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Digital Design Tools Beyond Aesthetics

Digital Design Tools Beyond Aesthetics

Parametric models can go beyond aesthetic and technical exploration: they can embody a narrative and subsequently be the base of collaborative decision making.

Presentation slides for the GH User Meetup on 18th of April 2016.

Dimitrie A. Stefanescu

April 18, 2016
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  1. 1. Bla Bla (oh well…) 2. Case Study (leads nicely

    to subsequent point) 3. Beta.Speckle (the thing i am actually supposed to speak about)
  2. 2008-2013 Parametric Design Tutor at Various Parametric Design Workshops 2010-2012

    MSc @ TU Delft (Hyperbody) 2012-2013 Research Assistant @ ABK Stuttgart 2013-2014 Research Assistant @ TU Berlin 2013-2015 Architect @ Bogdan & Van Broeck (Brussels) 2015 now Marie Curie Researcher @ The Bartlett, UCL
  3. designers are part of the swarm of decision makers whose

    actions lead to the crystallisation of the built environment
  4. Usually, the deliverables are historical & contextual analysis gross estimate

    of maximum and minimum amount of m2 a list of possible functions that can be implemented rough financial feasibility volumetric studies based on zoning regulations ± 30 A4 pages.
  5. Stakeholders Real Estate/Developers The Vlaamse Overheid The Architects/Urbanists Financial Feasibility

    Social Impact Political Relevance Architectural & Urban Constraints Parameters
  6. GOV politicians policy makers architects real estate dept. banks investors

    CSR DEV ARCH SHO RT TERM PRO FIT COOLNESS SOCIAL IMPACT QUALITY RESIDUAL GROUND VALUE LO N G TERM G AIN S GIN&TONIC GET RE-ELECTED Green energy? Too expensive. GOV DEV ARCH
  7. rather than packaging a set of compromise-eroded finite solutions and

    delivering those (instead of “baking” solutions)
  8. £

  9. kosten inkomsten 126.309.089 saldo 42.429.429 42.429 42.429 42.429.429 42.429.429 6.309.089

    kosten inkomsten 126.309.089 saldo 42.429.429 6.309.089 IRR: 5% IRR EV: 12%
  10. 1. categorise & visualise parameters 2. hide inner-mechanics 3. emphasise

    end results 4. reveal the flow of information Strategies
  11. + hide the inner mechanics: more than 80% of space

    taken up by secondary calculations that only 5% of users understand
  12. • users gain a global understanding of the process •

    they become aware of the trade-offs involved • they appropriate the other stakeholders; point of view Emphasise the flow of information
  13. Parametric models can go beyond aesthetic and technical exploration: they

    can embody a narrative and subsequently be the base of collaborative decision making
  14. Beta.Speckle InnoChain / Bob Sheil / Sean Hanna / Robert

    Aish A modular, open source*, universally** accessible, mobile ready*** online solution & performance space explorer
  15. 1. Speckle exports the solution & performance space you define

    inside Grasshopper in a special file. 2. You upload the file to future.speckle. Now it can be viewed online. 3. Users can now explore the your parametric model in their browser!
  16. 1. Define the solution space Which parameters are important to

    the design? Which parameters can actually allow variation? Which are the meaningful degrees of freedom?
  17. 2. Define the performance space Which are the measures of

    performance that actually interest me? Which are the performance measures that are of interest to my stakeholders?
  18. Viewer Dashboard 1 Dashboard 2 Backend Grasshopper Exporter Dynamo Exporter

    MODEL API METADATA API Project Website USER API Model Instances Model Uploads User Sessions Saved Instances Auth0 C# Component Node JS, Express, MongoDB THREEJs, JQuery JavaScript Module based architecture client server server designer’s computer RESTful API