Applied Research: Investigating automated design taxonomies using AWS cloud infrastructure for AEC and Branding.
This repository serves as a technical log for a proof-of-concept study. The objective is to evaluate how cloud-native AI services can transition static architectural and branding archives into “Active Knowledge Bases.”
By utilizing a serverless pipeline, we move from manual filing to a system that “understands” architectural intent, material composition, and brand application.
This study operationalizes the AI-KORP Framework, specifically focusing on the Intellectual (Knowledge) and Spatial (Context) baskets.
To ensure professional data sovereignty, the pipeline is built on a modular, private cloud environment:
| Service | Role |
|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | Object storage for high-resolution design assets. |
| AWS Lambda | Event-driven logic to trigger analysis on upload. |
| Amazon Rekognition | Computer vision for label detection (Materials, Objects, Styles). |
| Amazon Bedrock | LLM reasoning to synthesize raw tags into design summaries. |
Below are the sample inputs used to test the pipeline’s granularity:
Testing text detection and graphic consistency.

Testing complex environment recognition (Gantries, Concrete, Workflow).

This research is conducted with a “Security-First” mindset:
I analyzed the primary workshop render using Amazon Rekognition to extract a spatial taxonomy.
Top High-Confidence Labels:
Raw Data Archive: Download the verified architectural taxonomy: Master Label List (JSON)
Note: This is a non-commercial research project exploring workflow optimization for the AEC and Brand Design sectors.
To ensure professional-grade security, the pipeline is built on a modular AWS environment. This “sandboxed” approach ensures that design assets remain private and are excluded from public AI training loops.
```mermaid graph TD %% Ingestion Layer A[Design Asset: Render/Photo] –>|Upload| B(Amazon S3: Research-Archive)
%% Logic Layer
B -->|S3 Event Trigger| C{AWS Lambda: Boto3 Script}
%% Analysis Layer
C -->|Analyze Image| D[Amazon Rekognition: Vision Engine]
D -->|Extract Labels| C
%% Reasoning Layer
C -->|Synthesize Context| E[Amazon Bedrock: Claude 3.5]
E -->|Generate Design Summary| C
%% Output Layer
C -->|Final Metadata| F[(Neural Archive Database)]
F --> G{Creative Basket}
F --> H{Spatial Basket}
F --> I{Intellectual Basket}
%% AWS Branding Colors
style B fill:#FF9900,stroke:#232F3E,color:#fff
style C fill:#FF9900,stroke:#232F3E,color:#fff
style D fill:#3F8624,stroke:#232F3E,color:#fff
style E fill:#D05C45,stroke:#232F3E,color:#fff