Samridhi Chauhan

AR3596

This Directed Research Project (DRP) aims to work in the field of Residential architecture and propose a system to make the process of designing, analyzing, and building homes faster, more accessible, and transparent for the user, by leveraging the abilities of Computational Design. Computational Design tools present great potential in the field of design and fabrication. This research aims to tap into this potential, taking Grasshopper 3D as our main tool, to design an algorithm that would generate and analyze house layouts for the user, based on their specific needs. The following concepts will also be explored and utilized: 
• Mass Customization, as a production solution for a large volume of custom-made homes • Modular architecture, as a design solution for fast, efficient assembly on site. • Thermal Comfort, as a fitness criterion for design optimization. 
By devising an appropriate algorithm, this DRP will aim to create thermally efficient design solutions for housing, that are computed from their conception to fabrication, ensuring user engagement and transparency at every step. This process aimed to be a completely user-guided process. Working with different kinds of tools and software, we have attempted to develop the back-end and partial front-end of this user interface (UI), with indications for the rest of the process.