Kikumoto Lab

Visualizing the Environment to Design the Future of Cities and Architecture

Accurately understanding environmental changes and implementing appropriate design and control strategies is essential to enhancing the comfort, safety, and sustainability of urban and architectural spaces. Our laboratory focuses on air, thermal, and wind environments, aiming to optimize environmental design and control by developing and applying advanced analysis techniques.

We are currently working on the following research themes.

Development of Simulation and Sensing Technologies for Air, Thermal, and Wind Environments

We are developing techniques to understand and visualize the behavior of air, heat, and wind in architectural spaces and urban environments through numerical simulations, experiments, and field measurements. To enhance the quality of environmental design, we are working to improve the accuracy of reproducing real-world spaces and the efficiency of analysis.

Integration of Environmental Simulation and Sensing based on Machine Learning and Data Science

We are researching techniques that utilize machine learning and statistical methods to estimate overall environmental conditions from limited information accurately. By combining physical models with data, we aim to develop efficient and highly reliable prediction methods.

Design Support for Sustainable Cities and Buildings Based on Urban Climate Analysis

We are exploring methods to enhance environmental performance in architecture and urban planning and to reduce disaster risks by analyzing urban climates and microclimates in the context of global climate change. Our focus is on capturing long-term changes in thermal and wind environments to support the design of sustainable cities and buildings.

Development of Innovative Environmental Control Systems and Building Envelopes that Balance Comfort and Energy Efficiency

We are developing control technologies and building envelopes that achieve both comfort and energy efficiency through natural ventilation and air quality regulation. Our work also explores new design possibilities using advanced materials and digital fabrication technologies.

Wind Environment Prediction and Control for the Safe Use of Urban Air Mobility (Drones)

To support the safe operation of drones in urban spaces, we are researching the prediction and evaluation of complex wind environments. By visualizing and quantifying the impact of building layouts and wind turbulence on drone flight, we aim to assist in the design of takeoff and landing sites as well as the optimization of flight paths.