Synthetic Space

In this paper we propose the concept of Synthetic Space—architectural space fused with the properties of digital bits. Past efforts at integrating digital technology into architectural space have generally assumed architecture to be a stable, invariant background onto which layers of digital information/devices/services can be overlaid. In Synthetic Space, however, this stability is instead superseded by the capricious plasticity of digital data. For future inhabitants of Synthetic Space, transforming the makeup of the surrounding built environment will be a trivial, effortless task, equivalent to changing the wallpaper image on a modern-day PC or smartphone.