Flow2Form Flow-Driven Computational Framework for Early Stage Architectural Design

Frederick Chando Kim, Mikhael Johanes, Jeffrey Huang

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Abstract

Flows have been a persistent theme as a rational and formal basis for architecture. This paper introduces a flow-based design framework for architecture using parametric modeling and machine learning analysis. It explores the integration of flows’ rational and figurative aspects into the early stages of the design process. The research employs parametric tools and machine learning algorithms to represent and analyze flows, focusing on the artisanal and craft processes aiming for circular proto-typology as a transformative architecture. The framework involves three stages: 3D flow modeling, machine learning analysis of formal and topological properties, and process-based programming and optimization. The results include volumetric representations of 16 artisanal flows and the classification of nodes based on their formal and topological characteristics. The framework enables the exploration of flow-driven architectural design, and bridges the gap between human interpretation and computational design. The research contributes to understanding flows to form in architecture, and the potential of machine learning in shaping architectural space.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings Book One
EditorsAssia Crawford, Nancy Morgado Diniz, Richard Beckett, Jamie Vanucchi, Marc Swackhamer
PublisherAssociation for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Pages408-419
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9798986080598
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy, ACADIA 2023 - Denver, United States
Duration: 21 Oct 202328 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameHabits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy - Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2023
Volume2

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy, ACADIA 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period21/10/2328/10/23

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