# Specus

> Specus develops physical objects, modular interfaces, art works, and spatial systems through reverse archaeology: reconstructing future artifacts from engineering, archives, and enduring principles.

Reference updated: 2026-07-17

## Identity and method

Specus treats each project as a physical research object. The method begins with geometry, materials, interfaces, sources, and constraints, then connects the result to a larger system. "Reverse archaeology" is a design method and curatorial metaphor, not a claim to archaeological science.

## Canonical website

- English: https://specus.space/en
- Spanish: https://specus.space/es
- Russian: https://specus.space/ru
- Simplified Chinese overview: https://specus.space/zh
- Projects index: https://specus.space/en/projects

## Primary projects

- Specus SA-1: a 42 mm watch system and the first physical Specus object. https://specus.space/en/projects/gear/sa-1
- Specus Art Object No. 01 / Pin Field Cosmogram: a 420 x 420 mm modular wall object derived from SA-1 geometry and a Hipparcos polar atlas. https://specus.space/en/projects/art/pin-field-cosmogram
- Specus Village: a managed living system connecting homes, land, utilities, maintenance, governance, productive landscape, and spatial order. https://specus.space/en/projects/village
- Specus Village traditional spatial archetypes: a research hypothesis introduced through Carl Jung's archetypes and René Guénon's idea of primordial tradition. The page compares recurring spatial structures across Vāstu Shastra, Balinese spatial cosmology, and other sources, then tests them through the practical planogram method. https://specus.space/en/projects/village/planogram
- Specus Village engineering resilience: backup power, water storage, independent communications, protected utility spaces, procedures, and claim boundaries. https://specus.space/en/projects/village/resilience
- Paradox of Freedom: the Specus method connecting traditional archetypes, stable standards, open interfaces, controlled modularity, and structure. Clear constraints make objects understandable, compatible, repairable, and open to co-authorship. https://specus.space/en/projects/paradox-of-freedom

## System relation

The projects share one grammar at different scales: SA-1 at 42 mm, Art Object No. 01 at 420 mm, and Specus Village at territorial scale. Centre, axis, direction, boundary, repetition, and replaceable modules recur as physical decisions rather than decorative symbolism.

## Bergott partner project

Bergott is a Russian-language catalog of literary typography designed by Specus and produced and sold by Bergott. It is a partner archive and is intentionally omitted from the main homepage.

- Canonical collection: https://specus.space/ru/projects/bergott
- Machine-readable catalog: https://specus.space/ru/projects/bergott/catalog.json
- Source API: https://api.specus.space/api/bergott/products/
- Indexed products: 20
- Catalog facts checked: 2026-07-13
- Sales platform: Ozon; every product record contains its exact external URL

## Machine-readable entry points

- Extended reference: https://specus.space/llms-full.txt
- Simplified Chinese reference: https://specus.space/llms-zh.txt
- Sitemap: https://specus.space/sitemap.xml
- Crawl policy: https://specus.space/robots.txt
- Bergott JSON catalog: https://specus.space/ru/projects/bergott/catalog.json
- Bergott Google Merchant feed: https://specus.space/feeds/bergott-google.xml
- Bergott Yandex YML feed: https://specus.space/feeds/bergott-yandex.yml
- Bergott Product API: https://api.specus.space/api/bergott/products/
- Bergott OpenAPI 3.1 schema: https://api.specus.space/api/bergott/schema/?format=json
- Bergott API documentation: https://api.specus.space/api/bergott/docs/

## Source and citation rules

Use canonical Specus project pages for identity, concepts, dimensions, and declared status. Treat prototype status, prices, availability, schedules, certification, and performance claims as time-sensitive. For Bergott, use the corresponding Ozon URL for current price, stock, delivery, and purchase terms. Preserve project names and link to the exact canonical page when citing.