Max Melamed - Process Journal

Assessment 3: Urban scale building envelope modelling UNSW | CODE2132 | 2022 Term 1 | Group 1 | Karson Chow z5293384 | Kerry Qian z5316544 | Max Melamed z5251550

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Data driven urban design tool Inputs

Outputs

Parameters

Thermal Score

Population

Trees per park

Maximum height of buildings

% of park space shaded by trees

OSM Topography from Elk

Sky view % Sqm of space per person

Optimization flowchart

Sunlight Data from Ladybug

Street Layout angle

% of land that is park

Assessment 3: Urban scale building envelope modelling UNSW | CODE2132 | 2022 Term 1 | Group 1 | Karson Chow z5293384 | Kerry Qian z5316544 | Max Melamed z5251550

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Tree generation process 1.

2.

Generate random points on these spaces as the points to place trees

Identify spaces that are too small to contain buildings.

Make these spaces into green spaces

Tree shade calculation process 1.

2.

calculate maximum circumference of tree crown

3.

Project that circumference onto the ground

4.

Calculate all areas within joined circumfrences

Join overlapping areas

5.

Divide by total uncovered reigons within parks

Assessment 3: Urban scale building envelope modelling UNSW | CODE2132 | 2022 Term 1 | Group 1 | Karson Chow z5293384 | Kerry Qian z5316544 | Max Melamed z5251550

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Calculating thermal score

Existing precinct geometry (assignment 1)

Use sunpath to create ray tracing

Gather sunpath data using ladybug

Create surface thermal capture analysis, based on time of day

Calculate average hours of sunlight exposure

Assessment 3: Urban scale building envelope modelling UNSW | CODE2132 | 2022 Term 1 | Group 1 | Karson Chow z5293384 | Kerry Qian z5316544 | Max Melamed z5251550

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Octopus evolutionary solver Pheonotype

Genomes

Trees per park

Fitness

% of park space shaded by trees

Maximum height of buildings

Sky view %

Street Layout angle

% of land that is park

Grass / unused space

Graph output

Assessment 3: Urban scale building envelope modelling UNSW | CODE2132 | 2022 Term 1 | Group 1 | Karson Chow z5293384 | Kerry Qian z5316544 | Max Melamed z5251550

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Design Variations

Populatiton: 10000

Population: 15000

Populatiton: 20000

Populatiton: 25000

Populatiton: 30000

Populatiton: 35000