MaBa.SAPERLab

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MaBa.SAPERLab carries out research and development in the architectural field which is based on a multidisciplinary vision of design and construction. Research focuses on technological innovation, computational design and advanced fabrication, with a focus on sustainability, building and urban redevelopment, and the deployment of cutting-edge materials and technologies.

Works

The following is a selection of major projects developed in recent years, where advanced research converges with practical application, generating outcomes that support civil society, public institutions, and the business sector.

2025

Material Bank - matters make sense

Biennale of Architecture 2025

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2023

Autostrada del Brennero

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2023

Conca

Angelo Mangiarotti and the polytechnic imagination

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2022

STRUNA

Project for QC Terme Torino

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2021

MatRes

Biennale of Architecture 2021

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2019

Church with Five Domes

Memoria della Leonardesca

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2019

Mies van der Rohe. An idea of a city

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2019

Expansion of the Academy at Scalo Farini: Directions of an Architectural Project

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera - Politecnico di Milano

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2019

SENSEKNIT

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2018

STRUNA

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2016

Trabeculae pavillon

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Desert tectonics

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Multiproperties structural design

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Multiscale topology optimization for additive manufacturing

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3D-printed human barricade from petg recycled plastic bottles

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Ecoacustica sustainable and innovative surfaces for adaptive acoustics

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Dune interactive multipurpose small pavillon

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Services

Below are the services offered by the MaBa.SAPERLab Unit to students, teachers, researchers and businesses

Advanced manufacturing and prototyping for architecture

The use of computer numerical control machines, additive and subtractive machines to build architectural designs at all scales. Assistance with CAD-CAM design processes.

Creation of prototypes and demonstrators for dry assembly structures, design items and building components with different technical materials for architecture.

Computational design systems

Assistance and development of applications for the computational design and simulation of the behaviour of buildings, structures and construction systems.

Development of innovative technology and materials for architecture

Design, development and production of construction solutions such as envelopes, structures and components with innovative characteristics from a structural, environmental or technological point of view.

The study of innovative materials for architecture and construction through analytical and experimental research (geopolymers, composites, shape-changing materials, organic and inorganic materials, and others).

Instrumentation