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Concept Studies

Original architectural ideas, with evidence and speculation clearly separated — concept studies and design propositions, honestly labelled as such.

Concept studies are useful when they make their uncertainty visible. They can test a plan, section, material sequence or environmental idea without pretending that an unbuilt image has already proved performance.

Every study in this archive states its scope, source context and next verification step. Drawings and AI-assisted visuals are editorial tools, not construction documentation, certification or evidence of a completed building.

Published stories

  1. The House After the Grid: Five Passive-Cooling Moves

    Courtyard Wind House is an original, unbuilt design study asking a direct question: when mechanical cooling pauses, which architectural decisions can still slow heat, move air and preserve a more habitable interior?