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Parametric Generation Building by Junming Chen

Parametric Generation Building

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2023

This architectural visualization presents a twilight scene of a waterfront commercial district, rendered in a rectangular landscape format approximately capturing the transition between day and night. Beginning with the sky, which occupies roughly the upper third of the composition, the color shifts from a deep ultramarine blue at the zenith to a warmer violet-blue gradient near the horizon, suggesting the temperature of a cool evening with the day's warmth fading. A full moon, pale silver-white and luminous, hangs in the upper left portion of the sky, accompanied by scattered stars that appear as small points of cool white light. Moving downward to the architectural structures, the most prominent building occupies the right third of the composition, featuring a distinctive triangular gable end with a facade divided into a grid pattern containing panels of bright sunny yellow, warm vermillion red, deep viridian green, and crisp white, all framed by dark timber beams that feel sturdy and substantial like weathered wood. The roof above curves gently with traditional ceramic tiles in deep charcoal gray, their surface appearing smooth yet textured like overlapping fish scales. To the left, additional buildings extend along a covered walkway with warm amber light glowing from within, suggesting the cozy warmth of interior spaces. A narrow canal runs through the center middle ground, its water appearing as smooth cool turquoise with gentle reflections, leading toward an elegant arched bridge in the distance. The foreground consists of a broad plaza paved with cobblestones in varied gray tones, their surface suggesting the rough, uneven texture of worn stone beneath one's feet. Several human figures populate the scene at comfortable pedestrian scale, some walking in pairs, others standing and observing, their presence conveying a sense of gentle evening activity and community gathering in a welcoming public space.

The design uses parametric technology for architectural and town design and generates buildings with regional characteristics through Gh and can be quickly modified. This technology avoids manual drawing and only needs to input some building parameters to generate it. Moreover, the designer can make secondary modifications to the generated building to enrich the design details and ensure the design style statistics and efficiency. The design is an attempt to apply parametric technology to urban planning.