We study how existing spaces perform – and how they can change better.
We combine spatial analysis, environmental sensing, data on space use and user experience with Digital Twin methods and transformation scenario simulation.
Why Digital Upcycling?
Most of the spaces we will use in the coming decades already exist. Transforming them requires more than a technical assessment.
We need to understand how a space performs in real use, what conditions it creates and how people experience it. We develop methods that bring these layers together and allow changes to be tested before implementation.
- 4 sensors °C · RH · CO₂ · lx · dB(A)
- Stuffy {co2}
- Too hot by the windows {temp}
- Noisy by the entrance {noise}
- Desk by the entrance nobody sat here
Rather than studying each aspect separately – we integrate them into one research process.
- Spacelayout, geometry, accessibility, spatial relations
- Environmentthermal comfort, indoor air quality, light, acoustics, microclimate
- Useactual space use, occupancy and patterns of use
- ExperiencePOE, comfort, safety, privacy, dignity and accessibility
- TransformationDigital Twin, simulations, transformation scenarios and recommendations
How we work
The method is iterative.
Data from real use and user experience are used to calibrate models, test variants and re-evaluate the space after the change.
More about the method- Real space
- Measure and listen
- Integrate data
- Model / Digital Twin
- Simulate scenarios
- Compare
- Recommend change
- Measure again ↺
Comfort Lab.
We run one of the first DigiUPLab pilots in the Changing Place at Kino Nowe Horyzonty in Wrocław. We study how a space for people who need assistance with transfers and personal care performs in real use – from wayfinding and equipment layout to environmental conditions, privacy, safety and dignity.
Explore the projectOne Lab. Five disciplines.
The Lab brings together researchers, doctoral candidates and students of Wrocław University of Science and Technology who combine the expertise of their disciplines in one shared research method.
Work with us
Understanding space, to change it for the better.
We can build a pilot together, combining measurements, spatial analysis, user experience and transformation scenario testing.
Write to us: digiuplab@pwr.edu.plStart a collaboration
- How collaboration with DigiUPLab worksFrom the first conversation to a pilot and recommendations.
- For cities & institutionsEvaluation of existing spaces, POE, comfort, accessibility and transformation scenarios.
- For design practice & industryTesting in real environments, monitoring, proof of concept, scenario simulation.
- For researchersJoint projects and grants, comparative research, publications, method development.
- For students & doctoral researchersParticipation in pilots, thesis and doctoral research topics.