Partner:

KCAP, NL (Kees Christiaanse Architects and Planners)

Team:

Markus Braach, Oliver Fritz,

Frederick Künzel (KCAP), Frank Werner (KCAP)

Scale: Urban Design

Software

The software Kaisersrot simulates dynamic models. Within a frame of different plots, each plot has specific characteristics such as size, proportion, programme and building position. Furthermore, plots contain information about certain external attactors, like water, nature, shops or public transport links. When the simulation is started, all plots strive for an optimisation of built-in demands. After a certain amount of time, an equilibrium is achieved and the process stops. Now, infrastructure can be generated automatically. The initial results show that this method creates variable patterns that comply to all the given parameters. But, more importantly, this method introduces an interactive component enabling a profound participation of House Consumers.

Solutions

The software can be used in order to optimize land use and to develop sustainable patterns of plotlayout. The solutions that Kaisersrot offers are programmed designs. Plans are not drawn any longer, but are virtually designed from a collection of intelligent objects with changeable parameters. The visualized result is thus one representation of a possible solution. The parameters and their effects thus become more transparent for planners, owners and municipalities. In the future, the automated urban generation will be available on this website, and can be tailor-made to meet specific demands.