User-Centered Architectural Design :: UCAD 21.2

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Abstract

The creation of spaces is at the heart of architectural and urban design. However, statements of designers about spatial qualities often remain vague and ambiguous. This is reflected by built examples whose problems emerge from a missing understanding of the relations between the built environment and human behaviour. In this seminar we will examine methods for quantitative analysis of architectural space and examanine in how far these quantities relate to human behaviour.

Learning objectives

The objective of this course is to learn knowledge and methods for better anticipating the perspective of the user of architectural spaces. Therefore you will on the one hand learn computational methods for quantifying daylight, visibility and accessibility. On the other hand you will learn a tool for conducting user studies in Virtual Reality.

The methods are trained using a small scale scenario: your own appartment. By applying the methods to this case and comparing the results to your actual experience we will investigate in how far objective statements about user-centered criteria can be made.

The knowledge provided through online seminars will be deepened in consultations and documented in several exercises.

Requirements

No previous knowledge is required. Basics in using Autodesk Revit are however useful.

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Introduction

Introduction 6 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

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Slides from the live session

Lecture – Design & Computation – 01 – What is design?

Quiz – Design & Computation – 01

Lecture – Computational Design Analysis – 01 – Introduction

Quiz – Computational Design Analysis – 01

Lecture – Evidence Based Design – 01 – Science & Design

Lecture – Evidence Based Design – 02 – Predictive Models

Warm Up – Sketch your floor plan!

Modeling with Revit

Model your flat! 2 Lessons

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Task – BIM – Model your flat!

Submission – Model your flat (UCAD 21.2)

Quick Introduction to modeling with Revit 2 Lessons

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Tutorial – Revit Quick Start – 01 – From Sketch to Floor Plan

Tutorial – Revit Quick Start – 02 – From Floor Plan to Multi Story House

Revit Tutorial 23 Lessons

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Tutorial – Revit – 01 – Introduction to the User Interface

Tutorial – Revit – 02 – Reference Planes

Tutorial – Revit – 03 – Creating and Setting up Walls

Tutorial – Revit – 04 – Placing Doors & Windows

Tutorial – Revit – 05 – Creating a Slab & Roof

Tutorial – Revit – 06 – Creating Openings

Tutorial – Revit – 07 – Creating Column, Beam & Beam System

Tutorial – Revit – 08 – Creating Stairs & Railings

Tutorial – Revit – 09 – Toposurface

Tutorial – Revit – 10 – Placing Components

Tutorial – Revit – 11 – Mass Basic

Tutorial – Revit – 12 – Mass Advanced

Tutorial – Revit – 13 – Visibility and Graphic Overwriting

Tutorial – Revit – 14 – Schedules

Tutorial – Revit – 15 – Detailing

Tutorial – Revit – 16 – Rooms

Tutorial – Revit – 17 – Design Options

Tutorial – Revit – 18 – Creating a Family

Tutorial – Revit – 19 – Family Parameters

Tutorial – Revit – 20 – Family Advanced

Tutorial – Revit – 21 – Export DWG, IFC, and FBX

Tutorial – Revit – 22 – Export Pictures and Schedules

Tutorial – Revit – 23 – Creating and Export of Sheets

Computational Analysis

Daylight 9 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Task – Daylight Analysis – Perceived Brightness

Lecture – Daylight Analysis – 01 – Introduction

Quiz – Daylight Analysis

Literature – Daylight Analysis

Excursus – Daylight – “Can Natural Lighting Shape Architecture?” by Sebastian Moreno Vacca & Aline Branders

Excursus – Daylight – “The Value of Daylight in Office Buildings” by Christoph Reinhart

Tutorial – Shadow Analysis with Revit

Tutorial – Daylight Analysis with Revit

Task – Daylight Analysis – Analyse the Daylight Performance of your Flat!

Submission – Daylight Analysis

Visibility 18 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

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Task – Visibility Analysis – Mapping Spatial Experiences

Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 01 – Vision & Environment

Quiz – Visibility Analysis – 01

Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 02 – Isovists, Isovist Paths & Isovist Fields

Quiz – Visibility Analysis – 02

Excursus – Visibility Analysis – Capturing the 3rd dimension

Literature – Visibility Analysis

Tutorial – Spatial Analysis with Dynamo – 01 – Dynamo Basics

Tutorial – Spatial Analysis with Dynamo – 02 – Dynamo to Revit

Tutorial – Spatial Analysis with Dynamo – 01 – Spatial Analysis Dynamo Package

Tutorial – Spatial Analysis with Dynamo – 02 – Installation guide

Tutorial – Spatial Analysis with Dynamo – 03 – Quick Guide to Basic Functions

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 01 – 2D Isovist (with Revit / Dynamo)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 02 – 3D Isovist (with Revit / Dynamo)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 03 – Isovist Path (with Revit / Dynamo)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 04 – Isovist Field (with Revit / Dynamo)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 05 – Object Visibility (with Revit / Dynamo)

Tutorial – Manage Transparency Threshold (e.g. Glas)

Task – Visibility Analysis – Analyse Visibility Features of your Flat!

Submission – Visibility (UCAD 21.2)

Spatial Relations 12 Lessons

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Task – Spatial Relations – Mapping Activities in your flat

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 01 – Graph based representations of the environment

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 02 – Convex Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 03 – Axial Maps & Segment Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 04 – Visual and metrical relations in a grid of points

Literature – Spatial Relations

Tutorial – Calculating Spatial Relations with Revit/Dynamo

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 01 – Accessibility Graph

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 02 – Visibility Graph

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 03 – Activities Analysis

Task – Spatial Relations – Analyse spatial relationships in your flat!

Submission – Spatial Relations (UCAD 21.2)

VR-Based User Studies

VREVAL 9 Lessons

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Task – VR-User Study

VREVAL – Start

VREVAL – 01 Project Setup

VREVAL – 02 Model preparation

VREVAL – 03 Preparation of Marker (position)

VREVAL – 04 Ambient Sound preparation (not required)

VREVAL – 10 Evaluation Setup

VREVAL – 20 Result Evaluation

Advanced VREVAL / AVEVAL Analysis for VR Study

Design Architect

January 1, 2022 at 10:41

How can I enrol in this or any other course on the same topic? I’d like to learn more about mapping visibility; can you recommend any more courses, tutorials, or resources?

Sven Schneider
January 3, 2022 at 10:00
you can enrol to the open course: https://otp.uni-weimar.de/courses/spatial-analysis-with-bim-sab-open/
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January 30, 2022 at 23:25

Do I have to enroll in this course to have access to it? When is it supposed to be open?

Sven Schneider
January 31, 2022 at 06:50
you can enrol to the open course: https://otp.uni-weimar.de/courses/spatial-analysis-with-bim-sab-open/
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