This project explores the integration of scent in architecture as an integral design element. Scent is the least researched sense and, as such, must be explored in isolation to understand its properties and their uses. The toolset and methodology for building with scent are highly unrefined, as scent's intangible nature cannot be grasped through solely visual means. Confronting this challenge, this project develops new ways of understanding and designing. The design method involved three areas: laboratory, fabrication, and computation.

For research purposes, bacteria S. coelicolor, producing a geosmin scent after rain, was grown in the laboratory. Further, bacterial VOCs were tested through an Arduino setup with different gas sensors such as MQ-2, MQ-3 and MQ-135. Secondly, hydrogel material was developed to host the bacterial species. This material was produced through robotic fabrication with WASP and KUKA robots. Lastly, scent propagation and the flow of air particles were modelled through computational methods using Houdini software. The final iteration of this project is a hydrogel weaved module with KUKA robot integrating S. coelicolor bacteria that emits geosmin scent.