Integrated Parametric Urban Design in Grasshopper / Rhinoceros 3D Demonstrated on a Master Plan in Vienna

Integrated Parametric Urban Design in Grasshopper / Rhinoceros 3D Demonstrated on a Master Plan in Vienna

Fink, Theresa; Koenig, Reinhard

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By 2050 an estimated 70 percent of the world's population will live in megacitieswith more than 10 million citizens (Renner 2018). This growth calls for newtarget-oriented, interdisciplinary methods in urban planning and design in citiesto meet sustainable development targets. In response, this paper exemplifies anintegrated urban design process on a master plan project in Vienna. Theobjective is to investigate the potential towards a holistic, digital, urban designprocess aimed at the development of a practical methodology for future designs.The presented urban design process includes analyses and simulation tools withinRhinoceros 3D and its plug-in Grasshopper as quality-enhancing mediums thatfacilitate the creative approaches in the course of the project. The increase inefficiency and variety of design variants shows a promising future for thepractical suitability of this approach.

By 2050 an estimated 70 percent of the world's population will live in megacitieswith more than 10 million citizens (Renner 2018). This growth calls for newtarget-oriented, interdisciplinary methods in urban planning and design in citiesto meet sustainable development targets. In response, this paper exemplifies anintegrated urban design process on a master plan project in Vienna. Theobjective is to investigate the potential towards a holistic, digital, urban designprocess aimed at the development of a practical methodology for future designs.The presented urban design process includes analyses and simulation tools withinRhinoceros 3D and its plug-in Grasshopper as quality-enhancing mediums thatfacilitate the creative approaches in the course of the project. The increase inefficiency and variety of design variants shows a promising future for thepractical suitability of this approach.

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DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_398

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Fink, Theresa; Koenig, Reinhard; "Integrated Parametric Urban Design in Grasshopper / Rhinoceros 3D Demonstrated on a Master Plan in Vienna", p-313-322. In: Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, “Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution”, Porto 2019, Sousa, José Pedro; Henriques, Gonçalo Castro; Xavier, João Pedro (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_398