Computational Systems
for Complex Design
We turn architectural ideas, geometries, and workflows into custom parametric systems.
Grasshopper · Rhino · Python · C# · Simulation · Fabrication
ABOUT
STUDIO CHIMERA
We build custom parametric systems and computational tools
for architecture – from design intent to fabrication.
Studio CHIMERA is a computational design practice combining architecture, code, research, and digital fabrication. We develop custom parametric systems that translate design intent into controlled geometry, data, automation, and production – ready workflows across different scales and project contexts.
The studio brings together architects, computational designers, developers, researchers, and fabrication specialists around the specific needs of each project.
Capabilities
Studio CHIMERA develops custom parametric systems and computational tools for complex design challenges across architecture, urban systems, and fabrication. We combine geometry, code, data, and production logic to make complex design ideas controllable, repeatable, and buildable.
Our capabilities range from parametric modeling and custom Grasshopper development to simulation, spatial data, and digital fabrication. Depending on the project, we can develop a focused design tool or a complete workflow connecting concept, analysis, optimization, documentation, and production.
We build parametric systems, custom tools, and computational workflows for architecture, design, and fabrication.
Research
PARAMETRIC SYSTEMS & COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS
Research develops custom tools, algorithms, and software frameworks for design automation, geometry processing, interoperability, and advanced AEC workflows. The focus is on extending existing design environments through robust, project-specific computational methods.
URBAN & ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION
Research investigates mobility, accessibility, spatial behavior, climate, and environmental performance through data-driven urban models. Simulation and analytical methods connect spatial information with measurable performance across building, neighborhood, and city scales.
DIGITAL FABRICATION & MANUFACTURING
Research explores the translation of computational design into physical production through robotic fabrication, additive manufacturing, CNC, and prefabrication. The work connects geometry, material behavior, fabrication constraints, and automation within integrated design-to-production workflows.
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN THEORY & PHILOSOPHY
Research examines how computation transforms design thinking, authorship, agency, and architectural knowledge. The work investigates the evolving relationship between human intention, generative systems, artificial intelligence, and machine-driven processes within contemporary digital design.
Education
Studio CHIMERA extends its computational practice into education through university courses, workshops, lectures, and intensive programs. Teaching focuses on parametric thinking, computational design, urban data, digital fabrication, and emerging AI workflows. By connecting research with applied methods, we translate complex computational processes into clear, transferable knowledge for students, professionals, and institutions.
Publications
ALGORITHMIC AGENCY
CHIMERA Research Series 03 · December 2025
Digital Skins
CHIMERA Research Series 02 · January 2024
Anomalis
CHIMERA Research Series 01 · February 2023