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I'd love to see architecture driven by tools that show a projection of how a building might look after a few decades of weathering and, well, "realistic" amount
by usrusr 6y ago
I'd love to see architecture driven by tools that show a projection of how a building might look after a few decades of weathering and, well, "realistic" amounts of maintenance.
Too many current architectural aesthetics are relying on the simple mechanism of focusing the eye on how impeccably fresh it's surfaces are. The buildings will then look impressive while they are impeccably fresh, and just rotten afterwards. Because the eye is then still focused on the same surfaces, now showcasing imperfections. "Minimalistic design" architecture rarely ages well unless aging was deliberately made part of the plan. Highly ornamental architecture however often works quite nicely after aging (or even partial decay), it's as if the visible aging gives the ornaments a form of authority they lack while new.
I don't know wether it would be a simulation approach ("where does how much rain water run down from window sills") or if some clever deep learning tricks similar to style transfer could be used or a combination. The "how" doesn't matter for the effect it could have on how architects and their customers think during the design phase.
Marketing a tool like that would not be easy, but with a sustainability angle it should not be impossible either.
- tt433 6y agoI can powerwash a minimalist surface. I cannot powerwash a baroque ceiling.