A slow shift in workplace architecture, from verticality to horizontality, sky- to land-scraper, has been noticeable. This notion is reinforcing the need for higher diversity in workspace (or the so-called Buerolandschaft, coined by the Quickborner consulting group), increasing the complexity and therefore the time spent planning layouts. A high count of architectural parameters kept this activity mainly manual. Computational methods increasingly infiltrate the field of architecture and help to explore automation of layout planning. A physics particle system has been used to distribute a set of circular furniture units on a given floor plan. Spatial data, i.e. quality of daylight, can influence the size, type and program of the furniture units.
Infinitus Plaza, Guangzhou China. Project by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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Influence Factors
Natural Daylight
Measuring the distance to a source of natural daylight. Yellow-coloured areas are so-called “Class A” and are acceptable areas for 8 hours or more of work.
Circulation
This heatmap is indicating the circulation through space. The light green colour is the circulation area, the dark green area can be programmed.
Amenities
Attractor points are indicating where amenities are located, the red-orange colour is indicating that an amenity spot like a cafe is very close by, blue is indicating that amenities are far away.
3D Furniture Deployment
Furniture Matrix
Deployment, Infinitus Plaz
2D Furniture Deployment
Furniture Matrix
