Parametric Beijing Siheyuan <i>An algorithmic approach for the generation of Siheyuan housing variants based on its traditional design principles</i>



Wang, Yuyang, Agkathidis, Asterios ORCID: 0000-0002-0742-5218 and Crompton, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0001-9206-8341
(2019) Parametric Beijing Siheyuan <i>An algorithmic approach for the generation of Siheyuan housing variants based on its traditional design principles</i>. In: 37 Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe and XXIII Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics, Joint Conference (N. 1), 2019-9-11 - 2019-9-13, Porto.

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Abstract

Beijing Siheyuan is a type of Chinese vernacular housing with significant cultural value. During recent decades of economic growth, many Siheyuan houses have been destroyed; preserving the few remaining ones have become a necessity. Based on a historical analysis of their design principles, this paper develops a parametric model capable of representing its known variants. Our findings include a useful design tool able to efficiently represent existing or lost housing types and thus contribute to our understanding of the typology and their preservation.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Unspecified)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Beijing Siheyuan, parametric design, algorithmic design, digital heritage
Divisions: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2022 09:11
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2023 16:30
DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_194
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3157576