DIFFUSIVE HABITATS

2021 - 2022

University College London
The Bartlett School of Architecture

RC3 | Living Architecture Lab:
AI and Autonomous Architecture

DISTINCTIONS:

B-Pro Architectural Design Gold Medal
- Highest Honor in the M.Arch AD Program 
Paris Design Award
- Emerging Interior Designer of the Year
- Winner in Interior Design/Intelligent home
- Winner in Architecture/Housing
Architecture Masterprize
- Other Architecture, Student Winner
- Residential Architecture - Multi-Unit, Student Winner
“A’ Design Award”
- Generative, Algorithmic,  and AI-Assisted Design
International Design Awards (IDA)
- Architecture Categories / Mix - Use Arch. Designs
Design Educates
- Responsive Design Winner
- Universal Design Winner
London International Creative Competition
- Finalists in Build (Architecture)


︎ PROJECT VIDEO:
https://vimeo.com/862124894


DESCRIPTION: Diffusive Habitats is an autonomous adaptable architectural system that looks to reassess the linear life cycle of traditional building practice. An advanced distributed robotic material system was developed with bi-directional cyber-physical control protocols for simultaneous state alignment. Further, through both algorithmic and deep learning driven decision-making strategies, robotic collaboration is achieved. The project operates through an integrated platform engaged by the local community to both collectively and independently decide the present and future state of the habitat. The project explores spatial configuration and negotiation through an agent based spatial planner algorithm which exploits reinforcement learning to respond to and continuously adjust situated volumetric conditions in relation to multi-user requirements. Diffusive habitats utilize constraint solving algorithms to materialize the space and deploys distributed robots and ai to construct and reconfigure the result.


TEAM:
Sergio Mutis
Eric Hughes
Ibrahim Ghousiaa Faizunsha
Lia Papoutsi

TUTORS: 
Tyson Hosmer
Octavian Gheorghiu
Philipp Siedler

SKILL TUTORS:
Baris Erdincer
Ziming He
Panagiotis Tigas

CONSULTANTS + CRITICS:
Robert Stuart Smith
Daniel Kohler
Patrik Schumacher
Jose Sanchez
Georg Vrachliotis
Winka Dubbeldam
Areti Markopoulou
Mario Carpo