Laboratories
Immersive Design Lab
The Immersive Design Lab is an interdisciplinary platform that advances architecture, design, and engineering through Extended Reality (XR), Machine Learning (ML), and immersive technologies. At its core is a flexible 32 m² arena, equipped with modular technical hubs, advanced sensors, and a state-of-the-art spatial audio system featuring 75 speakers. The IDL enables real-time interaction with virtual models, collaborative design interfaces, and immersive simulations.
Large-scale Virtualization and Modeling Lab
The Large-scale Virtualization and Modeling Lab (LVML) is a laboratory dedicated to research and teaching in the fields of 3D visualisation, auralization, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). A particular focus is placed on the use of 3D point clouds for interdisciplinary approaches in GIS-supported analysis and for information-based design processes.
Robotic Fabrication Laboratory
The Robotic Fabrication Laboratory (RFL) is the world’s first research platform dedicated to large-scale, robot-based fabrication in architecture and construction. The facility was initiated by the Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication and is an integral part of the Arch_Tec_Lab building at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA).
Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab
The Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab (ZCBS), initiated by the Chair of Architecture and Building Systems led by Prof. Arno Schlueter, provides infrastructure for research and demonstration of future-proof building systems that integrate materials, technology, and the human user. The lab enables experimental research into fundamentally new approaches and their rapid implementation through full-scale, market-oriented demonstrators.
Design in Dialogue Lab
The external page Design in Dialogue Lab is a versatile workspace and dialogue venue of the Chair of Architecture and Urban Transformation led by Professor Freek Persyn, located in the ONA building in Zurich-Oerlikon. It was conceived as both a physical and conceptual space to enable collective thinking, designing, and learning.