Shape Clustering Using K-Medoids in Architectural Form Finding Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • 2019, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. As the number of design candidates in generative systems is often high, there is a need for an articulation mechanism that assists designers in exploring the generated design set. This research aims to condense the solution set yet enhance heterogeneity in generative design systems. Specifically, this work accomplishes the following: (1) introduces a new design articulation approach, a Shape Clustering using K-Medoids (SC-KM) method that is capable of grouping a dataset of shapes with similitude in one cluster and retrieving a representative for each cluster, and (2) incorporate the developed clustering method in architectural form finding. The articulated (condensed) set of shapes can be presented to designers to assist in their decision making. The research methods include formulating an algorithmic set with the implementation of K-Medoids and other algorithms. The results, visualized and discussed in the paper, show accurate clustering in comparison with the expected reference clustering sets.

published proceedings

  • COMPUTER-AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: HELLO, CULTURE, CAAD FUTURES 2019

author list (cited authors)

  • Yousif, S., & Yan, W.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Yousif, Shermeen||Yan, Wei

publication date

  • January 2019