Start with a design question.
How should geometry respond to material, climate and use? We explore these relationships through models, simulations and code. The architect sets the priorities, compares alternatives and decides what to develop.
Built from architectural practice.
Fraktal brings architecture, research and software into the same practice. We design spaces and build AI tools and web applications for architectural work.
How we work
Follow the relationships.
A furniture joint and an urban plan ask different questions, but both depend on the relationships between parts. We trace how decisions about assembly, structure or movement affect the wider system.
Choose the method for the question.
Drawings, parametric models, physical prototypes and interactive 3D environments each reveal something different. We choose the method according to what we need to understand, then use it to develop and review a design.
- Architecture
- Computational design
- Spatial computing
- Generative AI
- Digital fabrication
From practice to products
Kemal Arda Alkin’s architectural and computational design practice began in 2018. Founded in 2025, Fraktal brings that experience into architectural research and software development.
Comparing spatial layouts, managing design revisions and bringing captured spaces into a digital workflow are questions that shape our research and the development of Archly and SpaceCraft. Further studies may lead to other tools. Workshops bring these methods into the work of architecture teams.
Example workflow
- Source image
- Explore alternatives
Mineral envelope 
Timber screen - Selected direction Continue from this image
- Continue to video
Connect the selected image to a video step. Choose the model and describe the camera movement.
The person behind Fraktal
B.Arch Bilkent · M.Arch AADRL, London
Kemal Arda Alkin
Founder, architect and software engineer
Kemal studied architecture at Bilkent University and the Architectural Association’s Design Research Lab (AADRL) in London. He leads Fraktal’s architectural research and product development, and teaches computational design and AI through workshops with architecture offices.
- Current work
- Archly and SpaceCraft are our products. Falcon AI is a research prototype for Grasshopper.
Working together
- Architecture offices
- Engineering consultants
- AI researchers
- Design educators
- Product teams
- Independent studios
Team and collaborators
KE
Kazım Ergün
Technical Advisor
METU Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Ph.D. UC San Diego, Signal Processing.
CKU
Can Kani Üner
Researcher
Bilkent Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Ph.D. Northeastern University.
SCB
Sabri Cem Bingöl
Angel Investor
TED University Civil Engineering.
Strategic Growth & Investments.
HMT
Hayati Mert Turhan
Investor
Bilkent Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Strategic Advisor & Partner.
DB
Denizcan Bağ
Software Developer
TED University Computer Engineering.
Full-stack Development.
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Work with us
We would like to meet people interested in architecture, computational design and building useful software.
Full-Stack Engineer
Part-time / Remote
Next.js, React, TypeScript. Help build Archly and our internal tools.
UX/UI Designer
Freelance / Project-based
Design systems and carefully built interfaces, from Figma to implementation.
Computational Design Intern
Internship / Ankara
Grasshopper, Python, parametric workflows. Architecture students welcome.
Send your portfolio and a short note to info@fraktal.design
What could we work on together?
Tell us about a design brief, a research question or a workshop for your team.
Start a conversationOur manifesto
The ideas behind our approach to architecture, computation and making.
Read the manifesto