TR174: Benchmarking Conceptual High-Rise Design Processes
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This paper presents an analysis of current conceptual design processes for high-rise buildings. We synthesize a method to document and measure these processes and use it to analyze data from several case studies and a survey of leading architectural and engineering design firms. We describe current high-rise conceptual design process in terms of: design team size, composition, and time investment; clarity of goal definition; number and range of design options generated; number and type of model-based analyses performed; and the criteria used for decision making. We identify several potential weaknesses in current design processes including lack of clarity in goal definition and an extremely low number of generated and analyzed options. We argue that potentially higher performing designs are being left unconsidered, and discuss the potential reasons and costs.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | October 2008 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Gane, Victor | |
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| Author | Haymaker, John |
Subjects
| Subject | CIFE |
|---|---|
| Subject | Center for Integrated Facility Engineering |
| Subject | Stanford University |
| Subject | Conceptual Design |
| Subject | Design |
| Subject | Design Exploration |
| Subject | Hi-Rise |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary Analysis |
| Subject | Optimization Modeling |
| Subject | Organization Models |
| Subject | Process Model |
| Subject | Process Modeling |
| Genre | Technical report |
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- Gane, Victor and Haymaker, John. (2008). TR174: Benchmarking Conceptual High-Rise Design Processes. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xm514gk6039
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