Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application

Anastasia Koltsova; Bige Tunçer; Gerhard Schmitt

Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application

Anastasia Koltsova, Bige Tunçer, Gerhard Schmitt

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Abstract

This paper presents a visibility analysis tool for 3D urban environments and its possible applications for urban design practice. Literature exists for performing visibility analysis using various methods and techniques, however, tools that result from such research are generally not suitable for use by designers in practice. Our visibility analysis tool resides in Grasshopper, Rhino. It uses a ray casting method to analyze the visibility of façade surfaces from a given vantage point, and of a given urban setting, in particular, buildings and roads. The latter analysis provides information on the best visible buildings/ building facades from segments of roads. We established a collaboration with a practicing architect to work on a design competition together, using this tool. The paper elaborates on the visibility analysis methods, presents the tool in detail, discusses the results of our joint work on the competition, and briefly reflects on the evaluation of the use of the tool by design practitioners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computation and Performance
Editors	Rudi Stouffs, Sevil Sariyildiz
Publisher	eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture
Pages	375-383
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9789491207051
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st International Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2013 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 18 Sept 2013 → 20 Sept 2013

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2684-1843

Conference

Conference	31st International Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2013
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	18/09/13 → 20/09/13

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. All rights reserved.

Keywords

design practice
pedestrian design
urban space quality
Visibility analysis

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Koltsova, A., Tunçer, B., & Schmitt, G. (2013). Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application. In R. Stouffs, & S. Sariyildiz (Eds.), Computation and Performance (pp. 375-383). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe; Vol. 2). eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture.

Koltsova, Anastasia ; Tunçer, Bige ; Schmitt, Gerhard. / Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application. Computation and Performance. editor / Rudi Stouffs ; Sevil Sariyildiz. eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture, 2013. pp. 375-383 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe).

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Koltsova, A, Tunçer, B & Schmitt, G 2013, Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application. in R Stouffs & S Sariyildiz (eds), Computation and Performance. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, vol. 2, eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture, pp. 375-383, 31st International Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2013, Delft, Netherlands, 18/09/13.

Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments Research development and practical application. / Koltsova, Anastasia; Tunçer, Bige; Schmitt, Gerhard.
Computation and Performance. ed. / Rudi Stouffs; Sevil Sariyildiz. eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture, 2013. p. 375-383 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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