Technical drawing from Fausto Ferrara’s patent for a modular structural joint connecting beams and columns

Research

Research is part of the workshop: light and matter become operational tools of the project.
Sketches, prototypes, and construction systems guide choices from concept to realization.

Research sketch by Fausto Ferrara exploring surfaces, folds and variations of light

Structural sketch by Fausto Ferrara studying frames, connections and the construction system

Sketchbook page in which Fausto Ferrara uses drawing to explore the passage from intuition to architectural form.

Research on auxetic structures and large-scale 3D printing, applied to construction systems and prefabricated modules.
From prototyping to project use, with attention to performance, material and replicability.

Experimental technologies

Recent works

Every project begins with a workshop: objectives, constraints, and choices become a clear path to completion. Here's a selection of works at various scales.

Experiment at Politecnico di Milano on the zero-gravity robotic printing of an auxetic matrix developed through Fausto Ferrara’s research.