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As someone who knows Matthias, I can vouch for the engineering effort behind Archilyse's work. I'll admit I was a tiny bit jealous when I first watched their pi

by Oarch 4y ago

As someone who knows Matthias, I can vouch for the engineering effort behind Archilyse's work. I'll admit I was a tiny bit jealous when I first watched their pitch! They have identified an area where they can clearly add significant value and the analysis their software runs on a dwelling is robustly built and incredibly thorough. I wish them well with their expansion beyond Switzerland!

rubyfan 4y ago
Can you say more about what Archilyse is doing?
- standfest 4y ago
  Archilyse provides a SaaS tool to convert floor plans (raster images) into 3d models of buildings (IFC or GeoJSON) with embedded contextual information. the 3d model accuracy gets verified via additional data sources (governmental building hull data, client database entries) and all buildings are geolocated. subsequently, in a 25cm grid multiple simulations (3d view shed analysis, daylight, traffic noise, centrality, discrete metrics) are computed and aggregated into feature vectors. these are used for training AVMs (reducing prediction errors in half), architectural analysis (judging architecture competitions), construction cost estimation, life cycle cost estimation, energy load peak prediction, ... different research groups use this dataset to derive design patterns and to come up with augmented ai workflows for architectural design (like copilot) or as benchmarks for novel fitness/cost functions in MCO strategies.
  - nchudleigh 4y ago
    Really cool thanks for explaining
cameron4 4y ago
I'm an architect (of buildings) and mostly lurk here but this is very interesting and had to comment - many designers don't like the idea of quantifying design value through measurable data, but it's most definitely the future. The design time and cost savings that can be had from using datasets or software like Archilyse's will continue to grow, while also (hopefully) ensuring a higher baseline design value of buildings. I'm personally just beginning my journey of coding/programming because of exactly this sort of thing (among other reasons).
- terminalcommand 4y ago
  Since you're an architect, I have a question. Considering the housing shortage everywhere and the land scarcity, wouldn't it be more logical to build higher apartments? My neighbourhood doesn't allow any apartment building taller than 5 floors for example. Why not grant 30 floors? I live in an earthquake zone sure. But there are residences that high allowed in the area, but for middle-class apartments maximum height is limited with 5 floors. I don't get this. Let's build higher, denser apartments and solve the housing shortage. Am I too optimistic?
  - cameron4 4y ago
    Your logic is correct, or at least most would say so! Denser housing could solve a lot of housing issues. The problem is getting denser housing built, especially in not-so-dense neighborhoods. This could be for any number of reasons - the accusatory voice in my head likes to think it's mostly due to NIMBYs ("not in my backyard!" or folks that don't want to live in higher density neighborhoods) because of their warped perception of these spaces: higher crime, higher traffic, unsafe for children, etc. Some of these views may be true, but it's not a given in every high density neighborhood. Safe, walkable, dense neighborhoods exist in many places already. Another issue can be policy, and specifically zoning, which a lot of NIMBYs fight very hard to control. I'm no expert on zoning, but the general consensus among architects and pro-housing people is that it's holding back a lot of potential homes from being constructed. Check this out for some opinions on zoning: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/can-the-us-housing-crisis-be-fixedby-abolishing-zoning/2022/07/31/81a74e6c-10d1-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/can-the-us-ho...] In my previous city there's a popular type of "middle housing" (not high end single-family, and not small apartments) called a dingbat. They at one point in time were crucial for filling the gap in housing but have now been regulated away. Check this out for info on dingbats: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWvcsGlHA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWvcsGlHA4] For your neighborhood in particular, zoning regulations have likely limited height to 5 floors. Maybe folks in the community lobbied for this regulation to keep density down, or maybe your towns infrastructure can't support a higher density of cars (and this brings up building code and parking requirements that we have in America) - there could be many combinations of reasons for this density limit, but you should look into it! A city's history of zoning policy can be very interesting, as they oftentimes stem from decades old regulations or segregation. Your optimism is valid - optimism is incredibly important for solving problems like these, especially when so many solutions exist! Implementing those solutions is usually the toughest part.
seleenz 4y ago
Probably not the kind of comment that’s usually left on HN but whatever, please tell Matthias (and if he could tell his team) that they went CRAZY with this dataset. As a data nerd I d*mn near started BARKING. Can’t stress enough how HARD they went, I hope their bills are ALWAYS paid, I hope they catch EVERY green light they need to, I hope their pasta dishes are NEVER watery. You get the drift by now. Matthias and gang if you’re reading this thanks for all your hard work. BEYONCÉS of data FORREAL.
- standfest 4y ago
  matthias here. damn ninjas are cutting onions again. thanks a lot for your kind words, it was an incredible team effort over the last years to create this. we simply hope that the community is going crazy with the data. and there is one more, even bigger thing, we will announce soon. so if this data amazed you, buckle up!
  - grapescheesee 4y ago
    Can you work on capital letters in replies. Not being rude here. Very great work!

by Oarch 4y ago

rubyfan 4y ago

Can you say more about what Archilyse is doing?

standfest 4y ago
Archilyse provides a SaaS tool to convert floor plans (raster images) into 3d models of buildings (IFC or GeoJSON) with embedded contextual information. the 3d model accuracy gets verified via additional data sources (governmental building hull data, client database entries) and all buildings are geolocated. subsequently, in a 25cm grid multiple simulations (3d view shed analysis, daylight, traffic noise, centrality, discrete metrics) are computed and aggregated into feature vectors. these are used for training AVMs (reducing prediction errors in half), architectural analysis (judging architecture competitions), construction cost estimation, life cycle cost estimation, energy load peak prediction, ... different research groups use this dataset to derive design patterns and to come up with augmented ai workflows for architectural design (like copilot) or as benchmarks for novel fitness/cost functions in MCO strategies.
- nchudleigh 4y ago
  Really cool thanks for explaining

cameron4 4y ago

I'm an architect (of buildings) and mostly lurk here but this is very interesting and had to comment - many designers don't like the idea of quantifying design value through measurable data, but it's most definitely the future. The design time and cost savings that can be had from using datasets or software like Archilyse's will continue to grow, while also (hopefully) ensuring a higher baseline design value of buildings. I'm personally just beginning my journey of coding/programming because of exactly this sort of thing (among other reasons).

terminalcommand 4y ago
Since you're an architect, I have a question. Considering the housing shortage everywhere and the land scarcity, wouldn't it be more logical to build higher apartments? My neighbourhood doesn't allow any apartment building taller than 5 floors for example. Why not grant 30 floors? I live in an earthquake zone sure. But there are residences that high allowed in the area, but for middle-class apartments maximum height is limited with 5 floors. I don't get this. Let's build higher, denser apartments and solve the housing shortage. Am I too optimistic?
- cameron4 4y ago
  Your logic is correct, or at least most would say so! Denser housing could solve a lot of housing issues. The problem is getting denser housing built, especially in not-so-dense neighborhoods. This could be for any number of reasons - the accusatory voice in my head likes to think it's mostly due to NIMBYs ("not in my backyard!" or folks that don't want to live in higher density neighborhoods) because of their warped perception of these spaces: higher crime, higher traffic, unsafe for children, etc. Some of these views may be true, but it's not a given in every high density neighborhood. Safe, walkable, dense neighborhoods exist in many places already. Another issue can be policy, and specifically zoning, which a lot of NIMBYs fight very hard to control. I'm no expert on zoning, but the general consensus among architects and pro-housing people is that it's holding back a lot of potential homes from being constructed. Check this out for some opinions on zoning: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/can-the-us-housing-crisis-be-fixedby-abolishing-zoning/2022/07/31/81a74e6c-10d1-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/can-the-us-ho...] In my previous city there's a popular type of "middle housing" (not high end single-family, and not small apartments) called a dingbat. They at one point in time were crucial for filling the gap in housing but have now been regulated away. Check this out for info on dingbats: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWvcsGlHA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWvcsGlHA4] For your neighborhood in particular, zoning regulations have likely limited height to 5 floors. Maybe folks in the community lobbied for this regulation to keep density down, or maybe your towns infrastructure can't support a higher density of cars (and this brings up building code and parking requirements that we have in America) - there could be many combinations of reasons for this density limit, but you should look into it! A city's history of zoning policy can be very interesting, as they oftentimes stem from decades old regulations or segregation. Your optimism is valid - optimism is incredibly important for solving problems like these, especially when so many solutions exist! Implementing those solutions is usually the toughest part.

seleenz 4y ago

Probably not the kind of comment that’s usually left on HN but whatever, please tell Matthias (and if he could tell his team) that they went CRAZY with this dataset. As a data nerd I d*mn near started BARKING. Can’t stress enough how HARD they went, I hope their bills are ALWAYS paid, I hope they catch EVERY green light they need to, I hope their pasta dishes are NEVER watery. You get the drift by now. Matthias and gang if you’re reading this thanks for all your hard work. BEYONCÉS of data FORREAL.

standfest 4y ago
matthias here. damn ninjas are cutting onions again. thanks a lot for your kind words, it was an incredible team effort over the last years to create this. we simply hope that the community is going crazy with the data. and there is one more, even bigger thing, we will announce soon. so if this data amazed you, buckle up!
- grapescheesee 4y ago
  Can you work on capital letters in replies. Not being rude here. Very great work!