Digital capturing technologies such as photogrammetry and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scanning are increasingly present in construction, yet their use is oftentimes limited to documenting the existing site conditions or recording construction progress.

Bespoke Realities shifts the focus from ‘data of’, to ‘data for’, aiming to develop a streamlined manufacturing process utilising digital capturing methodologies to enable bespoke design solutions. Such development will help to reduce the inherent complexity of handling non-standardised forms in the design for manufacture workflow.

Additionally, digital archiving offers a potential to increase the re-use rates of building components across multiple scales. This project develops an approach to re-manufacturing components that facilitates inventive adaptive reuse and reduction of carbon-intensive materials.

The case study features a staircase in House of Annetta. The exposed, fire damaged beams were digitally captured, and their geometry was subtracted from the bracket body to ensure a snug fit. The wood used in the project was collected from site and documented to ensure compatibility with proposed design.