The Shape of a Home: Using Shape Grammar to Design a Single-Family Residence
Abstract
The goal of this research project was to study
the application of shape grammar in order to
investigate its potential use as a form of computer
aided software as an alternative to the ever so
popular Building Information Modeling software,
otherwise known as BIM. Shape grammar, as well
as shape computation, has been explored in a
theoretical approach by various architecture and
design related professionals as a means of
analyzing the underlying relationships between
shapes and how these relationships produce
certain aesthetic outcomes. However, this research
aims to help establish a method of using various
readily available softwares in a way that allows
shape grammar to be digitally generated in order
to create floor plans for a single-family residence.