Research
My research interests are focused on the intersection between biology, design, parametric algorithms and digital fabrication technologies through a BioDigital approach and as a result of a transdisciplinary convergence.
I'm currently PhD student in the Institute for Biodigital Architecture and Genetics, at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya -UIC- in Barcelona, Spain; as well researcher in Experimental Morphology Research Group, Industrial Design career at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Bio-inspired parametric surfaces research project
Second stage
The goal of the second stage was to evaluate the sensory properties and emotional responses of bio-inspired textures for product design, through experiential characterization.
BioDigital stool project
This project aimed the design of a stool based on three-dimensional growing patterns extracted from nature, through the integration between parametric design and additive fabrication technologies, highlighting a morphological / material experimentation with a transdisciplinary and empirical-experimental approach.
BioDigital 3D Concrete Printing
The integration between 3D Concrete Printing and parametric design is defining a new paradigm in architecture, with important advances in recent decades, it is possible to build complex geometries without formwork, reduced costs, less risk of accidents and better productivity. Research proposal was based on a BioDigital Architecture approach, the aim was oriented to design architectural components based on nature through a synergy between digital algorithms and additive manufacturing technologies to solve local problems in Medellín, Colombia.
Collaboration between Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Universidad EAFIT and Constructora Conconcreto. Researchers: David A. Torreblanca-Díaz, Luis Felipe Lalinde, Andrés Felipe Montoya Tobón, Alejandra María Carmona Duque, Julián David Saldarriaga Londoño, Edgar Alexander Ossa Henao, Ricardo Alberto Camargo Piedrahita and Santiago Gil Durán.
Links:
Genetic Architectures Research Group