Nexus (2026)
Upcoming Project
Upcoming Project
If architecture could possess intelligence, emotion, and agency—and be installed or transmitted like software—could it become a constant, companion-like presence in our lives?
Situated within the infosphere of contemporary society, this project proposes a new architectural paradigm in which data and silicon emerge as primary building materials. Within this framework, humans, AI, and objects interact as equal agents. By moving beyond material-centered conceptions of architecture, the project foregrounds relationships and networks as its defining essence. Ultimately, it explores future living environments shaped through human–technology co-evolution.
Nexus is a fundamental architectural typology for infogs—informational organisms that inhabit the infosphere. It functions both as a central connective hub enabling interactions among diverse infogs and as a prototype of phygital architecture. By forming networks of collective intelligence across interspecies and trans-media boundaries, the project investigates new modes of architectural existence.
[1] Companion Architecture
Traditional architectural discourse positions buildings as objects to be used and humans as the subjects who use them. In contrast, information philosophy understands buildings and humans as equal agents that co-create shared realities. Infogs within the infosphere are inseparable, with identities and characteristics emerging through mutual interaction. Within the Nexus, informational beings engage in conversations, conflicts, and emotional bonds with companion architectures endowed with affect and awareness. This relationship moves beyond a “primitive” Internet of Things, toward one that is deeply relational and reciprocal.
[2] Architectural Networks
Architecture is becoming softer—more like software—while networks are becoming more solid, increasingly resembling architecture. Nexus exists not as a fixed physical site, but as a networked condition. Whether at home, in the office, in a car, a tent, or a hotel while traveling, entering the Nexus simply means connecting to its shared architectural network. Occupying the liminal space between site-specificity and sitelessness, it enables new forms of fluid habitation—much like accessing the same cloud infrastructure from different locations.