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IDExAS, A Framework Supporting Designers In Creating Custom Data-Enabled Tools
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Ondertitel:How BIM and object-oriented technologies will also support designer during the design process?
In past times, the architects and the designers had their imagination and their line sketches as the only tools to create and represent their projects. While this allowed them to free their creativity, it also induced that most of their decisions were based either on their experience or on their personal vision but less frequently on objective and quantified parameters. With the development of digital 3D models, the idea of having a tool that uses objects instead of lines slowly came through, allowing the software to store data and “understand” the model as well as representing it. This is the beginning of Building Information Modelling (BIM), a kind of software as well as a process, strongly relying on data. Through that data, Building Information Modelling can represent physical and functional characteristics of a facility.
However, even though BIM proved its usefulness for plan production, some architects still discuss its added value at early stage design. Indeed, it is commonly accepted that BIM use generates high return on investments for contractors but many architects claim that BIM use at early stage require a tremendous amount of work, especially if the project is stopped before completion. What if digital object-oriented solutions in general and BIM was an opportunity for the designer to develop his/her own tools.
On one hand their core knowledge is in designing buildings not tools but on the other hand as users, they know exactly what they need and what is useful for them. This increasing need of specific tools lead to visual programming solutions such as Rhinoceros + Grasshopper or Revit + Dynamo which provide a simplified, user friendly and optimised interface allowing them to start designing tools. However, while only a few architectural schools teach programming skills to their students, all of them orient their learning around the architectural project.
This paper showcases the IDExAS framework which proposes to designers experienced with the architectural design process; key guidelines, rules and method to implement ideas and concepts within a digital script. While this method is completely software and language dependent, it will be showcased through scripts developed either in Grasshopper or in Dynamo. The structure of this method follows the general structure of the design process and is therefore divided in different phases with varying objectives. It proposes several ways to translate qualitative parameters – quite complex to handle for a computer - into quantitative ones depending on the designer’s needs
However, even though BIM proved its usefulness for plan production, some architects still discuss its added value at early stage design. Indeed, it is commonly accepted that BIM use generates high return on investments for contractors but many architects claim that BIM use at early stage require a tremendous amount of work, especially if the project is stopped before completion. What if digital object-oriented solutions in general and BIM was an opportunity for the designer to develop his/her own tools.
On one hand their core knowledge is in designing buildings not tools but on the other hand as users, they know exactly what they need and what is useful for them. This increasing need of specific tools lead to visual programming solutions such as Rhinoceros + Grasshopper or Revit + Dynamo which provide a simplified, user friendly and optimised interface allowing them to start designing tools. However, while only a few architectural schools teach programming skills to their students, all of them orient their learning around the architectural project.
This paper showcases the IDExAS framework which proposes to designers experienced with the architectural design process; key guidelines, rules and method to implement ideas and concepts within a digital script. While this method is completely software and language dependent, it will be showcased through scripts developed either in Grasshopper or in Dynamo. The structure of this method follows the general structure of the design process and is therefore divided in different phases with varying objectives. It proposes several ways to translate qualitative parameters – quite complex to handle for a computer - into quantitative ones depending on the designer’s needs
Boek: GDC2017 Green Design Conference Proceedings
Aantal pagina's: 8
Jaar van publicatie:2017
Toegankelijkheid:Open