Stefan Rutzinger

• University of Innsbruck

Recent advances in 3D generative models have shown promising results but often fall short in capturing the complexity of architectural geometries and topologies and fine geometric details at high resolutions. To tackle this, we present ArchComplete, a two-stage voxel-based 3D generative pipeline consisting of a vector-quantised model, whose composi...

Timber aggregations, which are based on small components, have great potential for design and production. They allow the creation of non-standardized and geometrically differentiated structures and are suitable for human-machine collaboration during assembly due to the easier handling of small parts. In addition, wood scrap or offcut timber pieces...

The paper details a 3D to 2D encoding method, which can store complex digital 3D models of architecture within a single image. The proposed encoding works in combination with a point cloud notation and a sequential slicing operation where each slice of points is stored as a single row of pixels in the UV space of a 1024 × 1024 image. The performanc...

This research was carried out to develop a novel composite material consisting of a thread reinforcement and a clay matrix, as well as to develop a method of shaping this material into hollow spatial structures. Ceramic elements in the building industry are currently created by applying extruding, pressing and casting methods. The approach of spray...

This paper presents a case study of an interactive and collaborative installation realized within a larger exhibition. The work mediates space and vision between human and machine and speculates on the role that spatial computing can play in architecture design. It explores the encoding and decoding of spatial experiences using a physical relief wa...

In digital design practice, the connection and feedback between physical and digital modelling is receiving increasing attention and is seen as a source of creativity and design innovation. The authors present a workflow that supports real-time design collaboration between human and machine intelligence through physical model building. The proposed...

Im SFB Advanced Computational Design werden Entwurfswerkzeuge und ‐prozesse durch multi‐ und interdisziplinäre Grundlagenforschung entwickelt. Das Ziel ist, durch eine neue Generation von Computational‐Design‐Methoden höhere Entwurfsqualität und effizientere Prozesse in Architektur und Bauwesen zu ermöglichen. Die Forschung wird in drei Bereichen d...

Design strategies based on emergent material effects share as a common characteristic a kind of “untidiness” or inherent vagueness which cannot be entirely controlled but rather predicted in computational approximations [9]. This paper discusses the relation of global geometry (pre-defined/top-down) and local material effects evolving from material...

Where might we find post‐digital beauty? Stefan Rutzinger and Kristina Schinegger, architectural teachers and founding principals of Vienna‐based soma architecture, argue that in an era where big data sets and artificial intelligence software assistants are taking the grunt work out of architectural production, notions of beauty and function need t...

The paper describes the design process of an observation tower that does not follow a conventional logic of pre-conceived form and its subsequent postevaluation. Instead architectural design, functional concepts, and structural evaluation are co-evolved with the help of digital tools. Within this simultaneous design process the natural role model o...

This paper describes the design criteria for a temporary art pavilion and the development of an irregular complex structure with emergent load bearing capacities. Emergence is understood as the production of qualities out of quantity. This implies that - at least in the architectural context - the discussion about performance cannot omit the experi...