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E1027 is the collaborative thesis project I completed for the Master of Science in Computational and Advanced Design at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy, alongside Lisa Meinesz and Eirik Johnsbråten. Developed across a 17-hour time difference between Sydney, Oslo, and Seattle, the project culminated in a short film, narrative art book, and final presentation documenting a fully realized speculative world.
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Presentation Boards Gallery
Book (Click Cover to View)
My primary contributions centered on art direction, narrative design, digital sculpting, and—most technically—computational modeling in Houdini and Grasshopper, using code not just to generate form, but to build the logic of the world’s infrastructure.
Short Film
Set inside a government research lab, the story begins when a coral restoration experiment evolves beyond its intended purpose, giving rise to an intelligent, self-organizing ecosystem. Born from a SCOBY-based biofilm, it develops glasslike architecture, thermoregulating systems, transit networks, and a breathable microdroplet atmosphere inhabited by delicate sentient lifeforms known as E1s. From a sterile petri dish, a city unfurls: unplanned, uncontrollable, and alive, leaving principal microbiologist Dr. Vening uncertain how to respond.
Equal parts science and fiction, E1027 explores material ecology, speculative evolution, and bioethics through the question: what makes something worthy of survival?
Render Galllery
The final thesis presentation premiered the short film before an audience of hundreds of industry professionals and design leaders. The project received an extended critique and strong interest from attendees, including encouragement to pursue it further through studios and film festivals.
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