{"id":8038,"date":"2026-05-14T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8038"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:09:45","slug":"parametric-design-at-seoul-robot-ai-museum-is-both-shelter-and-pedagogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/parametric-design-at-seoul-robot-ai-museum-is-both-shelter-and-pedagogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Parametric design at Seoul Robot & AI Museum is “both shelter and pedagogy”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Continuing our parametricism series<\/a> we look at the Seoul Robot & AI Museum by Turkish studio Melike Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k Architects<\/a>, which was designed to showcase the technologies used in its construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Opened in 2024 in the South Korean<\/a> capital, the Seoul Robot & AI Museum (RAIM) has a spaceship-like design that aims to provoke wonder and curiosity in passersby.<\/p>\n

Its function, being dedicated to robots and AI, was a key influence on how RAIM was designed and built.<\/p>\n

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Seoul Robot & AI Museum (RAIM) has a spaceship-like form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Parametric design was used to test thousands of design options for the museum, aiming to optimise structural efficiency, material use and the integration of robotic fabrication strategies.<\/p>\n

However, studio founder Melike Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k<\/a> said that adhering to a parametric architectural style was not the main goal for RAIM, and human intervention in the design was key.<\/p>\n

Made with laser-CNC machining and robot welding, the gridded patterns in the metal facade panels and joints derive from the structural steel grid concealed behind, designed to form a unified building rather than a separate structure and decorative skin.<\/p>\n

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Its facade was made using laser-CNC machining and robot welding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“A museum dedicated to robotics and AI demanded that we think parametrically about not just geometry, but about how the building system could demonstrate the precision and optimisation embedded in its engineering,” Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“The structural steel frame, the coordinated facade panels, the integrated building systems \u2013 these emerged from relationships between performance criteria, not from a stylistic agenda,” she continued.<\/p>\n

“Computation did not replace intuition. Throughout the process, we moved between digital simulation and physical models, between algorithmic testing and spatial intuition. The parametric model became a tool for sharpening our thinking, not determining it.”<\/p>\n

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RAIM’s gridded exterior patterns follow the building’s structural grid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of the four-storey building is enclosed, save for a strip of windows on the ground floor that wrap the entrance space, cafe, shop and library.<\/p>\n

A tunnelled escalator leads from the entrance to the main exhibition spaces on the upper floors, bypassing office and administration spaces located on the first floor.<\/p>\n

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) methods were used throughout the building. The structure and facade panels were designed parametrically, prefabricated off-site with robotic systems and then assembled on-site with smart coordination systems and robotic assistance.<\/p>\n

Smart building systems were integrated throughout the building, including adaptive climate control, data-driven building management, and smart wayfinding, aiming to enhance the operational efficiency of the building and improve flexibility for exhibitions.<\/p>\n

Alt\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131k wanted to celebrate all the technologies that went into conceiving and building RAIM, and showcased them in the building’s design for visitors to discover as they move through the space.<\/p>\n