Studio Mode was commissioned by Populous in New York City to design a custom parametric model and digital environment for the schematic and design development phases of a futbol stadium in Monterrey, Mexico.

The project required the ability to achieve iterative development of the stadium’s overall form, skin, and associated surface geometry, including material break-lines and “gilled” apertures. The model was generated using associative logics related to main driver geometry based in a 1:1 metric and utilized the extension of the chosen parametric design platform, Grasshopper, through custom built and scripted nodes.

“Folding Facades” is a study involving panelization techniques towards the optimization of surface shading and lighting effects. The scalar potential of such an assembly provides an interesting domain for future explorations at building scale.

The N_Table was designed in collaboration with Andrew Kudless (MATSYS) for a small video installation by Norah Zuniga Shaw.

The table consists of a cellular-structured base and a rear-projected screen serving as a tabletop. Audio and video equipment and contained at the bottom of the table allowing for a light to permeate throughout the cellular base.

Studio Mode and Brandon Zeeb were commissioned by performance artist Tahni Holt to consult on the design and development of a series of projected visuals for the live performance “Endless Ocean Endless Sky.”

The hour-long performance is structured around a script consisting of 100 short chapters based on Holt’s non-linear, non-narrative “blueprint.” Utilizing the processing capabilities of Max.Msp.Jitter, Studio Mode developed a library of short-sequence and procedurally-processed videos which were compiled into longer formats for the performance.

Sykada1.0 is an ambient feedback network composed of a user interactive video interface and an audio indexing system.

Working in collaboration with Andrew Kudless (MATSYS) and Brandon Zeeb, Studio Mode designed and developed Sykada to record and process site-specific sounds relating changing user positions and proximities to pieces within the installation space.

The system consists of a motion tracking surveillance and analysis application in Max.Msp.Jitter, operating in junction with a recording and granular processing engine in Native Instruments’ Reaktor.

Studio Mode and Brandon Zeeb were commissioned by Andrew Kudless (MATSYS) and the ACADIA to further develop Sykada1.0 to implement greater degrees of complexity in the layering of locational and audio input.

The system consists of multiple associative surveillance inputs, whereby discrete locations measure difference locally as well as at a global scale. Triggered by the interaction of users, the reprocessing of site-specific sounds throughout the installation space serves as both an active and reactive audio environment.