SolarScape | MVRDV NEXT

SolarScape is a speculative research project by MVRDV NEXT, MVRDV’s research and development unit for new experimental technologies. The project investigates the possibilities of a shift from absolute constraints in public building policies to performative environmental simulations, enabled by technological innovations such as digital twins, urban data collection, and more advanced simulations. Using a “voxelised” version of virtual city models and environmental daylight simulations, it proposes a computational methodology that visualises the impact of public policy on future urban developments. The resulting software offers a tool for negotiation between urban stakeholders: it allows developers to identify the sites with the best development potential, while allowing municipalities to visualise the impacts of their policy and ensure high quality additions to the city that are in the public interest.
SolarScape will be presented at the International Architecture Biennale of Rotterdam.
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Wow. I could see this being a major gamechanger in the way we approach urban planning and policy worldwide. Not only could this completely shift the basis of our policies, it could also significantly improve our urban environments. In Rotterdam, to increase daylight on the street level, or in other much warmer regions, to increase shade and to work around scenery. Very exciting