Steven Fei – Looking Outwards – 02

With the development of algorithms, even artistic ideas can be developed and turned into reality with great efficiency. When designing architecture, I always put a lot of manual adjustings and editings for linework drawings and overal layouts of the rooms. However, an architecture studio Wallgren Arkitekter has created some programs embedded in the architectural parametric modeling tool Grasshopper.

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Once the site constraints and several specific requirements such as wall thickness and architecture type are set, the program will automatically create elegant drawings for the plans and sections. Meanwhile, the building models are created with great detail. When the user makes changes to the settings, changes in the drawings are laid out instantly. Such an algorithm provides an insight into modern healthy and safe living, and it also takes advantage of the site to generate the most ideal and economic layout for the rooms. Moreover, when combined with other programs that deal with weather and transportation proximities, the algorithm will also produce a map analyzing which house or suite will be most wanted. Such a new program inspires me to compare my own design with what the machine produces and to see which design factors I have considered or not. In addition, the program greatly facilitates the design efficiency and enables us to think in a wider picture for forms and environment.

Click here to see the introduction of the software

Official website for the software:http://finch3d.com/#