Projects — ZaoLab

2026

Reading the grain, geometry and strength of small-diameter timber as design data.

Research · Prototype

A continuous workflow from scan to centreline, orientation and robotic fabrication.

Digital fabrication

An open record of measured material, decisions and making history.

Data · Tools

Documenting irregular timber in the landscape, workshop and finished object.

Field study

Spatial strategies for turning natural growth direction into structural logic.

Design research

Small-diameter timber tested between component, joint and furniture.

Prototype

Public experiments in scanning, toolpaths and the intelligence of making.

Exhibition · Event

Connecting field data, computational models and material practice.

Tools · Research