“A Grain Of” is a research-based and technology-driven design framework for interpreting emerging urban environments through their materiality, developed on the example of Shenzhen. The complexity and hybridity of the city are explored and unveiled through the experimental integration of scientific and practice-based methods enabled by cutting-edge technologies. The database shows how the material ecologies we live with diurnal are assemblages shaped by human, geological, industrial, and technological forces. The rendered prototype was showcased in an immersive installation in the Shenzhen Design Week. We utilized data visualization, sonification, and upscaling of micro-materialities to create a multisensory experience for the audience, who can access the hybrid nature of the urban environment of Shenzhen.