PULSE: Integrated Parametric Modeling for a Shading System

PULSE: Integrated Parametric Modeling for a Shading System: From Daylight Optimization to Additive Manufacturing

Teeling, M.V.M.T. (TU Delft Design Informatics)
Turrin, M. (TU Delft Design Informatics)
de Ruiter, P. (TU Delft Design Informatics)

Turrin, Michela (editor)
Peters, Brady (editor)
O'Brien, William (editor)
Stouffs, Rudi (editor)
Dogan, Timur (editor)

2017

This paper presents a parametric approach to an integrated and performance-oriented design, from the conceptual design phase towards materialization. The novelty occurs in the use of parametric models as a way of integrating multidisciplinary design constraints, from daylight optimization to the additive manufacturing process. The work focuses on the case of a customized sun-shading system that tailors daylighting effects for a fully glazed façade of the alleged PULSE building.
The overall workflow includes preliminary analysis on simplified models and an initial parametric model to run computational optimization loops. The output consists of individually unique sun-shading panels, optimized for varying daylighting requirements based on programmatic distribution and specified viewing areas. The resulting geometric complexity was resolved through subsequent detailed parametric models; implementing the structural design requirements and integrating the constraints dictated by the additive manufacturing process, including the necessity to minimize material and 3D-printing time. This paper focuses on a particular part of the overall workflow, describing the support provided by parametric modelling to control geometric complexity and multi-disciplinary requirements.

Multi-objective design exploration
Design concepts
Trade-off
Comparison
Top daylighting
Energy
Daylight

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Simulation Councils, Toronto

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Proceedings of the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design 2017: SimAUD 2017

Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, 2017-05-22 → 2017-05-24, Toronto, Canada

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© 2017 M.V.M.T. Teeling, M. Turrin, P. de Ruiter