ARC180: Computation and Design #2: Implying a CityMatlab

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Assignment #2: Implying a City

Selection from ‘Framework Houses’, Bernd and Hilla Becher

In Assignment #1, you selected a typology of fabric building in Toronto and produced a Rhino model and drawing of one instance of the typology. In Assignment #2a, you will design a parametric model that can reproduce your chosen typology across a range of sites and scales.

Your parametric model will use Toronto Property Data Maps as a primary input. Your model should accept a given site outline and build your typology by setting back from property lines. The model should also be driven by an additional parameter of your choosing—think roof slope, overall window/wall ratio, etc.

Strong projects will include additional options that might activate in differing site contexts. For example, houses on narrow lots might deploy a staircase running parallel to the street,