Views on architecture: Different abstraction layers of building information imply special working methods and interaction metaphors to support a variety of courses of action

Views on architecture: Different abstraction layers of building information imply special working methods and interaction metaphors to support a variety of courses of action

Langenhan, Christoph; Petzold, Frank

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In the early design phases, designers usually only have a vague idea of the building they are designing. Different aspects of potential design variants need to be tested, assessed and compared with one another. The ability to consider design variants in different ways – based on floor plan, schematic concept, section or 3D visualization, for example – helps to identify problems as well as reveal areas of potential. This paper describes software prototypes developed to help designers input and present different levels of abstraction. The transformations between these levels of abstraction reveal new solutions and make designers aware of issues that need to be considered during the design process.

In the early design phases, designers usually only have a vague idea of the building they are designing. Different aspects of potential design variants need to be tested, assessed and compared with one another. The ability to consider design variants in different ways – based on floor plan, schematic concept, section or 3D visualization, for example – helps to identify problems as well as reveal areas of potential. This paper describes software prototypes developed to help designers input and present different levels of abstraction. The transformations between these levels of abstraction reveal new solutions and make designers aware of issues that need to be considered during the design process.

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DOI: 10.5151/despro-sigradi2016-381

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Langenhan, Christoph; Petzold, Frank; "Views on architecture: Different abstraction layers of building information imply special working methods and interaction metaphors to support a variety of courses of action", p-584-589. In: <strong>XX Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital [=Blucher Design Proceedings, v.3 n.1]</strong>. São Paulo: Blucher, 2016.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/despro-sigradi2016-381