Computational design

Over the last decade, Lawrence Technological University’s Southfield campus has increasingly admitted a student body desiring a more vibrant campus life experience; turning the once commuter school into a University with a more robust on-campus experience. Impacted strongly by LTU’s recent addition of varsity athletics as well as an influx of international students, student resident growth has created an immediate need for on-campus student housing options. This new 300+ bed residential flagship for the University is now leveraged during the recruitment of prospective students, while utilizing it to support the University’s many design programs and student-body social groups. Steve Kroodsma Steve Kroodsma Stev... More

Equinox Wisconsin Avenue located in the District’s City Ridge neighborhood. The two-story Fitness Club is an inspiring hub for its community. The club amenities include a spa, Pilates studio, cycling studio, weight room, steam room, and juice bar. EQUINOX | INFORM EQUINOX | INFORM EQUINOX | INFORM INFORM Studio worked with fabricator, FARM, to custom design and fabricate a metal staircase that would be a statement design element. The Wisconsin Ave stair was an exercise in reframing our understanding of both the beauty and performance of a stair. Normally considered a secondary consideration, the backside of the stair took center stage in terms of visitor experience within the club. EQUINOX | INFORM EQUINOX | IN... More

The M1 Concourse is the world’s largest community of private car condominiums. The 87-acre campus provides car and racing enthusiasts a full‑service venue for an immersive experience. It is supported by a state-of-the-art 1.5 mile high-performance track, the M1 event center, restoration shops, aftermarket retail, and restaurants. Steve Kroodsma Steve Kroodsma The M1 Event Center’s design complements the style and speed presented in the adjacent M1 Champion Motor Speedway. The center was created to host a variety of events including vehicle launches, charitable event galas, fashion and lifestyle showcases, and significant automotive and technology expositions and has a 6,300sf ballroom and outdoor spaces including an u... More

The future Miami Baywalk connection in front of the cultural district exemplifies a preeminent opportunity to demonstrate sustainable and socially conscious leadership for our nation’s future infrastructure. The holistic design philosophy layers a profound set of solutions woven together to establish new transit connectivity for the City of Miami and heighten broad community access to ecology, science and the arts within a cultural center of the Biscayne Bay. The project has the potential to become both a local and international destination that will contribute to the cultural and economic engine of Miami. Caption The primary purpose of the project is to establish pedestrian continuity of the Baywalk under the MacArthur Causeway... More

The new Van Leesten Memorial Bridge reworks abandoned freeway infrastructure (I-195) to connect five prominent neighborhoods and institutions within the city. Acting as a pedestrian center, the pedestrian bridge not only performs as a practical connector between regions, but also offers multiple programmatic interventions to encourage community connection and social engagement among city residents. The project captures a potential much larger than that of a pure connector. It leverages integrated program elements to serve as a mediator between urban and ecological spaces, allowing east and west to become a singular public space. INFORM INFORM INFORM INFORM In addition to establishing a visual symbol of renewal, the Van... More

TerraTimber introduces an innovative method for the digital upcycling of waste wood to create circular construction systems enabling the sustainable transformation of reclaimed materials into structural elements. DDF_dos_KIT This approach utilizes computational tools and Augmented Reality (AR) fabrication processes to manage the complexity of diverse, non-standard waste wood materials. Starting from the generation of digital inventories through image processing, the wood pieces are then computationally assembled into large structural elements, which are finally physically assembled with nails made of wood and with the aid of AR. Earth is integrated to form a hybrid material system, enabling the construction of sustainable floor slabs... More

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. douplespace photo douplespace photo douplespace photo 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

The school asked us to design and build a bamboo canopy which would bring shading to the bleachers along the sports field and create a space in the back which would welcome events in the evening, proper lighting was therefore considered. The design was based on several key factors from the site. Nyan Zay Htet Nyan Zay Htet Nyan Zay Htet The overall grid of the structure was fit perfectly in place to allow for unobstructed circulation, alignment with existing walkways in the garden, the shape of the green spaces, and accessibility. The dimensioning of the overhang was shaped to maximize coverage over the bleachers throughout the year. Because the space allocated to the structure was linear, this became an opportunity to play... More

This structure is multifunctional, it serves both as a shading device for the elementary school playground and creates a cultural event space. The parameters which guided the design came from both the site and the client. The school wanted the structure to create as much shade without stepping into the actual courtyard. All footings had to be placed outside onto the grass. Nyan Zay Htet Nyan Zay Htet The structure was designed to maximize shading, we used ladybug on grasshopper to calculate the percentage of direct light exposure to guarantee performance. The outline of the courtyard has a singular curvature which we used to determine the overall layout, and which inspired the curvy movements of the structure. Nyan Zay Htet... More