stg(0) Load programs needed and access external data sources

stg(1) Get location from user and save to location(site)

stg(2) SQL query the data source for variables effecting the site

stg(3) Create table from query data tha tcan be read by design engine

stg(4) Get brief from user and save to brief()

stg(5) Query data to establish restrictions on the site

stg(6) Model data to establish the effect of sunlight on the site

stg(7) Display to user and query their design priorities

stg(8) Use priority data to assess which algorithms to use

stg(9) Optimise design using algorithms

stg(10) Output the design in 3D to the user and work with them to find a workable solution

SSGA (Site Specific Generative Architecture) is a study of the Architectural design process, focusing on the developing field of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and the effect this flood of information could have on the feasibility of an automated process. The GIS data would make the design site specific a feature lacking in much generative Architecture. The images displayed below are
from experiments to see how possible it is to generate form programmatically. The rollover image to our left is an idea for a design engine
 
all models were built using the GDL programming language (an implimentation of BASIC) integrated into Graphisoft's ArchiCAD Architectural drawing program.

For more experimentation and some source examples for you to try click on the link below.

 
 


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