Seamfully connected: Real working models as tangible interfaces for architectural design

Gerhard Schubert, Sebastian Riedel, Frank Petzold

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Abstract

This paper describes work conducted as part of an interdisciplinary research project into new approaches to using computer technology in the early phases of the architectural design process. The aim is to reduce the existing discrepancy between familiar, analogue ways of working in the early design stages and the increasingly widespread use of digital tools in office practice. Taking this as its starting point, a prototype for a design platform was developed. The core of the project is a direct, real-time connection between real volumetric models, an interactive 3D sketching-tool and interactive digital content that supports the design process. The conceptual and technical core of this connection is an integrated object recognition system. In this paper we describe the need for an integrated solution, the underlying conceptual idea and the recognition methods implemented including their respective strengths and limitations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGlobal Design and Local Materialization - 15th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2013, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages210-221
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783642389733
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event15th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2013 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 3 Jul 20135 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume369 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period3/07/135/07/13

Keywords

  • Design Tool
  • Early Design Stages
  • HCI
  • Urban Design

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