1. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated Design With GenerativeComponents Let the Genius Loose (The Configurable Tower) Lars Moth-Poulsen

2. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 2 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Modeling a Concept Concept: An idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or peculiars; a construct

3. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 3 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Inspiration Gemini Residence, Copenhagen, MVRDV

4. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 4 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Concept Understand Model Explore – Evaluate – Adjust Apply and scale

5. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 5 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Approach

6. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 6 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Parametric Cells

7. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 7 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Parametric Cells – the Prototype

8. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 8 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Parametric Cells - Alternatives

9. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 9 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Grow the building

10. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 10 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Global Parameters

11. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 11 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Database Input – Floor Defaults

12. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 12 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Database Input – Individual Cells

13. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 13 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Database Output Areas Volumes Dimensions Locations

14. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 14 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Live demo

15. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 15 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Entering the Revit workflow… Plain geometry using ACIS, DWG, IGES BIM objects using IFC format

16. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 16 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Live demo

17. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 17 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Suggestions Variations and Multiples Rooms with a purpose Land development Construction Mining...

18. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 18 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Disadvantages Will force you to think Spend time refining the model May need scripting

19. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 19 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Advantages Documented design Explore by model behaviour Scalable Re-build complete 3D model Find optimal solution

20. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 20 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Disadvantages Will force you to think Spend time refining the model Will allow scripting

21. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 21 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM Concerns Brenden said: Architecture for accountants I agree, but can be used creatively I may be able to obtain example of such creative use of DB/Excel, from architects Can we describe this more like an advantage?

22. © 2010 Bentley Systems, Incorporated Design With GenerativeComponents Let the Genius Loose (The Configurable Tower) Lars Moth-Poulsen