XENCE｜Certified as a Nagoya University-born Venture. Transforming the Construction Industry into a 'Generative Contract' with Digital Design & Construction × Unused Timber
XENCE, a venture from Nagoya University, proposes a new construction process, 'Generative Contract,' combining digital design and unused timber. It aims to solve issues like rising construction costs and promote the realization of sustainable architecture.
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## Certified as a Nagoya University-born Venture
XENCE Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; CEO: Kotaro Ozawa; hereinafter 'XENCE') has been awarded the title of 'Nagoya University-born Venture' by Nagoya University.
XENCE is a startup aiming for a construction industry rooted in a circular economy by expanding the possibilities of materials and design used in architecture, utilizing parametric automated design and digital fabrication technology.
## Transforming the Construction Industry into a 'Generative Contract'
In the conventional construction industry, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance are often fragmented within a multi-layered subcontracting structure, leading to issues such as **soaring construction costs and a decline in resource utilization rates across the entire supply chain**.
**The 'Generative Contract' proposed by XENCE is a concept for an architectural process and supply chain rooted in digital technology, where building owners, material suppliers, designers, and constructors are organically connected through digital means to achieve more rational and sustainable architecture**.
It aims to transform the conventional one-way ordering and construction structure into a new architectural process where information and data from material procurement, design, construction, and operation are shared among the building owner, material suppliers, and design-constructors using digital technology, dynamically updating to the optimal solution.
## At the Core of XENCE is a Dynamic Design and Construction Platform Using Digital Technology
At the heart of this concept is an **automated and parametric design-to-construction-to-operation model** being built using digital tools, programming, AI, and more.
XENCE is developing a dynamic design platform that not only visualizes design but also simultaneously visualizes costs, environmental impact, material usage, and construction conditions, allowing each to be adjusted according to the objective. This enables a new architectural decision-making process that handles design, performance, economy, and environmental friendliness simultaneously, rather than in silos.
Furthermore, by connecting digital fabrication technologies such as NC machining and 3D printing, XENCE is implementing an integrated architectural process that flows seamlessly from design to production and construction.
## Achievement 1｜'Circular Wooden Greenhouse' Utilizing Unused Timber
Last year, as one of its pilot projects, XENCE released the 'Circular Wooden Greenhouse'™. This product received the 'Good Design Award,' 'Wood Design Award,' and an award at the 'Wood Utilization Contest' last year.
XENCE Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; CEO: Kotaro Ozawa; hereinafter 'XENCE') has been awarded the title of 'Nagoya University-born Venture' by Nagoya University.
XENCE is a startup aiming for a construction industry rooted in a circular economy by expanding the possibilities of materials and design used in architecture, utilizing parametric automated design and digital fabrication technology.
## Transforming the Construction Industry into a 'Generative Contract'
In the conventional construction industry, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance are often fragmented within a multi-layered subcontracting structure, leading to issues such as **soaring construction costs and a decline in resource utilization rates across the entire supply chain**.
**The 'Generative Contract' proposed by XENCE is a concept for an architectural process and supply chain rooted in digital technology, where building owners, material suppliers, designers, and constructors are organically connected through digital means to achieve more rational and sustainable architecture**.
It aims to transform the conventional one-way ordering and construction structure into a new architectural process where information and data from material procurement, design, construction, and operation are shared among the building owner, material suppliers, and design-constructors using digital technology, dynamically updating to the optimal solution.
## At the Core of XENCE is a Dynamic Design and Construction Platform Using Digital Technology
At the heart of this concept is an **automated and parametric design-to-construction-to-operation model** being built using digital tools, programming, AI, and more.
XENCE is developing a dynamic design platform that not only visualizes design but also simultaneously visualizes costs, environmental impact, material usage, and construction conditions, allowing each to be adjusted according to the objective. This enables a new architectural decision-making process that handles design, performance, economy, and environmental friendliness simultaneously, rather than in silos.
Furthermore, by connecting digital fabrication technologies such as NC machining and 3D printing, XENCE is implementing an integrated architectural process that flows seamlessly from design to production and construction.
## Achievement 1｜'Circular Wooden Greenhouse' Utilizing Unused Timber
Last year, as one of its pilot projects, XENCE released the 'Circular Wooden Greenhouse'™. This product received the 'Good Design Award,' 'Wood Design Award,' and an award at the 'Wood Utilization Contest' last year.