An automated stabilisation method for spatial to structural design transformations

Smulders, C. D. J.; Hofmeyer, H.

doi:10.1016/j.aei.2012.03.002

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“…[HD15] where a 3D architectural design is provided with structural elements via a grammar [DH13]. These elements were then automatically made conformal [HvRG11], stable [SH12] and optimized [HD13]. Subsequently, the architectural design is modified—as a function of its related structural performance—and updated to conform to the initial building plan.…”

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Integrated Structural–Architectural Design for Interactive Planning

Steiner

Mousavian

Saradj

et al. 2016

Computer Graphics Forum

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Traditionally, building floor plans are designed by architects with their usability, functionality and architectural aesthetics in mind; however, the structural properties of the distribution of load‐bearing walls and columns are usually not taken into account at this stage. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for the design of architectural floor plans by integrating structural layout analysis directly into the planning process. In order to achieve this, we introduce a planning tool which interactively enforces checks for structural stability of the current design, and which on demand proposes how to stabilize it if necessary. Technically, our solution contains an interactive architectural modelling framework as well as a constrained optimization module where both are based on respective architectural rules. Using our tool, an architect can predict already in a very early planning stage whose designs are structurally sound such that later changes due to stability reasons can be prevented. We compare manually computed solutions with optimal results of our proposed automated design process in order to show how much our proposed system can help architects to improve the process of laying out structural models optimally.

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Integrated Structural–Architectural Design for Interactive Planning

Steiner

Mousavian

Saradj

et al. 2016

Computer Graphics Forum

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“…To this end, the authors implemented the developed visual languages in a design support tool that allows designers to understand the relationship between different spaces in a building together with the overall physical configuration of the building. Hofmeyer and Smulders develop an interesting application of how computing methods can help switching between different models used for engineering design decision making [6]. In the paper, they present a two-way method for switching between the spatial representation required to understand a building's lay-out and the abstracted structural representation required for analyzing its structural behavior.…”

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