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diji-lab investigates the future of flood-damage control with BIM and digital design
Daily Scenario: Marshland as an extended residential grid to retain soil. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Flooding Scenario: Hybrid solution of permanent & temporary structure. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Streetview Perspective. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Reversed Tributary System: The logic of river basin; THE TEARDROP SHAPE: Fluid dynamics simulation on impact of flood water. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Urban Aggregation Evolution: a) formal simulation trial 01 b) formal simulation trial 02 c) formal simulation trial 03 d) typical american rectilinear north-south grid Block e) fluid dynamic optimized form applied as urban blocks g) Differentiated size to further slow down water speed and allow infiltration f) Blocks staggered to slow down water speed h) overlaying with transportation network. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Construction sequence. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Allowing high efficiency of the prefabrication panel. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Prefabrication Panels. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Details. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Plan of large and small teardrop shape island island optimized form from digital simulation. Image courtesy of diji-lab. TEARDROP SHAPED LARGE ISLAND: PREFABRICATION PANELS. Image courtesy of diji-lab. TEARDROP SHAPED SMALL ISLAND: PREFABRICATION PANELS. Image courtesy of diji-lab. House section. Image courtesy of diji-lab. One-bedroom unit. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Two-bedroom unit. Image courtesy of diji-lab. Site plan. Image courtesy of diji-lab.

Urban Aggregation Evolution: a) formal simulation trial 01 b) formal simulation trial 02 c) formal simulation trial 03 d) typical american rectilinear north-south grid Block e) fluid dynamic optimized form applied as urban blocks g) Differentiated size to further slow down water speed and allow infiltration f) Blocks staggered to slow down water speed h) overlaying with transportation network. Image courtesy of diji-lab.
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Urban Aggregation Evolution: a) formal simulation trial 01 b) formal simulation trial 02 c) formal simulation trial 03 d) typical american rectilinear north-south grid Block e) fluid dynamic optimized form applied as urban blocks g) Differentiated size to further slow down water speed and allow infiltration f) Blocks staggered to slow down water speed h) overlaying with transportation network. Image courtesy of diji-lab.