PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM ALTERNATIVES FROM ICONIC BUILDING PLANS IN PARAMETRIC DESIGN ENVIRONMENT

Authors : Makbule Özdemir, Mtayfun YILDIRIM

Pages : 19-30

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Publication Date : 2018-03-13

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nowadays, the development of technology and  thus, the resulting digital architecture concept has brought the search for originality and form in design to the agenda of designer. The ability to produce forms in computer technologies and the applicability of these forms in building production has been effective on these search. However, functionality is not the priority for the sense of form and functionalizing these forms subsequently results in problems. In these forms, it has been observed that function types of abstract compositions are obtained, and the connection between form and function types remains weak. For this purpose, it will be useful to start with iconic building typologies adapted to formal layouts. Functional templates should be addressed as a starting point, and depending on this  fundamental input, form alternatives should be sought. Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to investigate the functionally and formally tested and used iconic schemes in  modern period,  by producing the alternatives that derive from these fundamentally experimented forms in computer environment. Within this context, the study covers the process of obtaining three dimensional form alternatives in a short time period including not only functional properties but but also meeting current visual expectations and consequently proposing new methods for architectural applications.
Keywords : Parametric design, Digital architecture

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