Abstract

This paper presents a method to synthesise functional relationships and spatial configuration simultaneously using shape and graph computation from shape grammar and space syntax theories. The study revisits seminal works and summarises the compatibilities between shape and graph computation as a set of rules. The rule computation is demonstrated in two cases from hospitality and retail, where current applications, opportunities, and limitations are discussed. The results from the study show that incorporating graph and shape rules allows sequences of functions and spatial arrangements to be developed in parallel. The method could help the designer anticipate the impact on the users’ flow of activities more explicitly during the early design process and could also assist in generating new functional configurations to provide alternative spatial strategies in broader applications.

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