General Optimization Formula for Architectural Design

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Comment by Paul M on October 18, 2013 at 8:48am

I'll explain myself a lot better when I'll post some new, finished projects.

Comment by Paul M on October 18, 2013 at 8:47am

I'm glad you like it. The problem is that these new, computational design tools make you re-evaluate your way of working, re-state your assumptions on what makes a good building design , in a much more precise, clear way, so you can't fully rely on traditional books on functional design standards.

Comment by Paul M on October 18, 2013 at 8:37am

We weren't so concerned with it being "nice" or "interesting", as you put it. What we really wanted was to end subjective, ambiguous debates at the design studio review board by seeing through, focusing on objective, quantifiable values, to bring undeniable functional and economic efficiency. The resulting form was actually aesthetically interesting, maybe because, as often in nature, an efficient, meaningul shape has its elegance.

Comment by djordje on October 18, 2013 at 3:53am

Nice. Thank you.

Comment by Paul M on October 17, 2013 at 10:35pm

The goal is to maximize the usable floor area and volume of the building, while minimizing the envelope area (and thus the material quantity and costs) . I think these are universally accepted architectural design goals. So the generative process targets the most efficient building geometry for a given site.

Comment by djordje on October 16, 2013 at 7:30am

Interesting. The above fitness parameter is used to achieve what goal?