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17-25 October 2026

Bathing in the Cloud

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This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

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Graduation Show - Public Private
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Research images and speculative proposal video
Research images and speculative proposal video
©RonaldSmits
What if we could build a spa on top of a data-center that runs of the heat produced by the Cloud?
‘The cloud’ is not just a magical place in the sky. It’s much more down to earth. In fact, it’s a warehouse full of rows and rows of computers all providing you with data and generating massive amounts of heat in the process. Lucas de Ruiter sought to dem
Digital Photograph inside the data-center
Digital Photograph inside the data-center
©Lucas de Ruiter
Infrared Thermal Image of a cloud-server
Infrared Thermal Image of a cloud-server
©Lucas de Ruiter
Photogrammetry 3D scan of the data-center
Photogrammetry 3D scan of the data-center
©Lucas de Ruiter
CFD simulation heat transport to the outside
CFD simulation heat transport to the outside

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