Reframing Florence is an exploration into the tools and technologies required for the implementation of eye-tracking in architecture. Utilising a bespoke, DIY eye-tracking headset, a suite of scripts and architectural interventions was composed to facilitate this integration. A collaboration between the eye and the architect.

The primary application of the eye-tracking was a fixation capture system. Allowing a user to explore a context and generate new architectures by re-composing captured perspectives witnessed through the users’ gaze. These new architectures thus remain contextually sensitive to a vernacular yet are unique to a user. By exploiting the limitations of human vision and perspective, the project emphasises the significance of the captured moment, not just in its physical intrigue, but also the importance of the values that make the capture unique, such as the view distance, angle, and duration.

To test and apply these technologies, a frame-making and restoration facility in Florence was proposed on a site located outside the city walls. The project serves the many galleries in Florence and seeking to educate new artisans through an on-site apprenticeship program.