Designing with sense: A critical review and proposal for enhanced design space exploration in generative design.
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| Title: | Designing with sense: A critical review and proposal for enhanced design space exploration in generative design. |
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| Authors: | Abuzuraiq, Ahmed M.1 (AUTHOR) aabuzura@sfu.ca, Erhan, Halil1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | International Journal of Architectural Computing. Mar2025, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p5-26. 22p. |
| Subjects: | Architectural design, Critical currents, Visual analytics, Data analytics, Problem solving |
| Abstract: | Designers in the built-environment disciplines increasingly solve problems using generative design methods, which promise novel and performant solutions to design problems but produce large design spaces that are challenging to explore. Design Space Exploration (DSE) interfaces have been used to understand, refine and narrow design spaces. Still, a critical analysis of current DSE interfaces shows a gap between their features and how designers explore and make decisions. We conducted a design study with domain experts to develop a DSE interface (DesignSense) that tightly integrates and adds to several features found separately in current DSE systems. We present a formative focus group evaluation, which suggested more areas for improvement and highlighted the need to distinguish designers from scientists as two user groups of DSE systems with varying needs, amongst other findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Designers in the built-environment disciplines increasingly solve problems using generative design methods, which promise novel and performant solutions to design problems but produce large design spaces that are challenging to explore. Design Space Exploration (DSE) interfaces have been used to understand, refine and narrow design spaces. Still, a critical analysis of current DSE interfaces shows a gap between their features and how designers explore and make decisions. We conducted a design study with domain experts to develop a DSE interface (DesignSense) that tightly integrates and adds to several features found separately in current DSE systems. We present a formative focus group evaluation, which suggested more areas for improvement and highlighted the need to distinguish designers from scientists as two user groups of DSE systems with varying needs, amongst other findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 14780771 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14780771241260854 |
