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Students at work in the studio at Ion Mincu University

On March 20-23, Nicolai Steinø held a parametric urban design workshop in Bucharest, Romania, by invitation from the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism. Architecture students built their first parametric urban design skills in this 4-day intensive workshop, and some of them achieved impressive results.

Project site: run-down urban block close to the Ion Mincu University in central Bucharest

Student work submitted by Anca Badut

Beautiful stairs of the lobby of the Ion Mincu University

]]> PPADD Conference in Sharjah http://citypeople.dk/ppadd-conference-in-sharjah/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:30:31 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=336

In one of the courtyards of the American University of Sharjah

At the conference “Representation: Process and Practice Across Design Disciplines” at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on February 15-17, Nicolai Steinø presented a paper entitled “Architectural Drawing: Notation, Reflection, Communication and Presentation”.

Download the paper here.

]]> Yilong Livable City http://citypeople.dk/yilong-livable-city/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:45:42 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=321

In an entry for the Yilong Livable City competition, CityPeople has proposed a parametric urban design approach, combining city-wide mobility, landscape and topology analysis, and urban morphology. The proposal integrates three scales – the superblock, the neighborhood and the urban block – and suggests an integration framework for green spaces and circulation on the city scale.

]]> Cambridge to Oxford Connection http://citypeople.dk/cambridge-to-oxford-connection/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:17:09 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=331

In an entry for the Cambridge to Oxford Connection Ideas Competition, CityPeople has proposed a strategy of dispersed concentration within the framework of autonomous places. It is based on a parametric urban design approach, combining regional mobility, landscape and topology analysis, and urban morphology.

The proposal integrates three scales – the region, the town, and the neighborhood. Livability is the focus of attention at all scales, devising principles of urban form and land use offering high urban density, high levels of mixed use and high accessibility to green spaces across all built up areas.

]]> Mapping the Architectural Genome http://citypeople.dk/mapping-the-architectural-genome/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:00:27 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=283

Coffee break at the 2017 eCAADe conference in Rome

The eCAADe 2017 conference took place in Rome at the Sapienza University Department of Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, which is located in a beautiful old convent. Nicolai Steinø presented a paper at the conference entitled “Mapping the Architectural Genome – A Preliminary Study of Facade Syntax”.

Read the paper here.

As its point of departure, the paper contends that it must be theoretically possible to design a parametric urban design tool capable of simulating 90% of all conceivable site designs. The relevance of such a tool would be to quickly be able to simulate a large variety of site designs for any given context and location at a reasonable level of detail.

The paper presents a preliminary study of facade syntax and its application to a prototype parametric design tool. The study finds that a combination of a compositional, geometrical and mathematical approach is promising to this end. From an empirical facade analysis, a taxonomy of three compositional levels is introduced and applied to the prototype.

The paper concludes that the preliminary study is promising on a number of accounts. However, some issues must be investigated further, while other important issues have yet to even be examined. Yet while the task may seem insurmountable, there is potential to complete it, at least to a reasonable degree, and with a reasonable effort.

Simulated Parametric Facade

Simulating multiple facade designs from one general design script

]]> CityPeople wins 2nd Price http://citypeople.dk/citypeople-wins-2nd-price/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:00:13 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=231

Perspective view towards E of the climate park with automatic parking towers to the left.

CityPeople has been awarded the 2nd price in the Jomfrustien urban renewal ideas competition in the Danish town of Haderslev. The competition concerned an inner city area adjacent to the medieval town centre. An important asking point in the competition was landscape based stormwater mangement.

For our proposal, we scripted a parametric model to visualize new developments as well as the existing urban fabric in 3D. As the parametric model can be scripted to visualize both plans, diagrams and perspective views, the design can stay open up until shortly before deadline. Therefore, this is a very powerful technique for projects with a limited timeframe such as competition projects.

The proposal is based on a future vision for self-driving cars and features automatic parking towers, a driverless city bus, reduced on-site parking and the transformation of existing parking areas into a climate park and urban gardens. New housing features an intricate hierarchy of stormwater management features from green roofs and water retention areas to sculpturally designed overflow basins.

Project collaborators: Nicolai Steinø, Kristian Mortensen, Laura Iosub.

Site plan. Top half: bus terminal (red), regional bicycle path (red), green band with climate park (left), urban gardens (middle) and office park (right). Bottom half: Perforated urban housing blocks with green backyards along shared spaces (grey).

Circulation diagram.

Urban housing block typology diagram.

Perspective view towards S of shared space between perforated urban housing blocks.

]]> Terraces on a Slope http://citypeople.dk/terraces-on-a-slope/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:00:38 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=225

SE bird’s eye view of terraced housing scheme. Sub-consultancy for COWI.

In this small sub-consultancy project for COWI, we scripted a model for a housing scheme consisting of terraces on a sloping site in Aalborg. While the housing typology was fixed, we used the parametric model to adjust the number of units in each row, the location and orientation of each row, and the alignment of the s-shaped street.

E bird’s eye view of terraced housing scheme. Sub-consultancy for COWI.

SW bird’s eye view of terraced housing scheme. Sub-consultancy for COWI.

S bird’s eye view of terraced housing scheme. Sub-consultancy for COWI.

]]> Single Family Housing Study http://citypeople.dk/single-family-housing-study/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:00:28 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=218

SW Birds eye view of single family housing scheme. Study.

In this study we examined parametrically how a single housing family development consisting of identical two-level villas with terraces could be distributed on a sloping suburban site overlooking a valley.

The challenge was to provide all units with a view while filling the site efficiently within the build-to line. At the same time, road space should be kept a a minimum. Roads should not be too steep and the natural terrain should be modified as little as possible.

These different parameters were analyzed in the parametric model, and were adjusted to meet these partly conflicting requirements.

Plan view of single family housing scheme. Study.

View uphill from SW of diagonal access road and adjacent villas. Study.

NE Birds eye view of single family housing scheme. Study.

View from E of garden side spaces between villas. Study.

]]> Town Planning Meeting http://citypeople.dk/annual-danish-town-planning-meeting/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 07:00:25 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=188

Youtube video presented at the annual Danish Town Planning Meeting (click to view).

Nicolai Steinø was invited to present his research on parametric urban design at the annual Danish Townplanning Meeting in Vordingborg, Denmark, on October 1-2, 2015. At the event, he presented a video (in Danish) explaining his work.

Nicolai Steinø’s contribution was covered in Byplan Nyt, No. 4, 2015, p. 7 (in Danish).

]]> Student Works http://citypeople.dk/student-works/ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:00:53 +0000 http://citypeople.dk/?p=184

Parametric design by Thor Nielsen

In the Spring of 2014, approximately 40 students from the Architecture and Design program at Aalborg University followed my parametric urban design course. Here are some interesting student works from the course.

Parametric design by Brage Hult

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