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Abstract:
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In this paper we describe the Evolutionary Component Surface System (ECSS). It is a software tool for generating, analyzing and optimizing structural component surfaces. The surfaces are created from a limited set of architectural parts. We can create a large number of different surface articulations using simple rules of connectivity. The generated structures are self supporting envelopes. Through their articulation the surfaces create inhabitable space and where they reach the ground they define their own points of support. The form-generating process is complemented with an evolutionary algorithm to help search the space of possible outcomes. An important aspect of the tool is that design as well as structural and fabrication aspects have been considered from the outset.
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