Personal Position 

I position myself as an active design mediator and decision-maker who uses artificial intelligence as a supportive tool rather than a directing force. In my view, AI expands the possibilities of design exploration by generating fast and diverse ideas, but it does not replace the architectural responsibility of understanding space, people, and context.

Through the development of Café Cognition, I realized that AI is most powerful in the early conceptual stages, where it helps visualize ideas and test different directions. However, these outputs remain incomplete without critical architectural interpretation. They often lack spatial logic, functional clarity, and awareness of real-world constraints such as circulation, comfort, and environmental response.

This experience strengthened my understanding that architecture is not only about producing visually appealing forms, but about shaping meaningful spatial experiences that respond to human behavior and cultural identity. Therefore, the architect’s role becomes essential in filtering, refining, and restructuring AI-generated outputs into coherent and buildable designs.

Moving forward, I see my practice as a balance between technology and human judgment. I aim to use AI to accelerate creativity and broaden design exploration, while maintaining full control over conceptual intent, spatial organization, and architectural quality. In this way, I am not replaced by AI, but rather empowered by it to think more critically, design more efficiently, and create more meaningful architectural outcomes.