SI_Lab is an elective for Master of Architecture students led by Tony Yu. The subject explores novel uses of scanning, sensing and representational technologies such as LiDAR and XR. Students design speculative frameworks that incorporate these cutting-edge methods.
This semester, students engaged with site-specific and public data to understand non-human life in Fishermans Bend.
Using on-site data from environmental sensors, scientific literature, citizen science sources, the Victorian Government’s Digital Twin model and associated overlays, and high-resolution point cloud models of the site, students developed a sophisticated model for siting interventions based on non-human needs.
Specifically, their framework considered light levels, noise levels, shading and orientation, and human activity to identify candidate sites and generate forms.
Students also produced an immersive VR experience that portrayed the site from the perspective of a bird that loosely approximated typical avian colour vision.
Subject outcomes
Simulated non-human perspective
Presentation by students
Credits
Students
Cuihu Deng, Douglas Thinwa, Hengjia Hu, Taoyuan Zhu