A critical examination of visual programming and generative design for the compliance checking of open plan office layouts against HSE guidelines post Covid-19.

Authors

BIM TUDublinFollow
Ronan Byrne

Document Type

Other

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Civil engineering, Architecture engineering, Construction engineering, Municipal and structural engineering

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of Visual Programming (VP) and Generative Design (GD) in assisting employers review open plan office layouts against Ireland’s HSE guidelines implemented in May 2020 in response to Covid-19. The pandemic has affected all areas of life with workplace standards requiring a complete overhaul. This study will attempt to ascertain compliance with natural ventilation and social distancing requirements through the completion of an experimental research study, utilising Computational Design (CD) tools. A GD study will be undertaken to provide the designer with numerous office layout design solutions to evaluate and evolve. The findings will be examined through a semi structured focus group study with industry professionals. All visual programming algorithms shall be repeatable and adaptable to be utilised on an individual project’s unique situations. The author hopes this study will show that in theory, computational compliance checking, and computational design can be a viable workflow for designers.

Recommended Citation

Byrne, R. (2021) A critical examination of visual programming and generative design for the compliance checking of open plan office layouts against HSE guidelines post Covid-19, Capstone Project from the MSc in aBIMM