TY - GEN
T1 - Mass-customisation of dwellings in the Middle East:developing a design-to-fabrication framework to resolve the housing crisis in Saudi Arabia
AU - Abdulmajeed, Abdulwahab
AU - Agkathidis, Asterios
AU - Lombardi, Davide
AU - Dounas, Theo
N1 - Funding Information:
Our design is achieved in accordance with our survey data. Based on the analysis, the floorplans are designed in a rectangular shape. We found multiple configurations that can be easily produced by the algorithm. However, some floor plan outlines could not be created due to circulation restrictions around the courtyard. The Rhino.Inside tool utilises parametric algorithms for building design and layout planning. Once the desired outcome is achieved, the model can be rendered in both the Rhino and Revit interfaces. Furthermore, a drawback of the tool is that, when reopening a Revit file, level numbers must be deleted to prevent overwriting the existing script file. By dividing the workflow into the steps of data collection and parametric floor plan design, development of architectural elements, and detailing and simulation, user-friendliness has increased. Ultimately, in the Revit interface, the building is visualized and used for simulation, and if the analysis is satisfactory, the final output proceeds to the construction document phase. If the analysis is unsatisfactory, adjustments must be made in the Grasshopper script, and the process must be repeated.
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PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - The Saudi government is taking the initiative to modernise the country and address critical challenges. One of its primary goals is to relieve the housing deficit. One of the challenges in supplying the houses is that potential inhabitants have denied and refused to accept them due to their design failing to meet their demands. Furthermore, the government suffers from providing high-quality housing in line with people’s needs because only a few enterprises can meet the client’s needs, but only at the price of lengthy planning and building times, in addition to increased construction expenses. This research aims to propose a mass customisation design-to-fabrication workflow, which targets environmental optimisation, reduction of construction time and reduced cost and incorporates client involvement. Our research method includes conducting a survey with Saudi Arabian architecture firms to collect data about contemporary clients’ needs, analysing and reviewing mass-customisation tools & techniques, developing a bespoke algorithm capable of mass-customising housing and evaluating the algorithm through design experiments. Our findings present the advantages and challenges of our tool as well as a shape grammar of mass customised floor plan solutions.
AB - The Saudi government is taking the initiative to modernise the country and address critical challenges. One of its primary goals is to relieve the housing deficit. One of the challenges in supplying the houses is that potential inhabitants have denied and refused to accept them due to their design failing to meet their demands. Furthermore, the government suffers from providing high-quality housing in line with people’s needs because only a few enterprises can meet the client’s needs, but only at the price of lengthy planning and building times, in addition to increased construction expenses. This research aims to propose a mass customisation design-to-fabrication workflow, which targets environmental optimisation, reduction of construction time and reduced cost and incorporates client involvement. Our research method includes conducting a survey with Saudi Arabian architecture firms to collect data about contemporary clients’ needs, analysing and reviewing mass-customisation tools & techniques, developing a bespoke algorithm capable of mass-customising housing and evaluating the algorithm through design experiments. Our findings present the advantages and challenges of our tool as well as a shape grammar of mass customised floor plan solutions.
KW - Housing Design
KW - Mass Customisation
KW - Parametric Design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172480529&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.157
DO - 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.157
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:85172480529
SN - 9789491207358
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
SP - 157
EP - 164
BT - eCAADe 2023 - Digital Design Reconsidered
A2 - Dokonal, Wolfgang
A2 - Hirschberg, Urs
A2 - Wurzer, Gabriel
A2 - Wurzer, Gabriel
PB - Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
T2 - 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2023
Y2 - 20 September 2023 through 22 September 2023
ER -