of the real world no longer exist. Here, visionary designs and fictional scenarios for architecture can be imagined without constraints. A new exhibition at Vienna's Museum für angewandte Kunst (Museum of Applied Arts) — also known as MAK — is showcasing a wide array of interior design, architecture, and urban planning projects in virtual space. Titled /imagine: A Journey into The New Virtual, the exhibition presents a “freeze-frame” of work created in virtual space over the past decade (2013–2023), and includes contributions in: architecture, landscape design, interior and product design, urban planning, visual arts, game design, and film... More
News • News • 20 Mar 2022
Studio RAP reinterprets classic craft in a new way with an expressive 3d printed façade in Amsterdam
Coming in the summer of 2022, Studio RAP has designed and commenced production of a 3d printed façade for a boutique on one of Amsterdam’s most well-known shopping streets. Fusing technologies of 3d printing, algorithmic design, and artisanal glazing, the ornate detail of the cladding draws inspiration from the craft of knitting garments.
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Replicating the silhouette of the original façade and maintaining the overall character of the street, Studio Rap relies on in-house digital design algorithms to reinterpret the decorative qualities and design vocabulary of glazed ceramics. The façade also refers to the collection of the nearby Rijksmuseum, where ceramics from all over the world are stored.... More