T22 ArchitectsDIDU
Research

Research as a design method.

T22's research asks how architecture can work with uncertain urban conditions, technological change, cultural memory and public life. Simulation is not a search for one optimised form, but a reflective method for testing relationships, conflicts and possible civic futures.

What is situated messy simulation?

Situated messy simulation is T22's practice-based method for using drawing, modelling, AI reflection, site observation and architectural judgment to work with incomplete data, urban uncertainty, cultural memory and public-space transformation.

Research themes
01Situated Messy SimulationUsing simulation to stay inside urban messiness rather than search for one optimal form.See project → 02Infrastructure as Public SpaceTurning bridges, underpasses and edges into thickened public frameworks.See project → 03AI as Reflective MirrorLetting AI translate cultural memory and locality, not generate style.See project → 04Technodiversity & LocalityKeeping technology diverse and grounded in place, not generic.See project → 05Human-Machine CohabitationFuture public space holding humans, machines and ecology at once.See project → 06Teaching as Research InfrastructureCarrying the method into studios and workshops, tested under real constraints.Collaborate →
Research as method

From site friction to public capacity.

01Diagnose existing conditions
02Map movement, use & conflict
03Develop spatial tactics
04Test through drawing, simulation & AI
05Coordinate toward implementation
Key terms
Situated messy simulation

A design method for rehearsing real situations inside incomplete data and urban uncertainty.

Infrastructure as public space

Designing structures of passage as occupiable public frameworks.

AI as reflective mirror

Using AI as a tool for reflection — translating culture, not generating style.

Polyvalence

One built framework sustaining multiple publics and uses at once.

See the research tested across the projects.→