design research
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ArcLab is research group created by ArcStudio. Its primary objective is to create a “think tank” which will evoke a cross dialogue of academicians, masters and PhD scholars. Combining expertise in different field of architecture and design we developed a research culture and new paradigm.
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We put efforts in design research to improve the built environment. In collaboration with Curtin University, Australia and University of Technology Malaysia, ArcLab research clusters fall within four focused areas: Computational Design, Sustainable Design in Tropics, Smart Hospitality and Urban Ecosystem.
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arclab research cluster
This research investigates around computational design tools for supporting design intensive problems in building design. The mission of the team is to question the design quality of the built environment through research centered around digital technologies for design, documentation and construction procurement. It aims to evaluate topics related to design computation and envelop optimization particularly:
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Geometric Rationalization
Complex Geometry
Mesh Relaxation
Biomimetics
Computational BIM
Parametric Facade
computational design
The climate change have put building engineered for the tropics the issues of increasing demand of the thermal comfort requirements and at the same time confronted by the challenge of building design that is sustainable and resilient. This research cluster is focused on evaluating issues of sustainable building design in the tropics specifically developing new knowledge, processes and building typologies for turning spatial concepts and ideas such as:
Energy Performance & Optimization
Active Building Systems
Performative Facade
Passive Building Strategies
Biophilic Design
sustainable design
Hospitality design that are focused on theorizing the current design trends of branded luxury hotels and resorts through integrating smart and ubiquitous technologies to improve human comfort, experience, wellness and visual perception of hotel spaces such as:
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Smart Technologies
Hi-tech Systems and Apps
Ubiquitous Computing
Human Perception and Cognition
Virtual and Augmented Reality.
smart hospitality
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urban ECOSYSTEM
With the complexity and distinctive characters of urbanism in Asia, the objective of this cluster is to develop sustainable models of urban ecosystem in a broader sense of ecological system that makes up an entire metropolitan area. It tackles urbanism issues related to:
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Urban Regeneration
Urban Built Form
Resilience & Informality
Car-lite Mobility in Cities
Community & Participation
KEY FACTS
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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160
Publications
Citations
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10 Journals
40
Conference Papers
Handbooks
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ArcLab is research group created by ArcStudio. Its primary objective is to create a “think tank” which will evoke a cross dialogue of academicians, masters and PhD scholars. Combining expertise in different field of architecture and design we developed a research culture and new paradigm
current and past research initiatives
Our research aims to undertake inquiry of design problems into research and contribute to design practice. The point of exploration builds around practice-based problems to advance knowledge at the academe by means of research by design through discovering new processes, tools and new understanding of design theories. By bridging the gap between academe and practice, it enables to challenge the existing theories through projects then turns into a fascinating research.
01/21
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POST COVID-19 HOUSING IN
SINGAPORE: A CRITICAL ENQUIRY
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05/20
CAR-LITE MOBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARK
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05/20
SUSTAINABLE & RESILIENT
URBAN ECOSYSTEM
SMART HOSPITALITY:
HUMAN PERCEPTION +
COGNITION
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08/19
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05/17
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING AND HOW IT CAN IMPROVE ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES
05/16
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EVOLUTIONARY ARCHITECTURE
03/17
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE MODELLING FOR BUILDING ENGINEERED FOR THE THE TROPICS