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Research on participatory urban furniture design that combines extended reality, discrete bamboo fabrication and digital workflows to reimagine how furniture is designed and made.

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Extended Reality · Gamified Participatory Design

Developing an XR Gamified Participatory Urban Furniture Design System

A system that uses extended reality, 3D scanning and discrete bamboo fabrication to make urban furniture design more participatory, adaptable and innovative.

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Period2024–2026
FormatXR + Bamboo Fabrication
ApplicationUrban Furniture
LeadDr. Sky LO Tian Tian

Designing discrete bamboo units and assembling them through topological optimisation.

The project explores how XR can support bamboo design visualisation, alongside 3D scanning, discrete design principles and material integration strategies. The process covers 3D scanning raw bamboo, designing discrete units and connection rules, and aggregating units through topological optimisation to create adaptable furniture forms that respond to bamboo’s material constraints.

Discrete bamboo furniture system overview
Discrete bamboo system
Bamboo unit design
Unit design
Bamboo aggregation study
Topological aggregation
Bamboo furniture prototype
Furniture prototype