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_id	sigradi2016_441
id	sigradi2016_441
authors	Flor?ncio, Eduardo Quintella; Ferreira Segundo, Dilson Batista; Quintella, Ivvy Pedrosa Cavalcante Pessôa
year	2016
title	O futuro do processo construtivo? A impress?o 3d em concreto e seu impacto na concepç?o e produç?o da arquitetura [The future of constructive process? The 3d concrete printing and its impact on architectural conception and production]
source	SIGraDi 2016 [Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-7051-86-1] Argentina, Buenos Aires 9 - 11 November 2016, pp.305-309
summary	This article aims to discuss the 3D concrete printing technology for use in construction, which promises to generate economic gains and benefits for the environment. It also search for a potential impact of this technology over the current architecture design and construction methods, assessing its viability opposite the context of the research and practical construction in Brazil. From the partial results of the analysis, listed out to potential and difficulties related to the implementation of this technology.
keywords	3D concrete printing; automated construction; digital fabrication
series	SIGRADI
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_id	ijac201614309
id	ijac201614309
authors	Yu, Rongrong and John S Gero
year	2016
title	An empirical basis for the use of design patterns by architects in parametric design
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 14 - no. 3, 289-302
summary	This article presents the results from exploring the impact of using a parametric design tool on designers’ behavior in terms of using design patterns in the early conceptual development stage of designing. It is based on an empirical cognitive study in which eight architectural designers were asked to complete two architectural design tasks with similar complexity, respectively, in a parametric design environment and a geometric modeling environment. The protocol analysis method was employed to study the designers’ behavior. In order to explore the development of design patterns in the empirical data, Markov model analysis is utilized. Through Markov models analysis of the parametric design environment and geometric modeling environment results, it was found that there are some significantly different design patterns being used when designing in a parametric design environment compared to designing in a geometric modeling environment. The article articulates these differences and draws conclusions from these results.
keywords	Design patterns, parametric design, protocol analysis
series	journal
last changed	2016/10/05 08:21

_id	ijac201614305
id	ijac201614305
authors	Hoon Hyun, Kyung; Aram Min, Sun-Joong Kim, and Ji-Hyun Lee
year	2016
title	Investigating cultural uniqueness in theme parks through finding relationships between visual integration of visitor traffics and capacity of service facilities
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 14 - no. 3, 247-254
summary	The goal of the article is to find the relationships between theme park visitor traffics and service facility location along with their capacities. To do that, we analyzed four Disneylands situated in Paris, Tokyo, and the United States (Florida and California). By analyzing the visual integration of visitor traffics at each Disneyland and calculating the capacities of service facilities such as the attractions, shops, and restaurants, we ran through a linear and a geographically weighted regression analysis. Our results indicate that there is a unique relationship between the service facility placements and the amount of predicted traffic flows for each Disneyland.
keywords	Theme park localization, cultural uniqueness, service facility placement, visitor traffic, visibility analysis
series	journal
last changed	2016/10/05 08:21

_id	ecaade2016_123
id	ecaade2016_123
authors	Puusepp, Renee, Cerrone, Damiano and Melioranski, Martin
year	2016
title	Synthetic Modelling of Pedestrian Movement - Tallinn case study report
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.2.473
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 473-481
summary	This paper builds towards the argument that pedestrian traffic in the city can be successfully simulated with agent-based computational models if pedestrians' movement patterns are appropriately studied first. Furthermore, such simulation models, when finely calibrated and supported by onsite observations, allow planners to evaluate different urban design scenarios.We present a pilot study carried out in the centre of Tallinn, and discuss a way of how pedestrian movement simulations can be conceived. In the pilot study we recorded some 120 traces of pedestrians' movement and developed a prototype of an agent-based computational model to simulate this movement. Additionally we investigated the possibility of including solar analysis into the computational model. Already this short exercise offered us some interesting insights into how certain spatial qualities and features can drive pedestrian traffic making urban walkers to verge off the shortest routes. The pilot study was carried out in the context of the High Street project [1] for turning the centre of Tallinn into more pedestrian friendly area by redesigning urban space, calming vehicular traffic and creating new opportunities for businesses to flourish.
wos	WOS:000402064400047
keywords	agent-based model; urban analysis; pedestrian simulation; movement patterns; solar analysis
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2021_173
id	caadria2021_173
authors	Xu, Wenzhao, Huang, Xiaoran and Kimm, Geoff
year	2021
title	Tear Down the Fences: Developing ABM Informed Design Strategies for Ungating Closed Residential Communities - Developing ABM informed design strategies for ungating closed residential communities
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.2.467
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 467-477
summary	Embedded in Chinas urbanization process, the growth of gated residential estates has gradually induced severance of urban spaces, resulting in an underutilization of public amenities, a lack of walkable permeability, and congestion of traffic. Responding to these negative effects on urban development, the CPC has released a guideline in February 2016 to prohibit the development of any new closed residential areas in principle and to advocate ungated communities. In this paper, we utilized ABM simulation analysis to test different degrees of openness, the position of new entrances/openness, and pedestrian network typologies, aiming to explore feasible strategies to accommodate the new urban design agenda. A series of typical gated compounds in Beijing were selected for comparative case studies, conducted under different degrees of openness of each case and under diverse ungating modes between cases. On the basis of these analyses, we summarized a sequence of pedestrian-centric design strategies, seeking to increase the communities permeability and walkability by suggesting alternative internal and external road network design options for Beijing urban renewal. By integrating quantified simulation into the empirical method of urban design, our research can positively assist and inform urban practitioners to propose a more sustainable urbanity in the future.
keywords	Gated community; agent-based modeling; pedestrian simulation; computer-aided urban design; road network optimization
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ascaad2016_049
id	ascaad2016_049
authors	Abdelsabour, Inas; Heba Farouk
year	2016
title	Impact of Using Structural Models on Form Finding - Incorporating Practical Structural Knowledge into Design Studio
source	Parametricism Vs. Materialism: Evolution of Digital Technologies for Development [8th ASCAAD Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-0-9955691-0-2] London (United Kingdom) 7-8 November 2016, pp. 483-492
summary	Physical Models as an architectural design tool, had major effect on architecture learning process. In structural form finding, it helped in improving visual design thinking to track form creation processes during form finding design stage. The aim is to study the impact of using physical models for second year architecture students in design studios learning. By analyzing and comparing students’ performance and progress; to clarify the effect of using physical models as a tool for designing progression, followed by analytical study on the students' structural models, in order to investigate the influence of models on their design educational progress. Research achieved that there were three basic phases the students pass through during form finding process when used manual physical models that improve the students' design capability.
series	ASCAAD
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_id	ascaad2016_046
id	ascaad2016_046
authors	Albarakat, Reem; Gehan Selim
year	2016
title	Radicalism vs. Consistency - The Cyber Influence on Individuals’ Non-Routine Uses in the Heritage Public Spaces of Cairo
source	Parametricism Vs. Materialism: Evolution of Digital Technologies for Development [8th ASCAAD Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-0-9955691-0-2] London (United Kingdom) 7-8 November 2016, pp. 451-460
summary	Since the emergence of the concept of user-generated content websites – Web 2.0, Internet communications have developed as a powerful personal and social phenomenon. Many Internet applications have become partially or entirely related to the concept of social network; and cyberspace has become a space about ‘us’ not ‘where’ we are. This paper investigates the theoretical grounds of the effect of cyber experience on changing the individuals’ uses of the public spaces, and sustaining this change through maintaining the ties and reciprocal influence between actions in physical and cyber spaces. It aims at examining the impact of cyber territories on the perception, definition and effectiveness of personal space within different circumstances; and its role in changing the uses of spaces where people used to act habitually. The personal space, here, will be represented as the core of both: change and consistency – the space of bridging the reciprocal effect of cyber and physical counterparts, which is transformed through the experience of physical events mediated into the cyberspace. The paper is part of a study which looks at the case of Tahrir Square during the Egyptian political movement in 2011. We will compare the activists’ actions and practices in the Square during different events of non-routine use of the square and its surroundings. The case study will show the level of consistency in the features of the produced personal space within different waves of the revolutionary actions for all that different circumstances, motivations and results.
series	ASCAAD
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_id	ecaade2016_058
id	ecaade2016_058
authors	Aschwanden, Gideon
year	2016
title	Big Data for Urban Design - The impact of centrality measures on business success
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.2.457
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 457-462
summary	This paper investigates the role of spatial parameters in relation to the economic dynamic embedded in the urban fabric. The key element explored in this study is the role of the urban configuration and accessibility on the success of different business sectors in Switzerland.The underlying hypothesis is that economic markets are constant forces of change influencing the development of cities and functions on all scales. Markets are institutions that reduce people's choices based on a myriad of factors to a single number, the price. Accessibility is a resource for each business that yields multiple values of benefits and transactions in terms of economic properties. This project explores the interaction of multiple measures of accessibility, calculated by Space Syntax analysis, with the success of different markets represented by employment by business sector. 828548 business locations and 44 spatial measures were used to derive associations between them. The results show that the measure of 'Choice' correlates highly for smaller radii and 'Integration' for larger radii with the total number of jobs. The result also shows each sector has a specific set of accessibility measures that allows them to thrive.
wos	WOS:000402064400045
keywords	Big Data; Centrality; Economy; Accessibility; Urban Design
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2016_020
id	ecaade2016_020
authors	Cerovsek, Tomo and Martens, Bob
year	2016
title	CumInCAD 2.0: A Redesigned Scalable Cloud Deployment - Towards higher impact with openness and novel features
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.1.485
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 485-492
summary	CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications related to 'Computer Aided Architectural Design' (CAAD). It includes bibliographic data of approximately 12K records, which were predominantly derived from CAAD-related conferences, such as ACADIA, ASCAAD, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SiGraDi and CAAD futures. A brief historical overview of almost two decades of collaboration between the University of Ljubljana and the above-mentioned CAAD-associations is provided. After years of successful operation the previous interface became gradually outdated, which called for new developments to assure continuous support to open access to scientific knowledge. In this contribution, we explain the existing status of the systems, its use, and the transition process to a cloud deployment.
wos	WOS:000402063700053
keywords	Open access; Cloud deployment; Bibliometrics; Google Scholar
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia16_394
id	acadia16_394
authors	Eisinger, Daniel; Putt, Steven
year	2016
title	Formeta 3D: Posthuman Participant Historian
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2016.394
source	ACADIA // 2016: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines [Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-77095-5] Ann Arbor 27-29 October, 2016, pp. 394-401
summary	Formeta:3D is a project that engages the posthuman through the development of a machine that translates inputs from its surroundings into physical form in real-time. By responding to interaction with the inhabitants of its environs and incorporating the detected activity in the inflections of the produced form, it has an impact on the activity in the space, resulting in a recursive feedback loop that incorporates the digital, the physical, and the experiential. This paper presents the development of this project in detail, providing a methodology and toolchain for implementing real-time interaction with additive physical form derived from digital inputs and examining the results of an interactive installation set up to test the implementation.
keywords	tool streams, digital fabrication, human-computer interaction, sensate systems
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	ecaade2016_099
id	ecaade2016_099
authors	Guerritore, Camilla and Duarte, José Pinto
year	2016
title	Manifold Façades - A grammar-based approach for the adaptation of office buildings into housing
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.2.189
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 189-198
summary	This article focuses on the use of shape grammars in rehabilitation processes to transform existing, obsolete building stocks into required building types. It is described how a grammar-based transformation methodology can lead to the development of a design tool that enables the exploration of preliminary design solutions and the evaluation of their impact in terms of massing, functional programme and, eventually, cost and energetic behaviour. The goal is to assess the capacity of an existing building to be adapted to a different use. The article is focused on the transformation grammar. In particular, it is investigated the transformation of "office building types" into "residential building types", aiming at defining a quicker and more informed decision-making process. Future work will be concerned with evaluating the performance of the solutions generated by the grammar.
wos	WOS:000402064400018
keywords	Rehabilitation; office buildings; adaptive reuse; addition strategy; shape grammars
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia16_344
id	acadia16_344
authors	Leach, Neil
year	2016
title	Digital Tool Thinking: Object-Oriented Ontology versus New Materialism
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2016.344
source	ACADIA // 2016: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines [Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-77095-5] Ann Arbor 27-29 October, 2016, pp. 344-351
summary	Within contemporary philosophy, two apparently similar movements have gained attention recently, New Materialism and Object Oriented Ontology. Although these movements have quite distinct genealogies, they overlap on one key issue: they are both realist movements that focus on the object. In contrast to much twentieth-century thinking centered on the subject, these two movements address the seemingly overlooked question of the object. In shifting attention away from the anthropocentrism of Humanism, both movements can be seen to subscribe to the broad principles of Posthumanism. Are these two movements, however, as similar as they first appear? And how might they be seen to differ in their approach to digital design? This paper is an attempt to evaluate and critique the recent strain of Object Oriented Ontology and question its validity. It does so by tracing the differences between OOO and New Materialism, specifically through the work of the neo-Heideggerian philosopher Graham Harman and the post-Deleuzian philosopher Manuel DeLanda, and by focusing on the question of the ‘tool’ in particular. The paper opens up towards the question of the digital tool, questioning the connection between Object Oriented Ontology and Object Oriented Programming, and introducing the theory of affordances as an alternative to the stylistic logic of ‘parametricism’ as a way of understanding the impact of digital tools on architectural production. The paper concludes that we need to recognize the crucial differences between the work of DeLanda and Harman, and that—if nothing else—within progressive digital design circles, we should be cautious of Harman’s brand of Object Oriented Ontology, not least because of its heavy reliance on the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger.
keywords	digital tools, obect-oriented ontology, new materialism, sensate systems
series	ACADIA
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_id	caadria2016_363
id	caadria2016_363
authors	Lee, Alexander; Suleiman Alhadidi and M. Hank Haeusler
year	2016
title	Developing a Workflow for Daylight Simulation
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2016.363
source	Living Systems and Micro-Utopias: Towards Continuous Designing, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2016) / Melbourne 30 March–2 April 2016, pp. 363-372
summary	Daylight simulations are occasionally used as active tools in regards to local governing regulations, which are necessary for providing documentation. Simulation tools have been avoided in the past due to their barriers. Daylight simulation tools are used within documentation design stages as ‘passive tools’, however they do not have a direct impact on the architecture design decisions, as passive tools are used by engineers usually to derive material and glass speci- fications. Recent developments within an online community have pro- vided designers with access to daylight simulation tools within a de- sign platform accessible data can be modified and represented with local governing codes to provide designers with relevant information. The paper aimed to develop an active daylight simulation tool within a design platform. Data is filtered with the Green Star benchmarks to export visual information as well as a voxel matrix instead of 2D lu- minance maps. This paper outlines a workflow of the simulation tool used to evaluate daylight performance of a selected building as a case study in real time. The paper also details potential problems and justi- fied suggestions derived from the analysis for the building to reach the requirements within the Green Star Multi Unit Residential.
keywords	Data-driven design; computation environmental design; daylight simulation; Green Star
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ijac201614401
id	ijac201614401
authors	Mark, Earl and Zita Ultmann
year	2016
title	Environmental footprint design tool: Exchanging geographical information system and computer-aided design data in real time
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 14 - no. 4, 307-321
summary	The pairing of computer-aided design and geographical information system data creates an opportunity to connect an architectural design process with a robust analysis of its environmental constraints. Yet, the geographical information system data may be too overwhelmingly complex to be fully used in computer-aided design without computer-assisted methods of filtering relevant information. This article reports on the implementation of an integrated environment for three-dimensional computer-aided design and environmental impact. The project focused on a two-way data exchange between geographical information system and computer-aided design in building design. While the two different technologies may rely on separate representational models, in combination they can provide a more complete view of the natural and built environment. The challenge in integration is that of bridging the differences in analytical methods and database formats. Our approach is rooted in part in constraint-based design methods, well established in computer-aided design (e.g. Sketchpad, Generative Components, and computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application). Within such computer-aided design systems, geometrical transformations may be intentionally constrained to help enforce a set of design determinants. Although this current implementation modestly relates to geometrical constraints, the use of probabilistic risk values is more central to its methodology.
keywords	Boolean analysis, area overlay analysis, attribute classification, data transition using .csv, vectorization, risk analysis, site planning
series	journal
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last changed	2016/12/09 10:52

_id	ecaade2016_023
id	ecaade2016_023
authors	Olascoaga, Carlos Sandoval, Xu, Wenfei and Flores, Hector
year	2016
title	Crowd-Sourced Neighborhoods - User-Contextualized Neighborhood Ranking
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.2.019
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 19-30
summary	Finding an attractive or best-fit neighborhood for a new resident of any city is not only important from the perspective of the resident him or herself, but has larger implications for developers and city planners. The environment or mood of the right neighborhood is not simply created through traditional characteristics such as income, crime, or zoning regulations - more ephemeral traits related to user-perception also have significant weight. Using datasets and tools previously unassociated with real-estate decision-making and neighborhood planning, such as social media and machine learning, we create a non-deterministic and customized way of discovering and understanding neighborhoods. Our project creates a customizable ranking system for the 195 neighborhoods in New York City that helps users find the one that best matches their preferences. Our team has developed a composite weighted score with urban spatial data and social media data to rank all NYC neighborhoods based on a series of questions asked to the user. The project's contribution is to provide a scientific and calibrated understanding of the impact that socially oriented activities and preferences have towards the uses of space.
wos	WOS:000402064400001
keywords	Textual Semantic analysis; machine learning; participatory planning; community detection; neighborhood definition
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2016_601
id	caadria2016_601
authors	Qattan, Wajdy and Stephen Harfield
year	2016
title	Architects and Digital Designing Techniques Frontiers
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2016.601
source	Living Systems and Micro-Utopias: Towards Continuous Designing, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2016) / Melbourne 30 March–2 April 2016, pp. 601-610
summary	Recently digital-design techniques have influenced the way architects think and design. This extends to impact architectural edu- cation by drawing new boundary lines. Therefore, it is desirable for architectural educators and students to consider these lines and to know how to establish them within these technological trends. This will be through raising their knowledge and skills in three aspects, which are algorithms and geometry characteristics, authorship, and fabrication in digital architecture.
keywords	Algorithms; authorship; fabrication; education; digital
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ecaade2016_140
id	ecaade2016_140
authors	Simeone, Davide, Coraglia, Ugo Maria, Cursi, Stefano and Fioravanti, Antonio
year	2016
title	Behavioural Simulation for Built Heritage Use Planning
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.2.503
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 503-510
summary	This paper presents a system for simulating human behaviour in built heritage artefacts aimed at supporting the decision-making processes for their possible re-use.Its goal is to predict the mutual influence between the occupancy phenomena and the architectural heritage environment, in order to optimise the balance between efficiency requirements of spaces and preservation needs of the heritage artefact. The proposed system is based on the integration of a BIM environment with a game engine that allows the modelling of the built environment and the simulation of its use phenomena at the same time. A central role in the systems is played by the distribution of Artificial Intelligence among Virtual Users, process entities (the activities) and the building components, ensuring the coherent representation of the use processes and the direct measurement of their impact on the artefact.
wos	WOS:000402064400050
keywords	Built Heritage; Human Behaviour Simulation; Agent-Based Modelling; BIM
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2016_703
id	sigradi2016_703
authors	Tosello, María Elena
year	2016
title	El espacio-interfaz: un lugar habitable [Interface-Space: a habitable place]
source	SIGraDi 2016 [Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-7051-86-1] Argentina, Buenos Aires 9 - 11 November 2016, pp.142-148
summary	This paper, derived from the PHD thesis “The interface-space of the dynamic hypermedia device”, reflects on the impact of virtuality on the character, experience and production of actual space, analyzing how it has been re-signified in an augmented context, and it proposes new strategies for ordering and retrieving digital objects; patterns of spatial organization for virtual world; and conditions of habitability of interface-spaces for articulating the links, encourage dialogue and potentiate the experiences of subjects who attempt to build and inhabit an inclusive physical-virtual environment.
keywords	Interface-space; Augmented context; Collaboration; Spatial patterns; Conditions of habitability
series	SIGRADI
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_id	ascaad2016_032
id	ascaad2016_032
authors	Alhadidi, Suleiman; Justin Mclean, Luchlan Sharah, Isabel Chia, Roger Sam
year	2016
title	Multiflight - Creating Interactive Stairs through Positive Technology
source	Parametricism Vs. Materialism: Evolution of Digital Technologies for Development [8th ASCAAD Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-0-9955691-0-2] London (United Kingdom) 7-8 November 2016, pp. 295-308
summary	This paper details a pedagogical project which calls for an improved design performance of the existing built environment through the use of smart technology and data-driven design. The project is an investigation into ways in which to improve the performance of a ‘pre-selected university building’ through the use of a media facade that allows for interactive experiences. Existing problems of the selected building have been identified through observation and research using a rich picture and agile approach. An underutilised staircase was selected as the focus site for a series of computational design and interactive design studies. The brief of this mini-research project aims to encourage more people to use the stairs and create a memorable experience with a technological approach through the application of a site specific interactive media installation. The project is an interactive staircase which utilises LED strips and generative sound. The project features a series of light boxes which are connected to the existing staircase balustrade. Arduino, passive infra-red sensors, and other motion detection sensors were used to allow for light and generative sound interaction with users using visual scripting tools and a generative design platform. Sensing technology was used as a real-time data-gathering device during the site analysis phase as well as an input device for the designed prototype to allow the testing of the data-driven design. This paper details the study and resultant interactive prototypes. It also discusses the exploration of performance based design ideas into design workflows and the integration of sensing tools into the design process. It concludes by identifying possible implications on using the Internet of Things concepts to facilitate the design of interactive architecture.
series	ASCAAD
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_id	caadria2016_343
id	caadria2016_343
authors	Asriana, Nova and Aswin Indraprastha
year	2016
title	Making Sense of Agent-based Simulation: Developing Design Strategy for Pedestrian-centric Urban Space
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2016.343
source	Living Systems and Micro-Utopias: Towards Continuous Designing, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2016) / Melbourne 30 March–2 April 2016, pp. 343-352
summary	This study investigates the relationships of field observa- tion, multi-agent simulation and space-syntax theory in spatial config- uration for developing design strategy for a case study, a tourist hub area in Musi Riverside, Palembang. Having such potential advantage and to tackle existing social and urban issues, our study developed a design approach based on multi-agent simulation enhanced by space syntax theory. The goal of this study is a deep understanding of multi agent simulation through mechanism of validation using field obser- vation and by taking into account the existing urban features. The purpose is to develop design strategy of pedestrian-centric urban space to be functioned as a tourist hub based on computational modelling. Following the paths result of pedestrian flow by multi-agents simula- tion, we elaborated the analysis of facility programming by means of Space Syntax theory. It shows the ranking of facility programs based on their relative connectivity and integration. By merging this result, it assembles programs and their circulation spaces by means of compu- tational simulation. Experimenting in both fields show a novel ap- proach for pedestrian-centric design in urban scale, particularly since behavioural models rarely used in early stage of design process. It shows that multi-agent simulation should be coupled with field obser- vation.
keywords	Multi-agents simulation; network analysis; Space Syntax theory; design strategy; urban space
series	CAADRIA
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