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Introduction
Architecture
is ultimately about space, its organization and visual
perception. The common design tools and representations of
architecture however are still 2D and of static nature and this
compromises the generation, evaluation and communication of
design in space.
The Digital
Space Lab aims to overcome this limitation, by enabling
researcher to represent Architecture first of all un-coded,
meaning in 3D perspective as a language that everybody is used
to and understands.
Secondly the
size and stereoscopic technology of the projection enables the
user to view Architecture from within, judgment on scale, space
and visual connections are possible. The immersive visualization
of architecture can be augmented with interactive features which
eventually establish a laboratory for architectural design
studies, a lab of particular importance for teaching and
learning by experimenting.
The
projection is bright and of high resolution, as such judgments
on light, color and texture become possible. The graphic system
installed on the computers is fast, enabling a user to walk
through a space in real-time, enabling him to judge on
distances, views, circulation and security issues.
The Digital
Space Lab provides software that allows the creation of rich 3D
and interactive design content. For example pre-processed fluid
dynamic data can be integrated to visualize the otherwise
invisible heat and airflow. |
