Project DisCo: Choreographing Discrete Building Blocks in Virtual Reality

Drude, Jan Philipp; Rossi, Andrea; Becker, Mirco

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29829-6_23

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“…Yu [43] explored the relationship between variable parameters and spatial structure using parametric algorithms, generating digital models of varying scales, which aimed to validate the application of the Wasp plugin's design algorithms across different spatial scales. Drude [44] utilized the Wasp algorithm to define discrete architectural modules' geometric shapes and connectivity logic, employing these rules for aggregating basic units to construct structures. Simultaneously, they integrated Wasp's approach to discrete architectural modeling with intuitive design in virtual reality, using physical simulation as a form generation, allowing designers to aggregate architectural modules by applying forces through controller movement in a virtual reality environment, thus creating novel architectural forms.…”

Section: Parametric Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Optimizing Built Environment in Urban Negative Spaces Using Parametric Methods—Research on a High-Density City in China

Bai,

Wu,

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In the early stage of architectural design, addressing the challenges posed by negative spaces in high-density urban environments is crucial for enhancing spatial efficiency and building sustainability. Multiple studies employed digital methods and tools to address these issues, such as parametric design, simulation, and genetic algorithms, to investigate architectural generation approaches for urban negative spaces. This article proposes an integrated design process that involves finding the location and form of negative spaces, generating solutions using slime mold and wasp algorithms, and optimizing and analyzing solutions using the Wallacei plugin in Grasshopper. This comprehensive approach underscores the potential of parametric design to yield a multitude of solutions while also acknowledging the convergence challenges encountered during simulations, particularly in optimizing for optimal sunlight exposure during the winter solstice and minimal solar radiation in the summer. Analyzing the optimization goals and parameter values of the 15th Pareto optimal solution in the 100th generation reveals: (1) a higher number of units leads to positive correlation growth in both objectives; (2) within a certain number of units, parametrically generated solutions facilitate the convergence of optimization goals, yielding optimal outcomes. Therefore, factors such as the range of unit quantities and proportions need consideration during early-stage parametric design and simulation. This study explores a design methodology for negative spaces in high-density urban cities, validating the feasibility of various mainstream generation methods and offering insights for future research.

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“…The Wasp plugin requires defining connection rules for units to achieve ordered growth. These rules are primarily established using a line on the unit surface in conjunction with a point as a constraint [44]. Figure 5 illustrates the point-to-point and line-to-line connection rules between units.…”

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Optimizing Built Environment in Urban Negative Spaces Using Parametric Methods—Research on a High-Density City in China

Bai,

Wu,

et al. 2024

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The migrating walls

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Brünner

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This paper presents a comparison of different workflows for mobile robotic fabrication using modular building blocks. Different localization, locomotion, and interlocking building systems strategies are tested and compared. The work is influenced by related research into ecosystems of building parts, design software, and builder robots to digitize the construction work. For localization, it compares LIDARs, reacTIVision, and ArUco markers. As a mobile platform, a MIR100 robot platform, a 3.3 m linear axis, and a manual trolly are used. Interlocking components such as wood slates, custom-made bricks, and interlocking wood building blocks are used. The research is in the field of collective robotic construction (CRC) using bespoke robots designed in tandem with specific discrete building blocks.

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Project DisCo: Choreographing Discrete Building Blocks in Virtual Reality

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Optimizing Built Environment in Urban Negative Spaces Using Parametric Methods—Research on a High-Density City in China

Optimizing Built Environment in Urban Negative Spaces Using Parametric Methods—Research on a High-Density City in China

VRoxel

The migrating walls

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