Space Syntax

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Space Syntax is a theory of architecture and built environment that seeks to explain the effect of spatial configurations on behavioral patterns of people. SYNTACTIC tools bring Space Syntax theory into parametric design workflows. More information on syntactic design methodology:

My PhD dissertation (see chapters 3 & 4)

Designing with Space Syntax

Syntactic Design Methodology

For more information, videos, news and updates you can visit the following website.

See a video demo-tutorial here.

The plugin is available for download here: https://genesis-lab.dev/products/syntactic/

This plugin is completely compatible with SpiderWeb for Grasshopper and we hereby thank Richard Schaffranek for all we have learned from this extremely useful plugin.

NEW VERSION WAS RELEASED ON JANUARY 25, 2015.

UPDATE: Genesis Lab [webpage][website] is to modernize, open-source, and develop the toolkit starting in December 2021. Stay tuned for updates through my YouTube Channel and ResearchGate.

Website: https://genesis-lab.dev/products/syntactic/
Location: Delft
Members: 637
Latest Activity: Jun 26

Hi, All components are ready. We are just wrapping all our VB codes into a GHA.

Discussion Forum

Bake legends/export graphs 3 Replies

Hello everyone,I just discovered space syntax and I am having a great deal of fun playing with it however, I can't seem to bake the pie chart, or the legends or anything. Any ideas how I can export…Continue

Started by Stefania Dinea. Last reply by Sabrina Morris Nov 22, 2023.

"DiskoGraphDrawing" Icon 3 Replies

Hi There, I'm using the latest version of Syntax (downloaded today) on Rhino 6. Is it correct to assume that this isn't 100% compatible with Gh on R6 at this point?The issue I am having is the first…Continue

Started by Chris Dimarco. Last reply by Mary Bliss Nov 21, 2023.

space syntax area refrence 3 Replies

HiI used your space syntax for an architectural function relation diagram, but i have a problem because there is a rule that number of points and areas should be the same, so in a situation that i…Continue

Started by maryam ma. Last reply by GabrielaSullivan Oct 23, 2023.

Gradient issue with Syntactic 6 Replies

Hi guys,I don't know what is wrong with this simple definition on space syntax...Any ideas?Domain...lists...input curves?Thanks...…Continue

Started by Andrés Utz. Last reply by Nelson Oliver Sep 20, 2023.

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Comment by Ewa Jakub on March 13, 2014 at 7:03am: Hi,

I've been trying to use Space Syntax and I keep getting the following error in the GraphFromNodes&Links component: Solution exception:Method not found: 'Boolean Rhino.Geometry.Line.EpsilonEquals(Rhino.Geometry.Line, Double).

Any idea what the issue is?

Regards,

Ewa

Comment by Ángel Romo Sandoval on March 6, 2014 at 11:03am: Congratulations for the work, Pirouz and Samaneh! Your work has encouraged me to work hard. Since I discovered Grasshopper a few months ago I have been learning at a time I have created a generative algorithm to create program diagrams like your plug-in but simpler (I have just started learning Vb.net so I have used components of grasshopper, kangaroo and spiderweb). I finished today and I can´t wait to start with the floor plan generator. (I am discovering computer engineering and I am delighted).

I would like to know your opinion about the best way to create the floor plan generator, I am a little lost, I don´t know if to use voronoi, rectangles o something like this (sure you know it):http://graphics.tudelft.nl/~rval/papers/lopes.GAMEON10.pdf

If I find an interest algorithm do not hesitate that I will share it here. Obviously I am not the badass but I would like to help in this exciting issue.

Here is the video of program diagram generator

Comment by Frano Bazalo on February 27, 2014 at 12:51pm: Pirouz, the seminar video looks great. When will you be uploading the new release? Look forward to it.

Comment by Pirouz Nourian on February 27, 2014 at 4:30am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aH0lhQU1SA

Comment by Pirouz Nourian on February 27, 2014 at 4:29am

Comment by Pirouz Nourian on January 21, 2014 at 2:27pm: Hi Yonghwan, Help descriptions of the components contain some information. For further information on the intuitive meaning of the measures, you can have a look at our papers and the references cited in them:

http://cumincad.architexturez.net/doc/oai-cumincadworks.id-ecaade20...

http://www.sss9.or.kr/paperpdf/mmd/SSS9_2013_REF050_P.pdf

You can also google the names of the measure + Space Syntax and you will find papers on the subjects.

I hope these help.

Comment by yonghwan seo on January 19, 2014 at 11:08pm: Hi

I was using your Space Syntax plug-in very well.

But, I had a problem i perfectly can't understand the four elements, integration value, control value, Entrophy value, Choice value in your Plug in.

Can I ask for a more detailed description of The four elements on syntax theory?

Regards

Comment by Pirouz Nourian on January 16, 2014 at 6:21am: Hi Juan Carlos, Thanks for your compliments. If you mean the rectangles we show in a video about Plan Layout process, those methods are not yet included in this version of the plugin; as one of the algorithms is not finalized. For printing the results, we will probably add some functions to the next release. For the time being, you may use the option to capture view-ports of Rhino itself. I hope this helps.

Comment by JuanCarlos Venegas Del Valle on January 14, 2014 at 2:45pm: Hi, great job and great idea¡ I only had a probem i can´t organize rectangles and i would really like to get results as pdf. Thanks.