Material-driven design serves as a core approach at D.DLab, advancing sustainable innovation in architecture through the use of emerging materials and advanced fabrication. The lab focuses on bio-based and waste-based materials, ranging from agricultural residues and recycled composites to biologically cultivated matter, leveraging their unique properties to inform design strategies from the bottom up.
Through iterative prototyping and testing, we investigate how such materials can redefine or exceed conventional standards in terms of strength, acoustics, thermal performance, tectonics, and expression. This approach not only seeks to optimize sustainability but also to unlock new spatial potentials and design vocabularies rooted in material intelligence, contributing to reduced environmental impact while opening new creative and cultural trajectories in architecture.