Sensor Fusion Lab

Sensor Fusion Lab (SFL) was contracted by Rô Interiorismo, a Barcelona-based boutique architecture and spatial design studio, to modernize their design and environmental monitoring workflows. Rô needed a deployable, multi-sensor grid to capture long-term environmental data within their renovation projects and a non-intrusive system that could monitor and adapt to human occupancy in their residential and office designs. SFL created these by fusing discrete sensor arrays with a building’s HVAC and automated shading systems. The deliverable was a valuable tool that precisely detailed the interaction of materials with the coastal climate.

SFL's solution for Rô was implemented in three phases. The first focused on setting up temporary sensor arrays to audit baseline thermal bridging, humidity, and airflow in older Barcelona buildings prior to drafting plans. In the second phase, discrete, low-profile sensor nodes were engineered to blend seamlessly into Rô's interior fit-outs to measure indoor air quality, light, and acoustics. The third and final phase involved creating a data pipeline to connect these sensor arrays with building ventilation, shading, and climate control systems.

The partnership between SFL and Rô resulted in key deliverables that provided precise, real-world data to back up Rô's bioclimatic and interior design concepts. These deliverables included comprehensive data sets that visualized a building's structure's interaction with heat and humidity, a clean digital dashboard to monitor indoor environmental quality, an API connector to feed real-time building performance data into their design software, and a practical guide detailing how to install and hide sensor hardware without compromising the design aesthetic. These tools have allowed Rô to refine future architectural models based on live results.