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Architectural Informatics Lab
Yasushi Ikeda Laboratory
Projects
This project seeks to analyze the complex and discrete behavior of crowds in freely trafficked urban public spaces in relation to their spatial geometry. It aims to refine behavioral simulations with dynamic visual information models using automatic recognition data from surveillance camera images, and to apply them to spatial design.
This project aims to establish a low-cost and sustainable construction method in complex-shaped GRC (Glassfiber Reinforced Cement). We are developing an automatic spraying system that fits the design shape and a shape-changing formwork.
(Coop with ASAHI BUILDING-WALL CO.,LTD.).
This Collaboration Project between The University of Tokyo and Brandenburg University of Technology explores real-time adaptive fabrication. In this project, we explore collaboration methods that involve multiple designers. Not only digital data, we also explore how this collaboration can include robots and the physical world. We developed ways to incorporate robotic and design constraints from two locations so that we can have a common phygital space for collaboration.
We are researching kinetic architecture that changes its shape as an application of digital design and fabrication. This is a project that avoids wind loads and allows for lightweight construction by only erecting the structure when necessary.
（coop with Y.Shimoda and S.Hayashi)
We are working on highly complex modular construction methods that take advantage of the freedom of shape provided by 3D printing concrete.
We are developing a sustainable framework to develop circular economy principles in the wood construction sector using latest advances in digital tools and information technology. This research takes inspiration in traditional woodworking methods to better take into account the non-homogeneous nature of wood and improve its reusability and recyclability.
This project aims to support the construction of complex assemblies by displaying information through Augmented Reality. Our main case study consists in assisting the construction of typical wooden structures connected by steel joints. This applied research aims to bring concrete benefits to the industrial sector such as preventing mistakes when installing components and improving safety and efficiency.
This project focuses on exploring innovative design possibilities using digital fabrication and automated assembly techniques. In this project, we tried to construct a complex facade using a real-time updatable design and fabrication data database. This approach allowed us to build the facade without the need for traditional construction paper documents.
This project is developing a cyber-physical environment to foster a sense of shared experience among residents when participating in community development workshops. It relies on similar principles as game applications that use GPS location to merge physical and virtual spaces.
is a kind of consensus-building system that reflects the collective will of humans and aims to make spontaneous, democratic, and rational use of rapidly developing urban activity data.
The Inspiration and Excitement Science Workshop is aimed at junior and senior high school students. They use Grasshopper to create three-dimensional structures on a computer and then use a laser cutter to cut out the components. Through this experience, where they can immediately create the shapes they have imagined on the computer interface, they can get a glimpse of the possibilities of digital fabrication.
We created a computational interface and digital manufacturing method to support the design and fabrication of complex interior structures using only simple hand tools. This extends manual crafting possibilities by including considerations about the creation of automated processes for machining and joining components. The performance of the method was demonstrated through the realization of a complex timber shelf.
In this project, we developed "The Interactive Procedural Scanning," a 3D automated scanning method for building materials, combining a human worker, a CNC robot, and traditional timber examination techniques. Using an industrial robotic arm and computer vision, we created a digital twin of the timber, which facilitated precise information exchange and guidance. Our system significantly minimized discrepancies between planned and actual processing locations, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in material handling.
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