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21.02.08
monash new school of architecture - update

the new monash school of architecture is opening next week for the start of the 2008 school year. check the studioWSH flickr profile for updates.
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14.02.08
new interiors

new interior design for the house-F project is underway > with laser cut profiling as the major technology used in the manufacture.
05.01.08
commission for new furniture

ufo (au) has been commissioned to sketch design a range of furniture for an italian manufacturer. the concept for the elements are based on complexity and limit of rapid prototyping technology and incorporate alucobond sheeting as the main material.
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15.12.07
sketch designs for residential slice

ufo (au) are developing a glazed slice design for a inner sydney suburb terrace. the concept is to open the terrace through its midpoint, creating a light well and external area between the old and new sections of the house.
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01.12.07
interactive geometry generation
we have been developing a live interactive geometry generator to screen at the 2007 IDEA awards night. the project implements a set of IR sensors that feed real-time data into an animation software through actionscripting. based on the location, density and packing of people, the projection will feed fractal geometry to play off the natural sandstone escarpment patterns of cockatoo island.
http://www.idea-awards.com/
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25.11.07
database centric research

in collaboration with the intelligent building research group (uts) we have developed an interoperable plugin for microstation generative components that allow for full implementation and feedback of structural analysis through space gass - a finite elements analysis software.
http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Promo/Flash/GenerativeComponents.htm
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24.10.07
monash new school of architecture

the new monash school of architecture is well underway with most of the system framing constructed. the building completion is looking to be set for the start of march to coincide with the commencement of the university year. see west / simpson / hatzellis site for more information.
http://www.w-s-h.net.au
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28.09.07
winning move

this is urban future's winning scheme for an innovative row house in manchester. new ideas in prefabrications and sustainability have been paramount of the design alongside the exciting spatial effects. it is scheduled to enter planning phase in november 2007, and start construction as early as march 2008…
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12.09.07
casa nicola almost complete

the casa nicola project in pace del mela, sicily is nearing completion. check the projects page for updates.
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24.08.07
generative components - dubai

dirk anderson spent a week in early september consulting to a large engineering firm in dubai. the focus of the work was parametric driven design through generative components.
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