Hong Kong Drone Module

Drone-based prefabricated architecture using WFC

by Johan Navarro, Estudio panamétrico, 2022

Hong Kong Drone Module addresses the city’s construction challenges through drone-based prefabrication. The project received an Honourable Mention at the Hong Kong Drone Port Competition organized by the Non Architecture network.

The design employs Wave Function Collapse to establish relationships between modular rooms and connecting bridges. The algorithm generates spatial configurations where each module - offices, rest areas, storage and solar panels - connects through a network of aerial bridges, creating a three-dimensional inhabitable infrastructure assembled entirely by drones.

The system scales from small daily-use drones to large heavy-cargo variants, accommodating different module sizes and functions. An urban network connects satellite ports at hospitals and universities, with a central hub managing flight operations near the General Post Office. The WFC algorithm ensures that every generated configuration maintains structural integrity, functional adjacency and circulation continuity across the aerial network.