Computational Design Archives - Page 2 of 8

Designing Dignity: Modular Shelter Systems Informed by Lived Experience

December 19, 2025

How can modular systems support dignity, privacy, and adaptability in shelter environments? This project uses Rhino to translate lived experience into a flexible, fabrication-ready design that rethinks how transitional housing spaces can evolve.

Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Education Emerging Voices Interior Design

Digikala Flagship Store: A Physical Prototype for the Future of Online Retail

December 4, 2025

Digikala’s first flagship store reimagines online retail as a physical and immersive spatial experience: a 400 m² prototype where portals, interactive environments, and a continuous spiral transforms passive browsing into active participation.

Advanced Forms Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Interior Design Rendering & Animation

Epicycloid Blossom: A Parametric Lighting Piece Shaped by Geometry, Python, and AI-Assisted Design

November 25, 2025

Epicycloid Blossom is a digitally developed sculptural lighting piece generated from the mathematical behavior of the epicycloid curve. Although the piece was not physically fabricated, the project reached full production-ready documentation and stands as a refined example of AI-assisted parametric design.

Computational Design Digital Fabrication Education Emerging Voices Lighting Rendering & Animation

Silverback Grizzly 21 LE: Data-Driven Design for Law Enforcement on the Water

November 14, 2025

A high-performance patrol vessel designed with Petestep’s Spray Deflector Technology and refined through Rhino and Orca3D Marine CFD. The Silverback Grizzly 21 LE sets a new benchmark for speed, efficiency, and crew comfort in law enforcement marine craft.

Advanced Forms Computational Design Digital Fabrication Engineering Marine

The Peanut Bench: Free-Form Coopering on a CNC Robot

November 7, 2025

The Peanut Bench reimagines the traditional coopering technique through computational design. Using Rhino, Grasshopper, and CNC machining, Stephen Thrasher crafted a free-form wooden bench that bridges craftsmanship and digital fabrication.

Advanced Forms Computational Design Digital Fabrication Furniture

The Brick Screen: A Parametric Reinterpretation of the Traditional Jali

October 31, 2025

The Brick Screen, designed by Muhammad Talha Muftee and Shaikh Abdul Basit for the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, reimagines the traditional jali through parametric design. Using Grasshopper, the architects combined local masonry craft and digital precision to create an environmentally responsive brick façade that has set a new precedent for computational design in Pakistan.

Advanced Forms Architecture Computational Design Construction Digital Fabrication

Parametric Sculptures for PUMA: Digital Precision in Antofagasta

October 24, 2025

A pair of monumental parametric pumas, installed at PUMA’s Antofagasta store, showcases how digital design, CNC fabrication, and meticulous layering can transform feline anatomy into striking sculptural forms.

Art Computational Design Digital Fabrication Emerging Voices Industrial & Product Design

Adaptive Fashion: Designing with Body Data

October 17, 2025

Adaptive Fashion is a design research project by Laura Civetti that transforms body data into generative garment patterns using Rhino and Grasshopper. By translating information such as posture, curvature, and stress zones into computational rules, the project prototypes adaptive clothing systems with 3D printing, paving the way for highly personalized, high-performance fashion.

3D Printing Computational Design Digital Fabrication Education Emerging Voices Fashion

Navatu: Redefining the Waterslide Experience

October 10, 2025

From zero-gravity drops to underwater views, Navatu redefines the waterslide with a manta-inspired design shaped in Rhino and recognized with the IAAPA Brass Ring Award.

3D Printing Advanced Forms Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Rendering & Animation

Del Rio Skate Garden: Where Skateboarding Meets Ecology

October 6, 2025

The Del Rio Skate Garden in Texas is the world’s first municipal skate garden, merging flowing concrete terrain with native desert ecology. Designed and built by skateECOSYSTEMS using Rhino 8, it redefines the skatepark as both civic artwork and living landscape.

Architecture Computational Design Digital Fabrication Emerging Voices Rendering & Animation Urban Design