This paper proposes a computational method for visualizing animated human reactions to physical conditions that are described in a synthetic architectural model. Its goal is to add a sense of place to the geometry, and augment the representation of its spatial quality for designers and audience. Spatial qualities in architectural design cannot be fully evaluated solely by observing geometrical ...

This paper describes a pattern for object sharing across different address spaces. The pattern is intended for applications where collaborators on clients across a network work closely together. The Simple Shared Object pattern allows distributed applications to create, modify and delete shared objects on a corresponding server. The clients have copies of shared objects they use in their own ad...

Domain-specific languages (DSL) receive a constantly growing attention in the area of software development. However, so far the documentation of reusable architectural knowledge for DSL design is rather limited. In this paper, we systematically explore the DSL design space by combining reusable architectural decision modeling and software patterns. In particular, we have explored three reusable...

We consider oriented bond percolation on Zd × N, at the critical occupation density pc, for d > 4. The model is a “spread-out” model having long range parameterised by L. We consider configurations in which the cluster of the origin survives to time n, and scale space by n1/2. We prove that for L sufficiently large all the moment measures converge, as n →∞, to those of the canonical measure of ...

We propose a methodological approach for tackling the early design stages of self-organising Multiagent Systems (MASs). We adopt an architectural pattern based on the Agents and Artefacts (A&A) metamodel: self-organisation mechanisms are added to an existing environment of artefacts by embedding them into environmental agents. We rely on a three-stage design approach with modelling, simulation ...

Over the past four decades several computer models have been developed to solve what has come to be known as the space planning problem in architectural design. Although, space planning cannot be defined as an independent problem in the whole architectural design process, the problem is important if considered within the context of the design process itself, i.e. exploring the topological optio...

Domain-specific languages (DSL) receive a constantly growing attention in the area of software development. However, so far the documentation of reusable architectural knowledge for DSL design is rather limited. In this paper, we systematically explore the DSL design space by combining reusable architectural decision modeling and software patterns. In particular, we have explored three reusable...

The synthesis of the three-dimensional morphology of a building is one of the most important tasks in architecture. Space planning and morphology are of the most interesting and complex of architectural design problems. Architectural design is guided by the constraints on the spatial composition and the morphology of the final building. During the conceptual phase problems are characterised by ...

The paper discusses conservation theories and practices, taken as its central argument the disjunction between architectural and conservation theories with regards to the concept of space. It argues that space is a central concept of modern architecture and should be observed as an object of interest for conservation and restoration. Morphological properties of space and methodological procedur...