The architectural design process: an intuitive modeling in BIM's parametric design

Abstract

The digital era has brought many changes in the architectural research and practice. Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools are offering now a wide range of benefits in the AECO industry. This paper aims is not to do an evaluation on efficiency gains or the advantages of adopting BIM, but to suggest a design methodology using BIM software tools, throughout all phases of the architectural design process. With the constant advances in technology and with new conceptual design tools, became urgent the exploration of the potentialities of an intuitive design within BIM technology. This paper addresses the above question by suggesting an experimental methodology to implement an intuitive modeling in BIM's parametric design.