Erik Lima Müller Bridging Design and AI

Standardize & Automation | Drawing Packages

I lead the standardization and automation of drawing packages, ensuring high quality and consistency. This encompasses title blocks, naming conventions, annotation styles, and detailed assemblies like RCPs, elevations, sections, and panel detail drawings.

This automation ensures efficiency and uniformity, vital for smooth collaboration with vendors and contractors. The included drawings showcase my approach for a major project in South Korea, reflecting commitment to precision and client-specific design solutions.

Custom Solutions | Automation of Complex Systems

To streamline the transition from design to production, I have developed a sophisticated tool that automates the creation of production drawings for doubly curved aucoustic textile panels.

Although primarily written in Python, the tool features a user-friendly interface. This design enables individuals without scripting expertise to easily operate it, bridging the gap between technical complexity and accessibility.

The script’s output includes a comprehensive package: a detailed 3D model of the panel, precise laser cutting files, clear assembly diagrams, and a control measurement drawing for panel dimension verification.

Salmon Eye I A Collaboration with Eide Fjordbruk

Location: Hardanger Fjord, Norway | Opening Year: 2022 | Architect: Kvorning Design | Interior Panels Design: Kvadrat Acoustics - Erik Lima Müller

As the interior panel designer for the Salmon Eye, an offshore exhibition and art installation in Norway, I played a pivotal role in integrating the Kvadrat Acoustic solution. This unique project, focused on sustainable aquaculture, features my design across its interior, enhancing both visual and auditory experiences.

The design comprises 800 Soft Cells acoustic panels, enveloping the ellipsoid interior’s walls and ceiling. These panels, covering nearly 800 square meters, transition in color from dark to light, symbolizing the building’s ascent. The bespoke textile, woven at Kvadrat’s mill in Innvik, Norway, adds a distinct aesthetic and tactile dimension.

Together with my team we engineered a rail-based substructure to ensure precise alignment and uniformity, facilitating easy maintenance and panel demounting. The project’s complex structure required a 3D modeling approach, incorporating site-specific 3D scans, prototypes, and mock-ups. This led to the combination of repeating and 250 unique panel shapes, each meticulously designed to align with the building’s features, including windows.

Under I A Collaboration with Snøhetta

Location: Lindenes, Norway | Opening Year: 2019 | Architect: Snøhetta | Interior Panels Design: Kvadrat Acoustics - Erik Lima Müller

As the lead interior panel designer for Snøhetta’s Under restaurant, I played a pivotal role in the design and functionality of its unique underwater setting. The ceiling passage, a focal point of this iconic under-sea restaurant, showcases 137 Soft Cells panels, comprising 126 planar and 11 concave panels, each with a distinct geometry to enhance the underwater ambiance.

This project required precise attention to geometry, material selection, and acoustic performance. My involvement spanned from conceptual design to ensuring the final product aligned with Snøhetta’s vision and met rigorous safety standards.

Thesis: Eco-Roofs As An Extension Of The Public Space

In a world grappling with denser cities, climate change, and the need for sustainable urban development, my thesis project explores the potential of green roofs. This concept envisions transforming conventional roof structures into verdant oases across Copenhagen, contributing significantly to climate adaptation by retaining rainwater.

My thesis proposes reimagining these green roofs as vibrant public recreational spaces within the city’s fabric. The architectural designs presented are speculative explorations, intended as innovative contributions to enhancing Copenhagen’s recreational amenities and fostering a more sustainable urban environment.