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Examining the significance and scope of form generation in digital design through boolean operations: A Case study of contemporary buildings post-2000
Jinho Kim1*
1Associate Professor, Division of Architecture and Urban Design, Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2023. pp. 111-127
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Abstract

Contemporary architectural designers strive for diversity and originality in form creation by actively employing digital design tools in their processes. This study investigates the design methodology of Boolean operations and assesses its potential for expansion and application through a case study approach. For the case study, contemporary buildings constructed after 2000 are examined to investigate the relationship between the use of Boolean operations and the scope of their application, as well as the role of digital design tools in architecture. It reveals a range of form and spatial generation across scales, achieved by selecting the results of basic Boolean operations such as union, difference, and intersection. The digital design process using Boolean operations differs from conventional coordinate-based methods. It relies on computational thinking, which enables alterations to entire forms via instruction from computer programs. In particular, the Boolean operations resonate with topological operations such as penetration, inclusion, and void. It can be extended to reinvent topological spaces and form creation. Although Boolean operations originated as a form of logical mathematics, these now contribute to intensifying the generation of architectural forms and spaces with the aid of digital design and construction tools by functioning as a generative diagram that expands into topological space.

Keywords
boolean operations
digital design
form generation
case study
topology
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 14
  • No :1
  • Pages :111-127
  • Received Date : 2023-03-14
  • Accepted Date : 2023-03-23
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20230009
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