Systemic approach to architectural performance: The media mix in the creative design process

Davidova, Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-148X 2017. Systemic approach to architectural performance: The media mix in the creative design process. FORMakademisk 10 (1) , pp. 1-25. 10.7577/formakademisk.1713

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Abstract

First-hand experiences in several design projects that were based on media richness and collaboration are described in this article. Although complex design processes are merely considered as socio-technical systems, they are deeply involved with natural systems. My collaborative research in the field of performance-oriented design combines digital and physical conceptual sketches, simulations and prototyping. GIGA-mapping - is applied to organise the data. The design process uses the most suitable tools, for the subtasks at hand, and the use of media is mixed according to particular requirements. These tools include digital and physical GIGA-mapping, parametric computer aided design (CAD), digital simulation of analyses, as well as sampling and 1:1 prototyping. Also discussed in this article are the methodologies used in several design projects to strategize these tools and the developments and trends in the tools employed. The paper argues that the digital tools tend to produce similar results through given pre-sets that often do not correspond to real needs. Thus, there is a significant need for mixed methods including prototyping in the creative design process. Media mixing and cooperation across disciplines is unavoidable in the holistic approach to contemporary design. This includes the consideration of diverse biotic and abiotic agents. I argue that physical and digital GIGA-mapping is a crucial tool to use in coping with this complexity. Furthermore, I propose the integration of physical and digital outputs in one GIGA-map and the participation and co-design of biotic and abiotic agents into one rich design research space, which is resulting in an ever-evolving research-design process-result time-based design.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Publisher:	Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus / Formakademisk, Oslo
ISSN:	1890-9515
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 November 2018
Date of Acceptance:	3 March 2017
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 07:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/116558

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