Throughout my career, I’ve always been fascinated by what I call “data-space” – the idea that the spaces we inhabit are rich with data, waiting to be harnessed for architectural and design innovation. This concept guiding my approach to every project I undertake at LA Consultancy. During my academic years, I coined the term D3 – “Data, Digital & Design”. This wasn’t just a catchy phrase; it encapsulated my vision for the future of architecture and design.
I have coded the very first components in C# and CPython to elaborate the requesting prediction processes provided by OpenAI and StabilityAI platforms. Thanks to their API (Application Programming Interfaces) now you can manipulate the production process inside a unique design environment
Observations regarding the diffusion of AI in our society, these "free and loose thoughts" will be deployed in parts
Key aspects for critical reading of the technological paradigm shift in the architectural design field
these two works have practical and intellectual as well as historical continuity in laying the foundations for a new segment of scientific research in the technological-environmental design field at the DiARC since 2014
My master's thesis degree was my first step foot on the Environmental and Computational Design themes, directly applied to architecture and design challenges in the digital era.
I was fairly lucky to be the first student at DiARC (2014-2015) to experiment with the parametric/computational approach to environmental projects/assessments and research focused on large and small urban scales. VPL approach as a design management tool for a better decision-making assessment.
- I was the ice-breaker
My PhD thesis represents the first attempt to integrate BIM design with computational design based on coding/scripting (but not only) and the tools' interoperability - my motto was "demo or die". Through the case study of the first Apple iOS Developer Academy in Naples as a proof of concept, I contributed to its realization through the technical-scientific collaboration between DiARC and Apple Int. Dist.
An equally important aspect on which I tried to lead the way regarding the attention that academies should give to the mutation of the professional role of the architect as a profession strongly involved in the technological and cultural paradigm shift driven by the digital age.
The evolution from D³ to D⁴ represents a pivotal moment in the history of computational design—one that will profoundly impact practitioners, educators, students and stakeholders throughout the AEC industry. To better understand this transition and its implications, I invite you to contribute your unique perspective by participating in our D⁴ Awareness Survey.
ATk for ComfyUI: a ComfyUI plugin for streamlined Workflow Export (with transparency and zoom) v1.0.0 is out! just for now a quick script to export the Workflow as an image…
Italian version here The Evolution of Computational Design in the AEC industry Design in the contemporary landscape has transcended traditional boundaries, evolving into a methodologically sophisticated process activated by multiple…
Envi-Meter: IoT device for Environmental Data Collection to support Architectural Design and Simulations The Genesis of Envi-Meter: My Personal Journey Throughout my career, I’ve always been fascinated by what I…
Semantic Segmentation using Dense Prediction Transformers via Grasshopper. This innovative component leverages DPT technology to segment and identify objects within images, utilizing the ADE20K pretrained model. Inspired by the Intelligent…
The Ambrosinus Toolkit v1.2.8 now includes a new feature: AI outpainting. This addition enhances the Grasshopper platform with another AI tool that utilizes Stable Diffusion technology. So, it will be…
With Ambrosinus Toolkit v1.2.6 I finally brought the "Variation" mode to the locally executable Stable Diffusion-based AI component package. This well-known mode is based on the principle of altering the…
As many already know, new platforms and services dedicated to AI are growing visibly. Meshy is one of them and promises to empower content creators to effortlessly turn text and…
Since the Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.2.2 has been implemented with a new feature: Run Stable Diffusion locally and above all in remote working! Thanks, AUTOMATIC1111 (A11) project and ControlNET (CN) extensions it is…
Ambrosinus-Toolkit and the Research Projects On this page, you will find the official toolkit research projects useful if you want to cite it in your own design explorations, academic works…
Since the Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.1.9 has been implemented with a new feature: Run Stable Diffusion locally thanks AUTOMATIC1111 (A11) project and ControlNET (CN) extensions. It is another AI tool that brings artificial…
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Per la versione ITA clicca qui As I write, in Italy, the Privacy Guarantor has frozen ChatGPT ordering to regulate the acquisition of data on Italian territory within 20 days…
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As for Flexible Design and Scripting: a Computational Tale in the Digital Era, I will try to share some observations regarding the diffusion of AI in our society with those…
The Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.1.9 has been implemented with a new feature: DPT technology thanks to René Ranftl’s Intel research team. It is another AI tool that brings artificial intelligence power inside…
📣 Now the AI components of Ambrosinus-Toolkit are about two months old [today is 25/01/2023] Although this, with Build-106 of the StabilityAI-GH component I have introduced and included the last…
William Gibson’s uchronia in the field of design is about to happen? The evolution of artificial intelligence is, as is widely known, the progress made in the field of mathematics…
Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! If you want to go straight to the point: Jump to “Edit mode” or Jump…
Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! 📣 I have updated this component to Build-102 (see here). After Stability SDK updates you…
Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! Before going on… let me share this with you 📣 [ð—¨ð—£ð——ð—”ð—§ð—˜] If you don’t want to…
I am developing in my free time a personal Grasshopper toolset – Ambrosinus Toolkit (ATk) is coded in C# (C-sharp) .NET Framework by Microsoft Visual Studio. Some user objects are…
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Per la versione ITA clicca qui The third part of “Flexible Design and Scripting: a computational tale in the Digital Era” tries to share a concept of the heuristic…
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Per la versione ITA clicca qui The second part of this contribution starts with Arturo TEDESCHI‘s interview with David RUTTEN as a pretext, it has been published on number…
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Per la versione ITA clicca qui In 1947, the Italian architect Luigi MORETTI coined the expression: “parametric architecture”. An established post-war Italian architect, at the end of the 1940s,…
Trying to keep fit is always a good idea! I found this interesting challenge made by Ryan Hughes (here) Looking for a computational design challenge? I’ve just mocked up…
Design today is intended as a specific methodological path activated by several actors and, at the same time, digitally mediated. This path is characterized by a growing cultural awareness that…
In this global emergency time, many designer-makers are working hard to help the community. What has emerged is that everyone must do their own part. At this stage, valve prototypes…
These days I'm really regretting the good old flux.io and I really hope that soon returns in other guises. However, I have systematized a simple workflow that allows me to…
In this short article, I would like to share with the Linkedin community part of the methodology that I experimented to solve some critical issues regarding the realization of the…
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The present Research work aims to tackle in experimental and innovative terms ("flexible" approach) the technological design and the process design through the potentialities offered by the technological-informatics progress within…
PROXEMITY: “Make your world a better place” Purpose: enrich the BIM model with RTDM information Operational contribution: define a workflow / best practices to implement the data-informed depth level of the architecture model…
Finally, I did it! I have closed the gap between physical environmental data detection and virtual simulations. Have a look here to see my first IoT device prototype!
Riporto di seguito un frame dell’articolo presentato al GIS Day 2016, sede Università di Napoli “Federico II” organizzato dal prof. Salvatore Sessa col patrocinio di ESRI ArcGIS. L’articolo completo sarà…
Nell’ambito della progettazione architettonica ED urbana ricorrere ad un approccio algoritmico consente di migliorare il flusso di lavoro del progettista quando si affrontano problematiche da discretizzate in termini numerici e di indici/indicatori…
Grasshopper components to evaluate and calculate some useful information about MET, Icl and PMV/PPD thermal index (reference ISO 7730).
Esempio di ottimizzazione del posizionamento, e dunque della forma, di una semplice installazione puntuale e sospesa in funzione della radiazione solare captata e delle ombre portate del contesto urbano.…
Esempio di analisi CFD importata in ambiente Rhinoceros mediante Grasshopper. L’analisi è stata effettuata con software Ecotect, mentre la definizione originale opportunamente è stata ispirata da bedarf.cc
English abstract at the end of the article “…L’aria era densa di discussioni appassionate su computer, programmazione, macchine, codici generativi, e gli architetti la respiravano a pieni polmoni. La…
The role of cities in resisting to the effects of Climate Change has become a central issue in world politics. Towns and metropolis, home for the 50% of the world…
Below the slides from a brief lesson with a little practice about ecological and comfort benchmarks useful to perform a better urban design. When I was an assistant at the…
Risultato del lavoro di ricerca del Laboratorio di sintesi finale (prof.ssa arch. Rejana Lucci). Realizzazione di un complesso residenziale ad alta densità abitativa da insediare nella periferia est di Napoli.
Tree shading design analysis from my Master's Thesis.
Parametric Design tree box filter using Rhino and Grasshopper. It is an Urban Design feature and I share with you this interesting tutorial.
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