Deki Electronics

The DEKI Electronics project involved a series of precise architectural interventions within an operational industrial campus, addressing three key requirements: a canopy for the factory’s docking area, a covered cafeteria at the rear end of the facility, and a passive cooling solution for heat generated by the generator exhaust along the driveway. Working within tight spatial constraints and with minimal modifications to the existing structure, the design adopts a lightweight and adaptive architectural language.

The docking bay and cafeteria canopies were computationally designed as efficient steel structures clad with corrugated metal sheets. At the docking area, the canopy integrates a pivoted central mechanism that allows the roof to unfold and increase vertical clearance by nearly two feet, enabling the movement of large machinery without disrupting operations.

The cafeteria combines this lightweight roof structure with a sculptural doubly-curved brick enclosure that reuses the existing boundary wall columns. A continuous skylight introduces natural light and ventilation, creating a warm and dynamic spatial experience through shifting patterns of light and shadow. The cooling installation, inspired by the honeycomb geometry of beehives, employs earthen conical modules and evaporative cooling principles to reduce surrounding temperatures by nearly six degrees, offering a robust, low-energy and low-maintenance environmental solution.