Research portfolio developed by Javier Fuentes Quijano
EXPLORATIVE DIGITAL METHODS Bachelor Course February 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026 Role -Teaching & Research Associate University Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Explorative Digital Methods is a bachelor-level course taught at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) for approximately 150 students. The course introduced fundamental principles of parametric design using Grasshopper, in …
RENABUMA Research Project September 2025 Renabuma is a research and construction project developed in Ghana that investigates context-specific building systems based on local materials, craftsmanship, and digitally assisted design processes.The project combines hands-on construction with research-driven experimentation, aiming to understand how traditional construction knowledge can be translated into structured design methodologies and, ultimately, into digitally …
REGROW FLAX Research Project April 2023 RegrowFlax is a research project that explores construction-driven form generation through the use of natural materials, digital design methods, and fabrication-aware workflows.Rather than imposing a predefined geometry, the project investigates how architectural form can emerge from the logic of material behaviour, construction sequencing, and fabrication constraints. The system combines …
RESIDENCE Research Project April 2024 Residence is a research project focused on the development of a low-carbon construction system based on natural materials and digitally driven fabrication processes.The project investigates the combination of willow, jute, and earth with computational design, algorithms, and automation to produce prefabricated building elements with significantly reduced environmental impact. The research …
Misty Atmospheres Processing Script December 2020 The script simulates suspended particles sets that are drawn based on distance from the screen. It reproduces a 3D dimension adding a fading algorithm to the particles located farther away from the viewer. The user can dive over those particles, moving the mouse around or touching the screen in …
Self-Replicant SilkWorms Processing Script March 2020 The script replicates wool patterns fabricated by multiple silkworm swarms. Every time the script runs, the silkworms will produce a different stitched design. The user should click or touch the screen to create a new self-replicant silkworm swarm. The swarms act as an agent-based system design which will spread …
The script renders different colours, shapes and locations of lights rays which creates multiple glimmery flashes.
Soft Swarm Behaviour Processing Script June 2020 The script follows flock birds pattern rules where every agent in the system comes after other agents behaviours. At a particular time, the flock is denser or its shape changes due to external actions (in this case mouse location). Swarm density and internal shape vary depending mouse’s position …
Triangular Motion Network Processing Script July 2020 The script generates a moving grid of points that act like multi-agent systems forming different triangular surfaces when 3 points exceed the threshold distance. Those agent points move with different velocities and directions, forming an interactive motion system. Triangular surfaces have multiple colours depending on the initial tones …
