In this paper new possibilities of using tools for parametric design in architectural education, as well as in design creativity on the example of an arrangement of building facades are provided. In this study the issue of the parametric creation of building facades in the BIM environment using the ArchiCAD and the Grasshopper programs is analysed. Knowledge of the potential of the tools presented in the paper may evoke a straightforward effect on the method and the quality of parame-tric architectural design. To substantiate this claim the exemplary cycle of an educational and design procedure as part of laboratory exercises is presented. The exercises took place during the courses: BIM Techniques in Design (1st degree, 1st year, 2nd semester) and Parametric BIM Design (2nd cycle degree, 1st year, 2nd semester, optional course) carried out by the Department of Descriptive Geometry, Technical Drawing and Engineering Graphics at the Faculty of Architecture Cracow University of Technology.

Artykuł prezentuje nowe możliwości wykorzystania narzędzi do projektowania parametrycznego w edukacji architektonicznej, a także w twórczości projektowej, na przykładzie komponowania elewacji budynków. Opracowanie analizuje zagadnienie parametrycznego kreowania elewacji obiektów w środowisku BIM-owskim w oparciu o programy ARCHICAD i Grasshopper. Znajomość potencjału przedstawionych w artykule narzędzi może bezpośrednio przekładać się na sposób i jakość parame­trycznego projektowania architektonicznego. Przedstawiono cykl postępowania edukacyjno - projektowego na przykładzie ćwiczenia laboratoryjnego realizowanego na przedmiocie Techniki BIM w Projektowaniu (I stopień, I rok, semestr 02) oraz Projektowanie Parametryczne BIM (II stopień, I rok, semestr 02) prowadzonych przez Zakład Geometrii Wykreślnej, Rysunku Technicznego i Grafiki Inżynierskiej na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Krakowskiej im. T. Kościuszki.

New possibilities for facade shaping using parametric design

Abstract

In this paper new possibilities of using tools for parametric design in architectural education, as well as in design creativity on the example of an arrangement of building facades are provided. In this study the issue of the parametric creation of building facades in the BIM environment using the ArchiCAD and the Grasshopper programs is analysed. Knowledge of the potential of the tools presented in the paper may evoke a straightforward effect on the method and the quality of parame-tric architectural design. To substantiate this claim the exemplary cycle of an educational and design procedure as part of laboratory exercises is presented. The exercises took place during the courses: BIM Techniques in Design (1st degree, 1st year, 2nd semester) and Parametric BIM Design (2nd cycle degree, 1st year, 2nd semester, optional course) carried out by the Department of Descriptive Geometry, Technical Drawing and Engineering Graphics at the Faculty of Architecture Cracow University of Technology.