Supporting the Designer's and the User's Perspectives in Computer-Aided Architectural Design
| Type of publication: | Article |
| Citation: | cosyRichter-advei |
| Journal: | Advanced Engineering Informatics |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Pages: | 180-187 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aei.2009.08.012 |
| Abstract: | At any given step in the architectural design process, a designer can usually only consider a small subset of the actions that can be applied to a design along with the consequences of those actions on the overall design process. Computer-based design tools can enable humans to operate more efficiently in this process. In the end, the design product (i.e., a built environment) is meant to be used by people other than the designer. Taking the users' perspective into account while creating a layout is crucial to not only creating an environment that fulfills all design constraints but that is also usable in everyday life. We present CoSyCAD, a program that can be used to assist architects in the layout of a floor plan; it simultaneously analyzes the cognitive complexity of routes through an indoor environment, thereby enabling direct feedback on a layout's usability. We provide a sample scenario that utilizes the program and discuss further possible enhancements. |
| Userfields: | bdsk-url-1={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2009.08.012}, pdfurl={http://www.cosy.informatik.uni-bremen.de/staff/richter/pubs/tobepublished/richter-weber-bojduj-bertel_advei.pdf}, project={R1-ImageSpace}, status={Reviewed}, |
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