BAI has completed its workshop on parametric design applied to digital carpentry at the Salesianos centre. The training programme, aimed at Vocational Education and Training teachers, took place on 22, 23 and 24 June and was led by architect Javier Zaratiegui, from Cocuus and Phenomenon Robotics.

The activity brought together teachers from the centre’s Carpentry Department, who worked over three sessions with digital tools applied to processes directly related to the trade. The training made it possible to explore new ways of designing, producing and preparing pieces through methodologies linked to industrialised construction.

The workshop was based on a simple idea: digital technologies can be usefully incorporated into trades when they are approached through specific cases and with a direct connection to the workshop. In this case, carpentry served as the field of application for understanding how a design can be transformed into digital geometry, how that geometry can be organised into pieces, and how those pieces can be prepared for manufacturing processes.

During the training, the teachers worked through a complete design and fabrication workflow. Starting from initial profiles and curves, they generated three-dimensional models and cuts prepared for subsequent production. This process made it possible to address the potential of parametric design as a tool for adapting solutions, optimising material use and gaining a more precise understanding of the relationship between form, piece and assembly.

The session also had a particularly relevant teaching dimension. As it was aimed at teachers, the workshop did not focus solely on the use of a tool, but also on how to make these types of processes understandable for Vocational Education and Training students. Teacher training is the first step towards bringing these methodologies into the classroom with a practical approach adapted to each educational level.

This experience opens up a line of continuity that BAI will continue to develop in collaboration with Vocational Education and Training centres. The next step will be to adapt the content for students, while maintaining the connection between technical learning, workshop practice and new technologies applied to construction.

With this workshop, BAI strengthens its commitment to a form of Vocational Education and Training that is prepared for the challenges facing the sector. The industrialisation of construction requires profiles capable of understanding the trade from its material foundations while also incorporating digital tools that expand its possibilities.

The experience developed at Salesianos confirms the value of creating training spaces where teachers, technology and craft can come together around specific, applied and transferable projects.