Implementation of an Architectural Design Environment

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Implementation of anArchitectural Design
Environment
The development of IDEA

• Stefan Boeykens
• Dept. Architecture CAD-Lab
• K.U.Leuven (Belgium)

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1 Introduction

• Ongoing transition from traditionalto digital
  architectural practice
• Most CAAD-tools focused on construction
  documentation
• Lack of early-design phaseevaluation tools

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1 Introduction (cont.)

• Conceptual Model (1992)
• Design Phases
• Scale Levels
• Transitions
• Evaluation tests

• Core Object Model (2000)
• MERODE
• Entity Relationship Diagram
• Object-Event Table

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2 Data Structure

• Strict Separation between CAAD Entities
  Graphical Entities

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3 Representations

• Representations
• Interface to the project data
• Collection of links between Graphical Entities
  CAAD Entities
• 2D 3D Tree Text - ...

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4 Transitions

• Transition between Design Phases
• Sketch Design
• Preliminary Design
• Construction Design

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4 Transitions (cont.)

• Transition between Scale Levels
• Masterplan Level
• Block Level
• Space Level

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5 - Tests

• Elaborated Tests(not integrated in IDEA)
• Daylight
• Cost Estimation
• Tests in the Design Environment
• Use test while designing
• Libraries Previous Projects
• Interaction with Data-structure
• Add data to CAAD Entities

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6 - Conclusions

• Partly functional
• User-interface
• Main tools
• Basic Building Elements
• Basic Representations

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6 Conclusions (cont.)

• To Do
• Implement Transitions
• Integrate Test Modules
• Work-In-Progress
• Not the intention to make a commercial-class
  application

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