| Title |
Architectural Structural Design based on Computational Morphogenesis |
| Authors |
Lee Dong-Kyu ; Shin Soo-Mi |
| Keywords |
Computational Morphogenesis ; Architectural Structural Design ; Material Topology Optimization |
| Abstract |
This study presents a Computational Morphogenesis-based architectural structural design. The objective of this study is to embody aesthetic design results as well as necessary safe and functional design results for architectural buildings. Morphogenesis from the Greek morphe shape and genesis creation consists of natural evolutionary optimal systems, for example trees and their branch shapes against natural conditions and self-weights. Morphogenesis can realize effectively creatures of nature through numerical methods of computational techniques. In order to perform this Computational Morphogenesis-based structural designs for architectural buildings, in the present study, a continuous topology optimization method associated with a macroscopic isotropic material model is used as a numerical method. The present material topology optimization method uses nodal densities as design parameters, contrary to classical material topology optimization methods using element densities. The increase in the number of the design parameters results in optimal layouts, which are much more detailed in comparisons with the classical topology optimization method. Therefore it leads to improved quality from the present design method. Numerical applications topologically optimizing building's walls verify the superiority and efficiency of the present structural design considering both aesthetic and safe aspects. It can be also extended to diverse structural mechanics like electronic, mechanical, civil engineering and so on, based designs. |