PARAMETRIC METHODS OF VOLUME-SPATIAL FORMATION OF NEW BUILDING IN A HISTORICALLY COMPOSED ENVIRONMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2415-8151.2026.40.8Keywords:
architecture, parametric modeling, generative design, three-dimensional methods, historically constructed environment, built environment integration, environmental morphology, algorithmic designAbstract
Purpose. The purpose of the study is to substantiate and systematize volu- metric and spatial methods for forming new volumes in a historically composed en- vironment based on a parametric approach, as well as to determine the principles of their parameterization through the isolation and formalization of key morphological, geometric and compositional characteristics of the environment. Methodology. The study is based on a systemic approach, within which the historically composed environment is considered as a multi-component morpholog- ical system. Methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison and morphological research were applied to isolate the characteristics of the environment and the principles of integration of new volumes. The key tool is parametric and generative modeling, which allows formalizing geometric, spatial and compositional characteristics in the form of variables and constraints, which provides the possibility of systematic formation and comparison of volumetric and spatial solution options within the defined parametric conditions. Results. The volume-spatial methods of forming new volumes in a historically composed environment are defined and systematized, in particular the linear closure method, the volume inclusion method, the spatial addition method and the facade integration method, for which the nature of spatial intervention and the principles of interaction with the existing building are established. The key groups of parameters that determine the process of forming an architectural form are identified, including spatial-planning, dimensional, compositional characteristics and parameters of forming individual elements (atria, passages, roofs, etc.). It is shown that their parameterization provides formalization of the integration process and allows considering the formation of new volumes as a controlled variational process, in which the specified methods act as interconnected scenarios within a single parametric approach. Scientific novelty. The approach to the formation of new volumes in a historically composed environment as a system of volume-spatial methods based on parametric logic is substantiated. The principle of parameterization of morphological and compositional characteristics of the environment as controlled variables of form formation has been developed. Practical relevance. The results of the study can be used to substantiate design decisions when forming new volumes in a historically composed environment. The proposed approaches serve as the basis for the development of algorithmic design tools.
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