May 1, 2026
// the boring part
why the model comes first. a short note on why we simulate before we draw, and why the order matters more than the software.
December 4, 2024
// case studies we admire
los cerros offices · madrid. emase arquitectura's los cerros offices in madrid hit 10 kwh / m² / year. a mediterranean answer to the same question we ask in the tropics — how little energy can a building cost to run.
November 12, 2024
// the boring part
the glass delusion. dismantling the temperate-modernist glass-box aesthetic with peer-reviewed building physics. why an unprotected glass façade in the tropics is life-support, not architecture.
October 21, 2024
// the guide
sustainable architecture in panamá. a long-form take on why panamá's glass-tower aesthetic is structurally incompatible with its climate and its electricity rates, and what tropical-specific design moves actually work.
October 8, 2024
// facc 3.0
living facade elements. a speculative design where building skins host algae instead of silicon, turning façades into urban biofactories that produce energy, biomass, and clean air.
September 1, 2024
// facc 2.0
arctic data centers. what if server farms moved to the freezing north? a speculative design where cold air, snow, and seawater do the cooling work that machines do today.
July 15, 2024
// facc 1.0
harvesting water in a drying earth. a speculative design: what if buildings became atmospheric harvesters? textile structures that condense fog, dew, and rain into storage, blurring the line between shelter and water infrastructure.
