AlgoForma.

AlgoForma.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT · ARCHITECTURE × TECHNOLOGY

INDEPENDENT PROJECT · ARCHITECTURE × TECHNOLOGY

LAB.

LAB.

A PRACTICE IN PROGRESS

A PRACTICE IN PROGRESS

What if the best use of AI in an architecture studio was simply giving architects more room to think?

What if the best use of AI in an architecture studio was simply giving architects more room to think?

AlgoForma is an early-stage project exploring practical automation for architecture studios. A space to understand everyday work, question what can be improved, and shape small, considered tools that support professional judgement.

ALGOFORMA / FIELD NOTE 001

ALGOFORMA / FIELD NOTE 001

Architecture, with more room to design.

Architecture, with more room to design.

01 / THE IDEA

Less time lost to the process. More attention for the project.

01 / Understand

Start with the studio

Start with the studio

Start with how the studio actually works. Map recurring tasks, information handovers and points of friction before deciding whether automation is useful.

02 / Shape

Choose what is worth improving

Choose what is worth improving

Define a focused improvement. Explore a small workflow or prototype with clear inputs, boundaries and review points, rather than adding complexity for its own sake.

03 / Support

Keep people in control

Keep people in control

Keep people in control. Consider how a proposed tool could fit everyday practice, with understandable steps, documented limits and room for feedback.

ARCHITECTURE — PROCESS — PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE — PROCESS — PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGY

02 / AREAS TO EXPLORE

Small improvements can change the shape of a working day.

These are illustrative directions, not deployed products or proven client outcomes. Each would need to be assessed against a studio’s actual process, information and tools.

These are illustrative directions, not deployed products or proven client outcomes. Each would need to be assessed against a studio’s actual process, information and tools.

These are illustrative directions, not deployed products or proven client outcomes. Each would need to be assessed against a studio’s actual process, information and tools.

A / Documents

Project information, easier to find

Project information, easier to find

Explore ways to organise project information and prepare consistent document drafts, with source checks and professional review built into the process.

B / Repeatable work

A first draft, ready for a professional check

A first draft, ready for a professional check

Consider recurring tasks such as file naming, folder structures and routine checklists. Begin with clear rules and keep exceptions visible.

C / Project oversight

Tasks and dates in one clearer view

Tasks and dates in one clearer view

Explore clearer views of milestones, open questions and pending decisions, without replacing the architect’s responsibility for coordination and judgement.

D / Everyday tools

Better connections between systems

Better connections between systems

Investigate small helpers for finding information, preparing meeting notes and drafting routine communications, with privacy and human approval in mind.

These are illustrative concepts, not deployed products or proven client results. Technical documents, budgets and sensitive communications must be reviewed by qualified professionals. Any future workflow would need appropriate checks for accuracy, confidentiality and suitability before use.

Not everything needs to be automated. First, find what is worth improving.

Not everything needs to be automated. First, find what is worth improving.

Explore the approach

Explore the approach

AlgoForma · Architecture, processes & AI