Meta-Parametric Design

Harding, J.E.; Shepherd, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.destud.2016.09.005

Cited by 69 publications

(63 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Often, the rules encoded are rigorous but inflexible. This often results in the design space defining a family of design variants that are all very similar with limited topological variability [10,[17][18][19]. The lack of topological variability is often overlooked as architects may use parametric models to describe a specific design strategy for each optimization.…”

Section: Parametric Modelling For Building Massing Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subtractive Building Massing for Performance-Based Architectural Design Exploration: A Case Study of Daylighting Optimization

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

For sustainable building design, performance-based optimization incorporating parametric modelling and evolutionary optimization can allow architects to leverage building massing design to improve energy performance. However, two key challenges make such applications of performance-based optimization difficult in practice. First, due to the parametric modelling approaches, the topological variability in the building massing variants is often very limited. This, in turn, limits the scope for the optimization process to discover high-performing solutions. Second, for architects, the process of creating parametric models capable of generating the necessary topological variability is complex and time-consuming, thereby significantly disrupting the design processes. To address these two challenges, this paper presents a parametric massing algorithm based on the subtractive form generation principle. The algorithm can generate diverse building massings with significant topological variability by removing different parts from a predefined volume. Additionally, the algorithm can be applied to different building massing design scenarios without additional parametric modelling being required. Hence, using the algorithm can help architects achieve an explorative performance-based optimization for building massing design while streamlining the overall design process. Two case studies of daylighting performance optimizations are presented, which demonstrate that the algorithm can enhance the exploration of the potential in building massing design for energy performance improvements.

show abstract

Section: Parametric Modelling For Building Massing Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subtractive Building Massing for Performance-Based Architectural Design Exploration: A Case Study of Daylighting Optimization

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The need to develop design frameworks for a complex design process has been noticed by a number of researchers [20]. However, their contribution, although an important one, concerns rather more advanced stages of designing.…”

Section: Early Stage Of Rationalized Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The authors explore six aspects of designing using diverse means: parametric models, digital simulations, computational analyses, physical models and interactive prototypes. On the other hand, meta-parametric design approach for the concept design stage is proposed in [20]. The purpose of this approach is increasing the number of parametric definitions, which can be implemented at the early stages of design.…”

Section: Early Stage Of Rationalized Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The parametric model of any form can be obtained using different algorithm definitions. That means "that the relationship between a parametric model and its output is many-to-one" [20]. In order to create complex forms from the single one, we have applied various approaches.…”

Section: Hyperbolic Paraboloidmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, "parametric design thinking" entails ability to understand, read, and construct complex and parametrized operations which make a projected object respond and evolve. Alternate terms, such as "digitally intelligent design", "algorithmic design", "object oriented design", have arisen to describe this trend [19,20].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Pre-Rationalized Parametric Designing of Roof Shells Formed by Repetitive Modules of Catalan Surfaces

Dzwierzynska

Prokopska

2018

Symmetry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of the study is to develop an original, methodical, and practical approach to the early stages of parametric design of roof shells formed by repetitive modules of Catalan surfaces. It is presented on the example of designing the roof shells compound of four concrete elements. The designing process proposed by us consists in linking geometric shaping of roofs' models with their structural analysis and optimization. Contrary to other methods, which use optimization process in order to find free roof forms, we apply it in order to explore and improve design alternatives. It is realized with the application of designing tools working in Rhinoceros 3D software. The flexible scripts elaborated by us, in order to achieve roofs' models of regular and symmetrical shapes, are converted into simulation models to perform structural analysis. It is mainly focused on how the roof shells perform dependently on their geometric characteristics. The simulation enables one to evaluate various roof shells' shapes, as well as to select an optimal design solution. The proposed approach to the conceptual design process may drive the designing to achieve geometric and structural forms which not only follow the design intentions but also target better results.

show abstract

Parametric Design as a Tool / As a Goal: Shifting Focus from Form to Function

Pektas

2023

Transforming Issues in Housing Design

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Meta-Parametric Design

Cited by 69 publications

References 25 publications

Subtractive Building Massing for Performance-Based Architectural Design Exploration: A Case Study of Daylighting Optimization

Subtractive Building Massing for Performance-Based Architectural Design Exploration: A Case Study of Daylighting Optimization

Pre-Rationalized Parametric Designing of Roof Shells Formed by Repetitive Modules of Catalan Surfaces

Parametric Design as a Tool / As a Goal: Shifting Focus from Form to Function

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About