Sound working environments: Optimizing the acoustic properties of open plan workspaces using parametric models

Over the last two decades, there has been an increase in Europe in modern non-territorial offices with large open work environments. Past research has shown that a large number of workers in these offices suffer from lack of privacy and from noise. Noise is identified as a root cause of these problems and often poses the most severe indoor...

Collaborative Design of Parametric Sustainable Architecture

Sustainable architecture is complex. Many aspects, differently important to many stakeholders, are to be optimized. BIM should be used for this. Building Information Modellingis a collaborative process where all stakeholders integrate and optimize their information in a digital 3D model. Sometimes it is called Green BIM. But what exactly is that...

Interdisciplinary process driven performative morphologies: A morphogenomic approach towards developing context aware spatial formations

Architectural praxis is in continuous state of change. The introduction of information technology driven design techniques, constantly updating building information modeling protocols, new policy demands coupled together with environmental regulations and cultural fluctuations are all open-ended dynamic phenomena within which contemporary...

Architectural DNA: A genetic exploration of complex structures

The approach demonstrated in this paper uses Evolutionary Computation (EC) to enhance and modify structural form based on biological micro structures.The forms are modified to conform to new boundary conditions associated with architectural structures.The process is based on a Genetic Algorithm (GA) which visually exposes for the designer a...

Evolutionary Computation and Parametric Pattern Generation for Airport Terminal Design

It is without doubt that airport terminals are some of the most com- plex building types in existence. Their scale, the nature of their func- tions, the strict security measures as well as the function-specific components and building equipment that is present in such build- ings are all factors that increase their level of complexity as a build...

Parametric modelling of architectural developables

The distinction whether a geometric description is complex or not is particularly important from an analysis and construction technology viewpoint in relation with the digital means of modelling this geometry. As complex geometry possibly leads to insurmountable problems or disproportionate high costs, realising a design may be reliant on...