STUDIO RDN-X — RESEARCH & SPECULATIVE DESIGN DIVISION

RDN-X
LAB

Research. Future Urbanism. Ecological Intelligence. A division of Studio RDN-X dedicated to regenerative design thinking, speculative infrastructure, and ecological settlement models.

4LIVE PROJECTS

10RESEARCH THREADS

3GEOGRAPHIES

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FEATURED — LIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVE

01 — NERA DISTRICTS

NERA
DISTRICTS

"Living Ecologies for Human Restoration"

A live research initiative exploring regenerative African urbanism through nervous-system landscapes, ecological infrastructure, climate-responsive housing, sensory environments, wellness-integrated urban systems, and future settlement models.

200 Acres · Barrier Island · Badagry, Nigeria

AUREON Environmental Intelligence Layer

8 Research Sections · Live Masterplan

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ACTIVE RESEARCH THREADS

01Regenerative Urbanism

02Nervous-System Architecture

03Ecological Infrastructure

04Climate-Responsive Settlement

05Environmental Intelligence Systems

06Future African Urbanism

07Sensory Landscape Design

08Biophilic Infrastructure

09Trauma-Informed Spatial Design

10Water-Sensitive Urbanism

ALL RESEARCH PROJECTS

01LIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVE

NERA DISTRICTS

Living Ecologies for Human Restoration

200-acre regenerative neuroecological settlement on a barrier island in Badagry, Nigeria. Nervous-system landscapes, ecological infrastructure, climate-responsive housing, sensory environments, and future African settlement models.

200 ACRES · BARRIER ISLAND · BADAGRY, NIGERIA

02ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE

AUREON

Sensory Architecture Operating System

The environmental intelligence infrastructure layer embedded throughout NERA DISTRICTS — monitoring water systems, thermal comfort, airflow, daylight, ecological resilience, and sensory comfort.

INTELLIGENCE LAYER · NERA DISTRICTS

03STAGE 0 RESEARCH

WEST AFRICA DIGITAL ECOLOGY CAMPUS

Sovereign Digital Infrastructure for West Africa

A speculative research initiative exploring sovereign digital education infrastructure, ecological campus design, and knowledge systems for West African contexts.

STAGE 0 · SPECULATIVE RESEARCH

04WATER SYSTEMS

DAMSCAPE

Failed Infrastructure as Ecological Opportunity

Research into failed dam infrastructure and hydrological systems as sites of ecological regeneration, landscape restoration, and community renewal.

WATER SYSTEMS · INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH

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