Computational Design Method Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Optioneering Techniques for Energy Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness

One of the cutting-edge interests gaining relevance among design offices, notably in the sphere of architecture firms, is computational design. With its inception embedded in the 60s and later reformed through the CAD revolution that boomed in the 80s, the use of the computer as a design tool has evolved to such lengths that it became indispensable to contemporary practices. Nowadays, under the bright prospect of a challenging future and considering the sustainability hypothesis - sophisticated computational approaches and parametric design can genuinely be considered a most promising alternative for exceeding outcomes in the fields of performance and efficiency. Thus, under this spectrum, the following research focuses on investigating the evolution of the aforementioned tools, through understanding the current user experience and interface in prevalent architectural offices. Consequently, through the use of existing computational tools - simulations, optimization and design exploration techniques - it will put forward a new method and use pattern that would also project the potential and the future of these technologies, specifically applied to a sustainable, energy-efficient and cost-effective vantage.Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Building Technology | Sustainable Desig