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Halo Model

digital and physical concept model

Quad Surface

Automating the cut files for a complex quad paneled surface

Cloud Gazing Process

Catenary forms, interlaced images, and pattern interference.

Bounce Installation

Blending digital and physical space

Petal Model

Animated light study

Halo Prototype

Prototype and model of a large scale artwork at Google’s new HQ

Light Study Model

Testing reflected light through different materials

Bubble Cluster

generate a bubble model with 3d Voronoi Tessellation

Volume

technical process and development of sound and movement responsive installation

Pixel Map

Animated noise map used to drive an array of LEDs

Depth Camera

Retrieve the 3D coordinates scanned by the IR sensor in a depth camera

Weaving Prototype

Randomly woven net that keeps the overall panel geometry

Cell Structure

Automating 2D fabrication files

Reflections

Sketch of reflected light

Gravity Weaving

Prototype as a method of creating a gravity driven form

Bubble Prototype

Full-scale cardboard prototype to test scale and proportions

Dynamic Material Tests

Optical materials that respond to position, light, and angle of view

Sound Reactive Ceiling

Grid of cells that reacts to sound with light

Field of Motion

Pattern Creation

WMATA Model

Section model of public artwork

Surface Flatten

flattening surface panels with articulated connections

Branching Structure

Experimenting with a distributed structure

Interactive Model

Physical model that responds to sound with programmed light

Reaction Diffusion

Model of how spots and stripes form on the coats of animals

Custom Folded Brackets

Analyzing angles between intersecting linear elements to produce folded brackets to connect them

Sonos

Sound reactive light prototype

Position Tracking

Using a depth camera and blob detection to track the position of people

Metaball Fabrication

Automating the cut files for a laminated blob-like shape

Radial Sequencer

spatial sequencer used for a touch activated light and sound installation

Color Pixel Blend

color gradient with adjustable randomness and pixel size

Interactive Drawing

Sketch exploring analog drawing and digital interaction

FeaturedLab

Cumulus Prototype

prototype and organization of a network or non-grid LED array

Stereotomic Sketches

mutlidirectional vaulting by carving from a solid

Material Samples

Mapping the sound of building materials

2024FeaturedInteractiveLab

Custom 3D Printed Joints

3D printed joints for the assembly of a complex structure

Nova Proposal

Our design proposal for the Flatiron Plaza Holiday Competition

POLYPlux Prototype

Mylar panel with battery powered LEDs

Light House Process

Sound responsive interface and technical development

Edge Optimization

optimizing small edges of a voronoi pattern using Lloyd’s algorithm

TIGER Drylac RAL Gradients

Tool to generate gradients between two RAL colors

Lightweave

Interactive light and sound prototyping and integration

Xtra Moenia

Engineering and color pattern

Minimum Length 3D Joints

generate 3D joints from a network of lines

2D Noise

Simple animate 2D noise sketches.

Geometric Weaving

Workflow for a randomly woven aluminum construction.

Diffusion-limited aggregation

algorithm that creates Brownian trees

Color mapping

mapping color onto a complex piece of geometry

Form Finding with Kangaroo

creating a form that is optimized by applied forces

Seeking Fidelity

Generative drawing. New Haven, CT 2018

2018FeaturedLabNew Haven

Weighted Average

used to measure rotation of a field and generate an airflow model

Bubbles

Weighted voronoi or variable radii

Cellular Autmata

Runtime model of a cellular automata algorithm