High-density black-and-white checker-like field composed of repeated modules forming symmetrical optical rhythms.
Dense black-and-white field composed of repeating rectangular modules forming a continuous, symmetrical grid.
Irregular black-and-white composition where structured blocks fragment and dissolve into scattered pixel-like interruptions.
Black-and-white research images showing rule-based architectural and graphic systems constructed from modular, grid-based visual elements.
Black-and-white modular pattern showing a repeated grid system with controlled variations in density and alignment.
Layered black-and-white composition combining modular grid structures with architectural outlines and transitional overlaps.
Black-and-white architectural reference image integrating graphic pattern systems with labeled building-scale context.
  • Black-and-white research images showing rule-based architectural and graphic systems constructed from modular, grid-based visual elements.
  • Black-and-white modular pattern showing a repeated grid system with controlled variations in density and alignment.
  • High-density black-and-white checker-like field composed of repeated modules forming symmetrical optical rhythms.
  • Dense black-and-white field composed of repeating rectangular modules forming a continuous, symmetrical grid.
  • Irregular black-and-white composition where structured blocks fragment and dissolve into scattered pixel-like interruptions.
  • Layered black-and-white composition combining modular grid structures with architectural outlines and transitional overlaps.
  • Black-and-white architectural reference image integrating graphic pattern systems with labeled building-scale context.

Text as Material: ASCII and Unicode Pattern Systems 

This exposition investigates how ASCII and Unicode character systems function as generative material for architectural and graphic pattern formation. By emphasizing structural consistency, variation, and scalability, the work frames text as a material system rather than linguistic content.

System Variation B — Alternating Structural Logic

This image extends the system through an alternate distribution of ASCII and Unicode elements, emphasizing contrast and periodic interruption. The variation highlights how minor rule shifts generate perceptible architectural differences within a stable framework.

Hybrid Transition — Overlapping System States

This composition visualizes a transitional state in which multiple rule sets overlap and interact. By layering structural logics, the image demonstrates how hybrid forms emerge through accumulation rather than replacement.

Architectural Anchor — ASCII / Unicode Structural Model

This image establishes the foundational architectural logic of the project, translating ASCII and Unicode characters into a modular spatial system. The composition functions as a structural anchor, demonstrating how rule-based text units operate as load-bearing elements within an abstracted architectural framework.

System Variation A — Rule-Based Configuration

This variation presents a systematic reconfiguration of the underlying character grid, preserving structural logic while altering density and rhythm. The image demonstrates how consistent generative rules produce distinct spatial outcomes without changing the governing system.

Modular Field — Repetitive Pattern Surface

This composition foregrounds repetition and modularity, presenting the system as a continuous field rather than a singular structure. The image demonstrates scalability, showing how the same rule-based logic operates coherently across an expanded visual surface.

Disruption — Localized Structural Interference

This image introduces controlled disruption into the otherwise consistent system, creating moments of visual noise and fragmentation. The disruption exposes the system’s tolerance for irregularity while maintaining overall structural coherence.

Contextual Reference — Architectural Translation

This image situates the generative system within an architectural context, suggesting scale, inhabitation, and spatial reference. The inclusion of figures provides a relational measure, linking abstract pattern systems to embodied experience.

Slideshow

The following slideshow re-presents the same system states shown above in a continuous sequence. By re-encountering identical configurations, the work foregrounds process rather than artifact, emphasizing rule-based generation, repetition, variation, and the scalability of ASCII and Unicode pattern systems across different modes of viewing.