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.