Computational Methods on Tall Buildings - The Bishopsgate Tower

Historically, the development of the tall building has been dependent on technological advancements. As the continuous advancements of technology impacted tall building design and planning, the architectural profession also changed to keep up with the rapid technological progress. One of the recent remarkable technologies is the use of the computer to analyze complex structural systems and its ability to produce construction documents. However, digital tools to assist in architectural design to generate innovative tall building forms have not progressed at a comparable rate. This paper will discuss the generative concepts of a tall building forms and an innovative design process using digital tools that are based on a parametric design approach. The paper will discuss a series of transformations based on architectural as well as geometrical properties that can be used to define tall building forms and the development of a process to generate representations needed for visualization and study model making. The intention of the paper is to inspire continued interest in new concepts of tall building forms and to investigate a design process that integrates architecture with digital methods.

This essay aims to discuss the issue: whether it is appropriate to apply parametric technology in modern architecture design and construction process. It will start with a discussion about the pros and cons that parametric design has, which providing different opinions from the architectural industry. After that, it argues, the benefits of using parametric design overweigh the drawbacks, and it may be valuable to develop this technology in the future. Next, it would take Dubai international airport case as an example to discuss how the parametric design applicate during whole design and construction process. Then, this paper will evaluate this technology in the field of economic and environment respectively. Finally, the conclusion reveals as, although the drawbacks exist, there is still arrays of advantages people could gain by applying this technology.

Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAADFutures) 2007, 2007

Parametric design techniques offer obvious advantages for engineering and manufacturing processes, now architects emerge to apply these methods in their creation of design suggesting solutions at an earlier stage of the process. Through the coupling of architectural design with parametric modelling methods, the paper presents novel techniques that enhance architects’ contribution to building processes based on parametric design creation. This allows a deeper comprehension of the design objectives and aids designers in their decisions to find solutions.

Journal of graphic engineering and design

This paper explores the creation of architectural structures through parametric design tools. The proposed methodology presents an alternative framework of using digital tools for the product design development from the design thinking point of view. The main core of the suggested design process includes a great number of theoretical issues from design identity, design language and architectural design areas. As a result, designers can develop constructions for public spaces that are based on innovative morphologies by using new digital design techniques such as computational design (Rhino3D and Grasshopper). The development of an architectural structure that aims to bring greenery into the city and increase the rest and action spaces is presented. A valuable aspect of this exploration is in positioning the proposed design framework inside - to aid in the creative process and better leverage downstream outcomes. The final steps of the proposed methodology include the production of t...

This paper presents the approach used for the design of a 106 m tall office building, which will be the tallest in Bucharest. The response at severe seismic actions implies the development of a favorable energy dissipation mechanism and this can be checked only by nonlinear dynamic analysis. The behavior at wind actions is more complex than for ordinary buildings and comprises a dynamic response. Conventional (code) analysis was considered not enough accurate and wind tunnel tests were performed, on static and elastic models in the wind tunnel facility of the Technical University of Civil Engineering. The 3D dynamic nonlinear analysis and the wind tunnel tests allowed a safer design of the building structure.

2013

This paper presents a framework for the futuristic design and optimization process of tall buildings. The proposed framework is based on observing how the design process of tall buildings is defined by three sequential stages: conceptual design, structural system definition, detailed design. The philosophy behind the herein work is to initially develop tools that will allow the traditionally experience-based approach dominating the first two steps to be enriched with analytical tools. These will give designers insight into the aerodynamic forms and structural systems therefore allowing tall buildings to become truly optimum from both an aerodynamic as well as structural standpoint. In a second stage, the integration of the design steps will be investigated. This paper presents the tools that are being developed concerning the initial step of this research.

International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology

A new specialist design role is emerging in the construction industry. The primary task related to this role is focused on the control, development and sharing of geometric information with members of the design team in order to develop a design solution. Individuals engaged in this role can be described as a parametric designers. Parametric design involves the exploration of multiple solutions to architectural design problems using parametric models. In the past these models have been defined by computer programs, now commercially available parametric software provides a simpler means of creating these models. It is anticipated that the emergence of parametric designers will spread and a deeper understanding of the role is required. This thesis is aimed at establishing a detailed understanding of the tasks related to this new specialism and to develop a set of considerations that should be made when undertaking these tasks. The position of the parametric designer in architectural p...

Blucher Design Proceedings, 2023

In the context of the housing demands that respond to several family profiles, allied with the potential of the algorithmic approaches to Architecture, this paper aims to describe an exploratory process of possible solutions toward a generative system of housing distribution in vertical multifamily buildings. As a method, this work presents a parametric design process of a multifamily building, simulating a variety of shape solutions for apartment buildings, in a Grasshopper definition. The work also discusses the data transmission between the parametric modeling using Grasshopper in the Rhinoceros interface and the connection of the final design to Graphisoft's Archicad BIMbased software. As a result, the parametric model allows several design solutions for several building shapes and contexts. For this study, to fully explore the design possibilities, we applied the method in the context of a Brazilian metropolitan city.

2010

Parametric design is not unfamiliar territory for architects. From ancient pyramids to contemporary institutions, buildings have been designed and constructed in relationship to a variety of changing forces, including climate, technology, use, character, setting, culture, and mood. The computer did not invent parametric design, nor did it redefine architecture or the profession; it did provide a valuable tool that has since enabled architects to design and construct innovative buildings with more exacting qualitative and quantitative conditions. By the time of a conference held by the Boston Architectural Center in 1964, it had become clear that the electronic era would have a dramatic effect on building design. The aerospace industries were using computers to calculate complex warped surfaces and animated flight path simulations, which fascinated architects. [opposite page] As UCLA student Raphael Roig predicted in his unpublished master’s thesis, The Continuous World of Frederick ...