Sustainable Structures through Morphogenetic Design

摘要

An ever changing state of design provoked by unpredictable economies and shifting cultures necessitates a new methodology of design. Data describing constructed buildings is an untapped resource of design-knowledge which, when brought into fruition, can guide designers towards efficient, synergy-oriented environments. Designers have examined attributes of previously designed projects to understand how key parameters could inform current design practices. These parameters include gross floor area, number of stories, occupancy, material type and quantities, geographic location, seismicity, climatic influences, etc. Utilizing collected data, two informative analysis tools for intelligent design are proposed. The first is the Environmental Analysis Tool? (EA Tool?). EA Tool? quantifies the estimated equivalent carbon dioxide emissions of structural components. The second is Parametric City Modeling (PCM). PCM estimates the usable area of a tower by computing net floor area considering major building systems such as structure, mechanical, elevatoring, etc. When these tools are applied to multiple buildings at a district scale, a new level of design and planning can be facilitated. Synergies of embodied carbon, material, form, wind, and seismicity can be incorporated into the fabric of the built environment at early design stages when decisions are most influential.