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_id ijac201816205
id ijac201816205
authors Faircloth,Billie; Ryan Welch, Martin Tamke, Paul Nicholas, Phil Ayres, Yulia Sinke, Brandon Cuffy and Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen
year 2018
title Multiscale modeling frameworks for architecture: Designing the unseen and invisible with phase change materials
source International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 16 - no. 2, 104-122
summary Multiscale design and analysis models promise a robust, multimethod, multidisciplinary approach, but at present have limited application during the architectural design process. To explore the use of multiscale models in architecture, we develop a calibrated modeling and simulation platform for the design and analysis of a prototypical envelope made of phase change materials. The model is mechanistic in nature, incorporates material-scale and precinct scale-attributes, and supports the design of two- and three-dimensional phase change material geometries informed by heat transfer phenomena. Phase change material behavior, in solid and liquid states, dominates the visual and numerical evaluation of the multiscale model. Model calibration is demonstrated using real-time data gathered from the prototype. Model extensibility is demonstrated when it is used by designers to predict the behavior of alternate envelope options. Given the challenges of modeling phase change material behavior in this multiscale model, an additional multiple linear regression model is applied to data collected from the physical prototype in order to demonstrate an alternate method for predicting the melting and solidification of phase change materials.
keywords Multiscale modeling, mechanistic modeling, heat transfer modeling, phase change materials, model validation
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_id sigradi2018_1609
id sigradi2018_1609
authors Chia, Hsu Yi; Hsien, Hsu Pei
year 2018
title The fabrication and application of parametric inflatable structure
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 684-689
summary This study uses parametric design to optimize the process and application of the inflatable method. Inflatable design has advantages of light weight, integral forming, volume change, etc., but the manufacturing process often requires the development of molds, a large number of manual heat seals, etc. Inspired by the structure principle of amputated wing tube structure, coupled with the advantages of parameterization and digital tool heat sealing, The same material can be made at different tightness, because the tight design with different angles has more structural characteristics and bending properties, thereby generating more complex spatial structures. Different materials also have corresponding manufacturing methods, which also increase the opportunities for application in architectural design.
keywords Robotic arms fabrication; Inflatable Shape-change; pneumatic; bending mechanism; pavilion design;
series SIGRADI
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_id acadia18_414
id acadia18_414
authors Marcus, Adam; Ikeda, Margaret; Jones, Evan; Metcalf, Taylor; Oliver, John; Hammerstrom, Kamille; Gossard, Daniel
year 2018
title Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab. Optimized upside-down benthos for sea level rise adaptation
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.414
source ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 414-423
summary This paper describes the Buoyant Ecologies project, an ongoing research collaboration between architects, marine ecologists, and manufacturers focused on developing integrated architectural, ecological, and material responses to climate change and sea level rise. The research employs techniques of design computation and robotic fabrication to develop an approach to coastal resilience that is rooted in material performance as it relates to marine habitats. The project explores the design and production of highly performative fiber-reinforced polymer substrates that interact productively with the underwater ecosystem to promote multi-scalar habitats for invertebrate animals, encouraging ecological diversity and serving as wave-attenuating structures that mitigate coastal erosion. In this regard, the research leverages computational workflows of modeling, simulation, and fabrication to interface between human and nonhuman species in a way that benefits the broader ecosystem. The paper discusses an iterative prototyping process that has led to the design and construction of the Float Lab, a larger-scale prototype of a floating breakwater.
keywords full paper, materials & adaptive systems, performance + simulation, digital fabrication, collaboration
series ACADIA
type paper
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_id ijac201816304
id ijac201816304
authors Miao, Yufan; Reinhard Koenig, Katja Knecht, Kateryna Konieva, Peter Buš and Mei-Chih Chang
year 2018
title Computational urban design prototyping: Interactive planning synthesis methods—a case study in Cape Town
source International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 16 - no. 3, 212-226
summary This article is motivated by the fact that in Cape Town, South Africa, approximately 7.5 million people live in informal settlements and focuses on potential upgrading strategies for such sites. To this end, we developed a computational method for rapid urban design prototyping. The corresponding planning tool generates urban layouts including street network, blocks, parcels and buildings based on an urban designer’s specific requirements. It can be used to scale and replicate a developed urban planning concept to fit different sites. To facilitate the layout generation process computationally, we developed a new data structure to represent street networks, land parcellation, and the relationship between the two. We also introduced a nested parcellation strategy to reduce the number of irregular shapes generated due to algorithmic limitations. Network analysis methods are applied to control the distribution of buildings in the communities so that preferred neighborhood relationships can be considered in the design process. Finally, we demonstrate how to compare designs based on various urban analysis measures and discuss the limitations that arise when we apply our method in practice, especially when dealing with more complex urban design scenarios.
keywords Procedural modeling, spatial synthesis, generative design, urban planning
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_id ecaade2018_273
id ecaade2018_273
authors Modzelewska, Agnieszka
year 2018
title A Smooth Introduction to BIM in Interior Design Studies - The reversed 'in steps' design procedure.
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.289
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 289-294
summary This article presents a specific description and findings in teaching architectural computing using 3D modeling software at the undergraduate level of Interior Design Studies (second academic year). This paper is mainly concerned with the analysis of issues and advantages resulting from teaching design through the "modeling first" in the overall design practice. By "the reversed 'in steps' design procedure" we recognize the design process encompassing the idea of "form first".We introduce BIM based modeling to Interior Design students at the undergraduate level through "in steps" procedure, which is the opposite to typical CAD procedures. With 3D model based method, the beginning of the design process by making the abstract, conceptual designs, and later translating it into design solutions are made possible. The use of BIM technology not only gives architecture, engineering, and construction professions tools to more efficient collaboration but also provides inventors such as architects with complete and integrated tools for the entire design development.
keywords interior design; education; BIM; 3D modelling; visualization
series eCAADe
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_id sigradi2018_1493
id sigradi2018_1493
authors Paraizo, Rodrigo Cury; Cabral, Maria Cristina Nascentes de; Coura, Maria Clara de Oliveira; Carvalho, Cíntia Mechler de
year 2018
title Representation of architectural cultural exchange in Rio de Janeiro using augmented reality
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 866-873
summary This paper describes the digital augmentation of a book on the contribution of foreign architects to Rio de Janeiro in the first decades of the 20th century. It focuses on the process of modeling and displaying 3D models of the buildings using the book pages as AR targets. It discusses the concept of augmented reality as the perception of a symbolic layer on real space; and AR as an artistic practice of spatial appropriation and hierarchical disruption.
keywords Locativa media; Augmented reality; Rio de Janeiro; 20th century urbanization
series SIGRADI
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_id ijac201816305
id ijac201816305
authors Patt, Trevor Ryan
year 2018
title Multiagent approach to temporal and punctual urban redevelopment in dynamic, informal contexts
source International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 16 - no. 3, 199-211
summary This article presents design research speculating on computationally enabled planning approaches for urban sites where informal developments make conventional masterplans ineffectual. The project advances the thesis that the spatial complexity of urban sites can be effectively studied through a network or mesh representation and that rapid change in informal settlements is not an obstacle to planned redevelopment but can be addressed through dynamic modeling and punctual interventions. In this way, the rapid turnover of the built environment can be a mechanism through which to introduce directed planning without canceling out bottom-up actions. In the case study presented, we use a multiagent approach that is able to adapt to a continuously changing context. The agents are driven by weighted random walks and compute localized analyses of the morphology of the network of public space as they move. The information generated by the multiagent simulation is aggregated to identify potential modifications to the urban fabric, with an emphasis on pedestrian connectivity.
keywords Adaptive planning, multiagent systems, urban morphology, network analysis, spectral clustering, informal urbanism, generative design, participatory frameworks
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_id caadria2018_121
id caadria2018_121
authors Wit, Andrew John
year 2018
title Cloudmagnet, A CFRP Framework for Flexible Architectures
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.1.049
source T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 49-58
summary To examine CFRP's viability within architectural practice, this paper explores new possibilities and methodologies for the materials integration into the design and production processes. Through the lens of the /One Day House/ initiative and its recent subproject /cloudMAGNET/, this paper explores and evaluates new typologies of formwork and winding techniques for CFRP based structures derived from tensile modeling and CFD analysis. Through examinations in cored and sacrificial coreless winding, this paper outlines new formal, structural, adaptive and production possibilities afforded by the integration of CFRP into the architectural workflow.
keywords additive manufacturing; composites; carbon fiber; form finding; analog / digital fabrication
series CAADRIA
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_id caadria2018_257
id caadria2018_257
authors Yousif, Shermeen and Yan, Wei
year 2018
title Clustering Forms for Enhancing Architectural Design Optimization
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.2.431
source T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 431-440
summary This work introduces a new system in architectural design optimization that integrates form diversity and clustering methods into the process. The first method we propose is an algorithm for rating design solutions according to their geometric correspondences, maximizing differences and enforcing diversity. In addition, we implement the K-means algorithm to cluster the resulting design forms into groups of similar forms, to substitute each group with one representative solution. The work aims to facilitate decision making and form evaluation for designers, leading to an interactive optimization process, and contributing to improving existing optimization models in architectural design research and practice. We modeled a dynamic system through prototyping, experimenting and test-case application. As a prototype development, the protocol was done through phases of: (1) parametric modeling, (2) conducting energy simulation and daylight analysis and running a generative system, and (3) developing an algorithm for form diversity and another for implementing K-means clustering. The results are illustrated and discussed in detail in the paper.
keywords Architectural Design Optimization; Form Diversity; K-Means Clustering
series CAADRIA
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_id ecaade2018_189
id ecaade2018_189
authors Zardo, Paola, Quadrado Mussi, Andréa and Lima da Silva, Juliano
year 2018
title The Role of Digital Technologies in Promoting Contemporary and Collaborative Design Processes
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.469
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 469-478
summary Digital technologies and contemporary CAAD systems are increasingly being adopted in architectural practice. Thus, their impacts on buildings design process need to be addressed and explored, as there are signs of a potential revolution in AEC industry. This paper presents a methodology and preliminary results of a work-in-progress for a Master of Science dissertation. The main purpose of the study is to find similarities in practice in order to determine main characteristics and fundamentals of contemporary design process. It consists of a design praxiology approach according to Cross' taxonomy of design research. Three project cases developed by digital processes and explored by secondary data from literature reviews, complemented by documentary research, are presented as preliminary results, as well as their main similarities. Through the analysis of the cases, it was verified that the presence of BIM, parametric modeling and digital fabrication overlaps and promotes holistic and largely collaborative design processes. The role of collaboration is highlighted, which was presented as a key factor for the success of the projects. Future results from the described methodology should allow a more detailed and in-depth characterization of the contemporary design process.
keywords digital technologies; contemporary design process; design praxiology
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_id sigradi2018_1765
id sigradi2018_1765
authors Zardo, Paola; Quadrado Mussi, Andréa
year 2018
title Mapping Design Processes Based on Intense Use of Digital Technologies
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 136-141
summary Digital technologies, like Building Information Modeling (BIM), parametric design and digital fabrication, are increasingly being inserted in design processes as well as transforming them as changes are becoming necessary to adapt to this new reality. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the adoption of digital technologies and the way it is influencing design processes. The study is based on the application of a questionnaire to professionals from innovative practices. Results were thematically categorized, which made it possible to verify that benefits prevail but there are also some difficulties, even when it comes to firms already using digital technologies.
keywords Digital technologies; Contemporary design process; Architectural practice
series SIGRADI
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_id ecaade2018_139
id ecaade2018_139
authors Cudzik, Jan and Radziszewski, Kacper
year 2018
title Artificial Intelligence Aided Architectural Design
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.077
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 77-84
summary Tools and methods used by architects always had an impact on the way building were designed. With the change in design methods and new approaches towards creation process, they became more than ever before crucial elements of the creation process. The automation of architects work has started with computational functions that were introduced to traditional computer-aided design tools. Nowadays architects tend to use specified tools that suit their specific needs. In some cases, they use artificial intelligence. Despite many similarities, they have different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore the change in the design process is more visible and unseen before solution are brought in the discipline. The article presents methods of applying the selected artificial intelligence algorithms: swarm intelligence, neural networks and evolutionary algorithms in the architectural practice by authors. Additionally research shows the methods of analogue data input and output approaches, based on vision and robotics, which in future combined with intelligence based algorithms, might simplify architects everyday practice. Presented techniques allow new spatial solutions to emerge with relatively simple intelligent based algorithms, from which many could be only accomplished with dedicated software. Popularization of the following methods among architects, will result in more intuitive, general use design tools.
keywords computer aideed design; artificial intelligence,; evolutionary algorithms; swarm behaviour; optimization; parametric design
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_id ecaade2018_000
id ecaade2018_000
authors Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.)
year 2018
title Computing for a better tomorrow, Volume 1
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1
source Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, 858 p.
summary The theme of the 36th eCAADe Conference is Computing for a better tomorrow. When we consider the aims of research activities, design efforts and mastering towards ideal solutions in the area of digital technologies in the built environment, such as CAD, CAM, CAE, BIM, FM, GIS, VR, AR and others, we may realise the actual reason for that is to make life better, healthier, prettier, happier, more sustainable and smarter. The usefulness of undertaken studies might be tested and proved by the noticeable shared approach of putting humans and their environments in a central position: man and the environment, nature and design, art and technology... Natural disasters and climate change, crime and terrorism, disabilities and society ageing - architects, designers and scientists active in the built environment domain are not able to eliminate all the risk, dangers and problems of contemporary world. On the other hand, they have social and moral responsibilities to address human needs and take up this multifaceted challenge. It involves a co-operation and, moreover, an interdisciplinary and user-oriented approach. The complexity of raised problems should not discourage us, on the contrary, it should stimulate activities towards living up to human dreams of a better and sustainable tomorrow. This calls for a revision of methods and tools applied in research, teaching and practice. Where are we? What are the milestones and roadmaps at the end of the second decade of the 21st century? Do we really take the most of the abundance of accumulated knowledge? Or we skip to explore another undiscovered domains? We invited academicians, researchers, professionals and students from all over the world to address the multifaceted notions of using computing in architectural and related domains for developing a better tomorrow. Approaches discussing the theme from the perspective of computer aided design education; design processes and methods; design tool developments; and novel design applications, as well as real world experiments and case studies were welcomed. In order to specifically address some of the questions above, we defined subthemes and organised specific sessions around these subthemes, during the conference as well as in the proceedings.
series eCAADe
last changed 2022/06/07 07:49

_id ecaade2018_001
id ecaade2018_001
authors Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.)
year 2018
title Computing for a better tomorrow, Volume 2
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2
source Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, 860 p.
summary The theme of the 36th eCAADe Conference is Computing for a better tomorrow. When we consider the aims of research activities, design efforts and mastering towards ideal solutions in the area of digital technologies in the built environment, such as CAD, CAM, CAE, BIM, FM, GIS, VR, AR and others, we may realise the actual reason for that is to make life better, healthier, prettier, happier, more sustainable and smarter. The usefulness of undertaken studies might be tested and proved by the noticeable shared approach of putting humans and their environments in a central position: man and the environment, nature and design, art and technology... Natural disasters and climate change, crime and terrorism, disabilities and society ageing - architects, designers and scientists active in the built environment domain are not able to eliminate all the risk, dangers and problems of contemporary world. On the other hand, they have social and moral responsibilities to address human needs and take up this multifaceted challenge. It involves a co-operation and, moreover, an interdisciplinary and user-oriented approach. The complexity of raised problems should not discourage us, on the contrary, it should stimulate activities towards living up to human dreams of a better and sustainable tomorrow. This calls for a revision of methods and tools applied in research, teaching and practice. Where are we? What are the milestones and roadmaps at the end of the second decade of the 21st century? Do we really take the most of the abundance of accumulated knowledge? Or we skip to explore another undiscovered domains? We invited academicians, researchers, professionals and students from all over the world to address the multifaceted notions of using computing in architectural and related domains for developing a better tomorrow. Approaches discussing the theme from the perspective of computer aided design education; design processes and methods; design tool developments; and novel design applications, as well as real world experiments and case studies were welcomed. In order to specifically address some of the questions above, we defined subthemes and organised specific sessions around these subthemes, during the conference as well as in the proceedings.
series eCAADe
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_id ecaade2018_103
id ecaade2018_103
authors Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta
year 2018
title Building Information Modelling for 2020+ Realm - Contemporary practice and future perspectives
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.271
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 271-280
summary The paper discusses the future possible trajectories of information technologies applied to Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) domain. Specifically, it focuses on Building Information Modelling (BIM) being a key subject in the context of understanding the challenge of computing for a better tomorrow. In this respect it presents Polish situation as one of the European Union countries aiming at implementing BIM on the national level. What is more, it reveals findings derived from experience of teaching BIM and from questionnaires prepared for BIM learners. A comparative study of two types of representatives, viz. architecture students and experienced professionals, both acquiring BIM skills, has been conducted. The results show different approach and key obstacles associated with teaching, learning and comprehending BIM. Furthermore, on the one hand the study reveals discrepancy between research, academic experiments and everyday practice. On the other hand it emphasises specific characteristics of this domain enhanced with dynamic pace of change in technology, leading to conclusions that BIM should be placed on lifelong learning trajectory. Despite numerous obstacles the adoption of BIM is facing it concludes that it has arguments and potential to become 2020+ realm.
keywords Building Information Modelling; BIM; Lifelong Learning; architectural practice
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_id caadria2018_228
id caadria2018_228
authors Newton, David
year 2018
title Accommodating Change and Open-Ended Search in Design Optimization
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.2.175
source T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 175-184
summary Many real-world architectural multi-objective problems (MOPs) are dynamic and may have objectives, decision variables, and constraints that change during the optimization process. These problems are known as dynamic MOPs (DMOPs). Dynamic multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (DMOEAs) have emerged in the fields of optimization, operations research, and computer science as one way to address the challenges posed by DMOPs. DMOEAs offer new capacities for exploration and interaction with the designer, but they have not yet been studied in the field of architecture. This research addresses these issues through the development of a unique interactive DMOEA-based design tool for the conceptual design phase. We propose a new modification to the popular nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), that we call the dynamic progressive for architecture NSGA-II (DPA-NSGA-II). We show that DPA-NSGA-II outperforms NSGA-II in finding novel solutions.
keywords algorithmic design; multi-objective optimization; evolutionary computation; parametric design; generative design
series CAADRIA
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_id acadia18_312
id acadia18_312
authors Ariza, Inés; Mirjan, Ammar; Gandia, Augusto; Casas, Gonzalo; Cros, Samuel; Gramazio, Fabio; Kohler, Matthias.
year 2018
title In Place Detailing. Combining 3D printing and robotic assembly
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.312
source ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 312-321
summary This research presents a novel construction method that links robotic assembly and in place 3D printing. Rather than producing custom joints in a separate prefabrication process, our approach enables creating highly customized connection details that are 3D printed directly onto off-the-shelf building members during their assembly process. Challenging the current fashion of highly predetermined joints in digital construction, detailing in place offers an adaptive fabrication method, enabling the expressive tailoring of connection details addressing its specific architectural conditions. In the present research, the in place detailing strategy is explored through robotic wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), a metal 3D printing technique based on MIG welding. The robotic WAAM process coupled with localization and path-planning strategies allows a local control of the detail geometry enabling the fabrication of customized welded connections that can compensate material and construction tolerances. The paper outlines the potential of 3D printing in place details, describes methods and techniques to realize them and shows experimental results that validate the approach.
keywords work in progress, fabrication & robotics, robotic production, materials/adaptive systems, architectural detailing
series ACADIA
type paper
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_id sigradi2018_1619
id sigradi2018_1619
authors Agirbas, Asli
year 2018
title Creating Non-standard Spaces via 3D Modeling and Simulation: A Case Study
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 1051-1058
summary Especially in the film industry, architectural spaces away from Euclidean geometry are brought to foreground. The best environment in which such spaces can be designed, is undoubtedly the 3D modeling environment. In this study, an experimental study was carried out on the creation of alternative spaces with undergraduate architectural students. Via using 3D modeling and various simulation techniques in the Maya software, students created spaces, which were away from the traditional architectural spaces. Thus, in addition to learning the 3D modeling software, architectural students learned to use animation and simulation as a part of design, not just as a presentation tool, and opening up new horizons for non-standard spaces was provided.
keywords 3D Modeling; Simulation; Animation; CAAD; Maya; Non-standard spaces
series SIGRADI
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_id acadia18_424
id acadia18_424
authors Bucklin, Oliver; Drexler, Hans; Krieg, Oliver David; Menges, Achim
year 2018
title Integrated Solid Timber. A multi-requisite system for the computational design,fabrication, and construction of versatile building envelopes
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.424
source ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 424-433
summary The paper presents the development of a building system made from solid timber that fulfils the requirements of modern building skins while expanding the design possibilities through innovation in computational design and digital fabrication. Multiple strategies are employed to develop a versatile construction system that generates structure, enclosure and insulation while enabling a broad design space for contemporary architectural expression. The basic construction unit augments the comparatively high insulation values of solid timber by cutting longitudinal slits into beams, generating air chambers that further inhibit thermal conductivity. These units are further enhanced through a joinery system that uses advanced parametric modeling and computerized control to augment traditional joinery techniques. Prototypes of the system are tested at a building component level with digital models and physical laboratory tests. It is further evaluated in a demonstrator building to test development and further refine design, fabrication and assembly methods. Results are integrated into proposals for new methods of implementation. The results of the research thus far demonstrate the validity of the strategy, and continuing research will improve its viability as a building system.
keywords full paper, materials and adaptive systems, digital fabrication, digital craft
series ACADIA
type paper
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_id ecaade2018_227
id ecaade2018_227
authors Chatzitsakyris, Panagiotis
year 2018
title EventMode - A new computational design tool for integrating human activity data within the architectural design workflow
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.649
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 649-656
summary Architectural designers are currently depending on a multitude of elaborate computational tools in order to explore, manipulate and visualize the geometric form of their building projects. However, if architecture can be perceived as the manipulation of geometric form in direct relation to human activities and events that take place inside it, then it is evident that such design parameters are not sufficiently represented in the currently available modeling software. Would it be possible to introduce the human activity element in the aforementioned computational tools in a way that informs the design process and improves the final building product? This paper attempts to answer this question by introducing a new experimental design tool that enables the creation of parametric human activity envelopes within three-dimensional digital models. The novel approach is that this tool enables the parametric interaction of these components with the actual building geometry and generates novel visual and data representations of the 3D model. The goal is to improve the decision-making process of architects as well as their clients by enabling them to evaluate and iterate their designs based not only on the building's form but also on the human spatial events that take place inside it. A prototype implementation demonstrates the tool's practical application through three design examples.
series eCAADe
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