SERVICES

Computational design execution: from parametric facade to fabrication-ready output.

YAFT Designs works alongside studios, contractors, and institutions, covering live facade scripting, shop drawing automation, and structured training, drawn from work running across five countries.

WHAT WE DO

Beyond the classroom

Consulting and delivery work for studios and contractors who need outsourced computational design expertise.

01

Parametric facade fabrication

Surface rationalization, panel typology, and double-curved geometry workflows scripted end-to-end in Grasshopper, built for fabrication, not just visualization.

02

Shop drawing automation

Scripted documentation pipelines that take rationalized geometry straight to fabrication-ready shop drawings, cutting manual drafting time on large panel counts.

03

College workshops

Multi-day or semester-length computational design programs for architecture schools, delivered on campus or online.

04

Corporate training for architectural firms

Structured digital-tech upskilling for practicing studios: Rhino, Grasshopper, and Rhino.Inside.Revit workflows tailored to the firm's live project pipeline.

WORKSHOP ARCHIVE

Workshops delivered.

Institutional and academic engagements, ongoing and completed.

01 Trivandrum, Kerala

CAT Trivandrum

Elective, Parametric Design

Elective module on parametric design fundamentals, covering Grasshopper logic and computational workflows for architecture students.

CAT Trivandrum campus building
Introduction to Rhino classroom session
Participants of the CAT workshop
3D printing on fabric
Students' 3D printed wearable designs
02 ASADI College of Architecture

ASADI College of Architecture

Adjunct Faculty, M.Arch, Advanced Architecture of Emergent Tech

M.Arch-level coursework on emergent technologies in architecture, structured around computational and fabrication-driven design methods.

ASADI School of Architecture and Design Innovation campus
ASADI studio lounge with student models
Finding incident radiation using Ladybug in Grasshopper
M.Arch student participants
03 IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur

Workshop: Rhino Modelling

Hands-on Rhino modelling workshop delivered alongside Prof. Gaurab Das Mahapatra, covering NURBS fundamentals through architectural geometry.

IIT Kharagpur Architecture and Regional Planning block
Participants of the Rhino workshop at IIT Kharagpur
Students using Image Sampler in Grasshopper
Students practising SubD modelling
End of day group photo, Rhino workshop
04 Indian Navy

Metal 3D Printing: Indian Navy Team

Specialized Training

Focused training engagement on metal 3D printing workflows for an Indian Navy technical team.

Metal 3D printed lattice component
Display table of 3D printed metal parts
Metal 3D printed structural part
Participants of the design team at the facility
Design presentation session
05 VIT Vellore

VIT Vellore

Present: Visiting Faculty, March, Digital Fabrications

Ongoing visiting faculty role covering digital fabrication methods as part of the March curriculum track.

Parametric workshop for 3rd year architecture students
Twisting towers parametric Grasshopper study
Integrating Revit and metadata using Elefront
M.Arch student session
Robotic fabrication simulation using KUKA plugin in Grasshopper
06 NIT Trichy

NIT Trichy

Student-Organized: Climate Responsive Architecture using Ladybug

Student-organized workshop on climate-responsive design methods using Ladybug Tools for environmental analysis and performance-driven form.

NIT Trichy campus, Architecture department
Workshop session on finding daylight hours
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Studio
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Email
yaftdesigns@gmail.com