Parametric modeling tools in small architectural offices: Towards an adapted design process model

Stals, Adeline; Jancart, Sylvie; Elsen, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.destud.2020.100978

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“…pARam is, fundamentally, a tool to interact with a parametric design. The approach of parametric designs is well established in engineering and architecture [16,19,103]. Fundamentally, this approach constrains input and output spaces a user can leverage to design an object, turning this design process into a configuration.…”

Section: Parametric Design Toolsmentioning

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pARam: Leveraging Parametric Design in Extended Reality to Support the Personalization of Artifacts for Personal Fabrication

Stemasov,

Demharter,

Rädler

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Extended Reality (XR) allows in-situ previewing of designs to be manufactured through Personal Fabrication (PF). These in-situ interactions exhibit advantages for PF, like incorporating the environment into the design process. However, design-for-fabrication in XR often happens through either highly complex 3D-modeling or is reduced to rudimentary adaptations of crowd-sourced models. We present pARam, a tool combining parametric designs (PDs) and XR, enabling in-situ configuration of artifacts for PF. In contrast to modeling-or search-focused approaches, pARam supports customization through embodied and practical inputs (e.g., gestures, recommendations) and evaluation (e.g., lighting estimation) without demanding complex 3D-modeling skills. We implemented pARam for HoloLens 2 and evaluated it (𝑛 = 20), comparing XR and desktop conditions. Users succeeded in choosing context-related parameters and took their environment into account for their configuration using pARam. We reflect on the prospects and challenges of PDs in XR to streamline complex design methods for PF while retaining suitable expressivity. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Mixed / augmented reality; Interaction design.

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Section: Parametric Design Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

pARam: Leveraging Parametric Design in Extended Reality to Support the Personalization of Artifacts for Personal Fabrication

Stemasov,

Demharter,

Rädler

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…Nevertheless, in the architectural field, more often than not we see architects operating in the close, tiny, mono-disciplinary microcosms of their firms. This is especially true in Belgium, where research has shown that most architects work in structures of less than 10 employees, 42,7% of surveyed architects (N=572) even working alone, or with just one colleague (Stals et al, 2017). Historically and structurally speaking, architects thus do not tend to exit their microcosms and cultivate empathy towards end-users, at least not as often as designers from other design disciplines.…”

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Considering architect's and clients' interactions through the design thinking framework

Mertens,

Hamarat,

Elsen

2023

Expanding the Frontiers of Design

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As the quality of the relationship between designers and users highly contributes to the success of the design process, involving users in the design process is more than ever crucial to the project. This paper argues that Design Thinking could help architectural routines evolve regarding the interactions between end-users and architects. Though the Design Thinking principles may serve as an inspirational framework, we claim they still need to be adapted to architects' needs and fields' constraints. This paper focusses on the Belgian housing design field, specifically questioning the posture architects tend to have towards their end-users through 5 narratives collected from on-field practitioners. The aim is to establish a parallel between day-to-day architectural practice and Design Thinking as a mindset and as a process, as to delineate the essential points architects might benefit from and as to question the role that end-users could furthermore play throughout housing design processes.

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“…In contrast, more and more design research studies have indicated that the nature of early-stage and conceptual design is problem framing 32,33 as opposed to purely problem-solving. Hence, early-stage design typically comprises iterative loops of design exploration 34,35 rather than handling different well-defined tasks. In this regard, to enhance the practical utility of performance-based design optimization, a critical aspect awaiting investigation is how design optimization can address the more practical design issues related to exploration and problem framing.…”

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Optimization-aided design: two approaches for reflective exploration of design search space

Wang

2022

International Journal of Architectural Computing

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The role of using performance-based design optimization in early-stage architectural design to prevent poorly designed buildings has been increasingly recognized by researchers and designers. Recently, a large amount of research has been made focusing on technical advancement, which, however, also reflects the limited research on how this technique can be applied to the design process and how it can aid designers when confronting ill-defined design problems. In this regard, this paper centers on the design approaches assisted by using performance-based design optimization. The paper proposes two optimization-aided design approaches that were identified in the previous applications of a design tool, called EvoMass, and showcases these approaches in case-study designs. The case studies demonstrate how the use of performance-based design optimization can facilitate designers’ reflection and exploration. With the demonstration of the design approaches, we discuss the utility of performance-based design optimization in assisting architects in the early design stages.

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Parametric modeling tools in small architectural offices: Towards an adapted design process model

Cited by 25 publications

References 44 publications

pARam: Leveraging Parametric Design in Extended Reality to Support the Personalization of Artifacts for Personal Fabrication

pARam: Leveraging Parametric Design in Extended Reality to Support the Personalization of Artifacts for Personal Fabrication

Considering architect's and clients' interactions through the design thinking framework

Optimization-aided design: two approaches for reflective exploration of design search space

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