Layered Matter is a design research studio that operates in an iterative and layered process, combining computational design and digital fabrication to translate ideas into thoughtfully crafted design interventions. Our practice collaborates with architects, developers, artists and fabricators to develop functional and responsive design solutions within architecture, interiors, furniture and product design.

We do this by operating through the lens of digital fabrication, studying the relationship between computation, form and material design. As a result, our projects emerge in the form of bespoke products and spatial installations, challenging conventions to re-establish a new outlook in the way we build to promote healthier built ecologies.

Our vision is to re-manifest our relationship with our built environment through sustainable and responsible design solutions. We believe combining algorithmic thinking and cutting-edge fabrication can create an impact in our world and our goal is to exploit the affordance of these tools for a healthier future.

PACCHA is formed by Mario Medina Vilela, a Peruvian-American Computational Designer and Professor of Architecture and Design. Mario received his B. Architecture at the Hines College of Architecture and Design in Houston, Tx and his M.Sc. in Architectural Computation from the Bartlett Sschool of Architecture in London.