SPATIALLY <TEODORANDONOV> spaceplanningtoolbox LehrstuhlfürArchitekturinformatik FakultätfürArchitektur TechnischeUniversitätMünchen
<Spatially> LehrstuhlfürArchitekturinformatik Prof.Dr.-Ing.FrankPetzold <PERFORMANCEBASEDDESIGN> <SCHUBERTG/SEIFERTN> <TEODORANDONOV> <03699185>
Contents 01Contents 02TheProblem 03TheSolution 04SharedDatasheet 05DigitalDiagram 06InteractiveSimulation 08RapidSolutions
2 Withtheincreasingcomplexityofarchitecturalbriefsthe architect‘staskofassimilatinginformationfromvarious spheresofknowledgeisincomprehensableforasingle individual.Thisiswaytheintialstagesofanarchitectural projectcouldprove tobevery challengingforthe architect. Moreover,mistakesontheveryimportantplanningstage couldloosetime,moneyandeffortboththedesignteam andtotheclient.Itisimportanttocreateprocesseswhich streamlinethe spatialplanning andnot onlyavoid mistakes butalsoproducebetterall-encopasingsolutions. Thetraditionalplanningprocessisfilledwithgoingback andforth,withtryanderror,withinformationlostalongthe trackbetweentheconsultantsandthedesignteam.But mostimportantly,withabigbriefofmanyspacesahuman beingjust can‘thandle allof themat onceand satisfyall the requirementsandgoalsatthesametime. Luckily,thecomputercanhelpwith thistask.Thearchitect shoulddowhatheisbestat-definingtherequirements andheshouldletthemachinedowhatitisbestat-computethesolutions. TheProblem
3 TheSolution Createashareddatasheettosumupthegoalsandthe constraintsofthebriefandtoserveasaninputtothedigitaltool. Thedigialtoolgivesbackinitialdiagramsinordertobetter definethegoalsandconstraints,alsotobetterunderstand thespatialrelationships. Throughareal-timesimulationof thedataonecanachieve aconstantloopbetweenthedataandthespacialarrangement,thusachievingresultswithlesseffortandinless time. Bycustomcontrolsonecanadaptdiagramsforspecific casesand produceoption boardsto serveas abasis ofthe architecturaldesign. DATASHEET DIAGRAM SIMULATION SOLUTIONS DEFINE 1 COMPUTE 2 MODIFY 3 VISUALISE 4
4 SharedDatasheet Thefirsttasktocompleteintheproccessistocompile alltheinformationfromthevarioussources-consultants, manuals,specialists, etc.This canbe thensynthesised into spreadsheetconsistingofvariousdatawhichwillserveto drivethediagramsimulation. Eachrow isa differentspace fromthe brief.For eachspace thereisaspecificfunction;adepartmentforitsprogrammaticgrouping; anarea insquare meters;an optionallevelincasethereareanyrestrictions/recommendations; andthe hierarchicalconnections toother spacesillustrated throughaproximitymatrix. Anadvantigeof thismethodis thatthespreadsheet canbe sharedaccrosstheteammembersandeachofthemcan giveinputon theirownsphere. Forexample,the restaurant operatorscangivedetailedinformationabouttheirspatialrequirementsandmarkthemonthespreadsheet.This wouldbedirectlyvisabletothearchitectthroughthediagramsgenaratedfromtheschedule,withouthavingtogo throughand analysecomplex guides.This waythe process isoptimisedandsavestimeandeffort.
5 DigitalDiagram Steptwogeneretatesageometricrepresentationofthe spreadsheetdata.Thecircleshavethecorrectareain squaremetersandthethicknessoftheconnectinglines mirrorsthe strenghtof theconnection betweenthe spaces. Colorsarefurtherasssignedtoillustratethedifferentprogrammaticdepartments. Atthis stagethe usercan alreadygrasp theinterdependenciesbetweeninthebriefwithoutmucheffort.Anychange inthebrief,orthespreadsheetdatawouldbedirectlyupdatedin thedigital diagram,thus creatingconstant linkservingthedesigner.
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<3>ExternalFactors-theusercanmodifythediagram
throughextraobjects. <2>3DDiagram-byintroducingleveldatathediagram rearangesinthreedimensions. <1>2DDiagram-simulationarrangesspacestosatisfy thegivenconnectionsinthedatasheet. Thethirdpartoftheprocessallowsthedatafromthe spreadsheettodriveaphysicalsimulationwhicharrangesthespaceswhilesatisfyingalltherequrementsand constraints. Theusercanedittheoutputinteractivelybychangingthe requrementsinthespreadsheet,forexamplechangingthe strenghtofconnections,addingconnections,assigning levelsorgivingafloorarea.Anotherwaytointeractively adaptthesimulationisthroughanchorpointswhichcould representanyexternalfactors,likeproximitiestocontext keypoints,environmentalconsiderationslikesunlightand views,sociallikefreeaccesstotheentrance,etc.
7 InteractiveSimulation <6>ProgrammaticModel-themassisdividedintosector accordingtoprogram. <7>AdaptiveSkin-onestepfurthertoanarchitectural proposal. <4>FloorPlates-thelayoutisfurthersimplifiedand<5>MassingModel-quickvolumetricrepresantation. dividedintoalimitednumberoffloors.
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Whentheuserissatisfiedwiththeresultsandisreadyto area controlsto onecanquicklychangethesettingsfromaprogrammaticdiagramreadyforanalysis,throughaviewwhichrevealsthefloorsurfaces,toonewhichishighlightingthe coonecctions.
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customisethe look ofthediagraminordertosuittheneeds.Forexample,
Thiswayitispossibletocreateboardswithnumerousoptionsandextractideas,solveproblemsorjustseekforinspiration.
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11 Author <TEODORANDONOV> <03699185> <SEMESTER5>
