"The project explores the integration of multiple programs within a shared spatial system, proposing a development in which residential, commercial, hospitality, and public functions coexist in close proximity. Instead of organizing these uses as separate buildings with independent infrastructures, the proposal concentrates them within a connected structure that allows circulation, services, and public areas to operate collectively."
"A key concept guiding the design is the idea of "reprogramming," which addresses the possibility of reducing conventional separations between urban functions such as living, working, and circulation. In this framework, the project considers how buildings may adapt to changing uses over time. To support this adaptability, the architectural structure is organized around a modular grid of 8 by 8 meters, allowing interior layouts to be reconfigured while maintaining the overall structural system."
World Trade Center Biotic is a mixed-use development in Brasília's Parque Tecnológico designed by Architects Office as part of a 2020 master plan by Carlo Ratti Associati. The project combines offices, residential units, hotels, retail spaces, and shared facilities on a 70,000 square meter site with approximately 180,000 square meters of built area, targeting 150,000 square meters completion by 2030. Rather than separating uses into independent buildings, the design concentrates functions within a connected structure enabling shared circulation, services, and public areas. This creates a continuous urban environment where residential, commercial, hospitality, and public functions coexist, supporting varied occupation patterns throughout the day. The design employs a modular 8x8 meter grid enabling interior reconfiguration while maintaining structural integrity, supporting the concept of "reprogramming" that reduces conventional separations between living, working, and circulation functions.
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