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INTERACTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS

Dr.Nimish Biloria: Assistant Professor, Hyperbody, Faculty of Architecture,

TU Delft, The Netherlands

Real-Time Interactive Prototypes

Computation aided responsive spatial systems > Reconfigurable in real time > Respond to contextual Dynamics > Multidisciplinarity > Multiple usability of space

Study species Corporate Space

Design database

Human centric Computation

Data processing, Algorithms,

identifying and implementing optimal spatial

solution

Kinetic structure

Adaptive, dynamic, reconfigurable

Control systems

Sensing, actuating

Smart architectural

prototypes

Research focus > Interactive meta-system for corporate environments

Activities in context

Technology People

Requirements

Opportunities

Typologies

Physical aspects

Psychological aspects Usage issues

Typologies

Communication

Nature of activities

Spatial Resource

Ambient context

Psychological aspects

Corporate aspects

Input

Output

Communication Content

People Activities Context Technology

PACT Analysis > Human centric + Context aware initiative

Physical + Psychological components > Information models

Dynamic, static, discrete components > information models

Organizations > Environmental split > Agents > Human, Local, Global

Dynamic Static Discrete

Environmental whole (enormous data base > time consuming data analysis)

Environmental Split: program based

(simplified data structuring)

Simulate interactions between components

Human interactions

Interior reconfigurations

Building envelope affects

Human agent

Local agent

Global agent

Control system

Optimal organizational solution > current needs as an input

Implement solution > spatial terms at minimal cost in real-time

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System architecture > Agent interaction

Embedding the configurations in a flexible circulation core

Sampling activity oriented spatial adaptations

PACT Analysis based spatial articulations

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Interpolation sequence > Curve fitting

Visitor’s seating surface D1

. Projection/information

display D2. Visitor’s seating surface Informal stepped

seating Information display surface

Seating surface Information display surfaces

R1 R2 Display surfaces, engulfing the user Comfortable

seating surfaces

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Spatial Configurations

Surface to be used while standing e.g. keeping laptops,

cups etc Projection/information

display surfaces Relaxed seating surfaces

Conference table surface surrounded by

seating surfaces Surfaces for displaying

presentations

Conference mode Exhibition mode

Temporary space

Spatial Configurations

3d Real time updating occupancy view

User: employee/visitor > preference data entry Real time updating personal space view

Real Time updating 2d occupancy status

Graphical User Interface

Human agents > Real-time Tracking + Touch screen data communication

.

Sensed data

Data conversion

Data base update

Output

Pluggable storage/configuration selection

units

Mobile devices with Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Beacons

Local agent > Database (ODBC)

- Tables (real-time update) > users, hardware

-  Lighting levels per configuration, color preference

-  Internal Clock synchronization

-  Sound (reminders for meetings)

Spatializing corporate dynamics

RFID tableStatus = ON

Yes No

Main Table> Check

corresponding firstneighbor

preference

Occupancy Table> Check for

corresponding firstneighbor'spresence

Yes No

Neighbor Table> Check iterativelyfor correspondingneighbor grids =

empty

Yes No

MainTable

Allocatefirst emptygrid to user

isNeighboring

grid = TO(temporarilyoccupied)

Yes No

TO Table> store gridnumber inTO table

Main Table> Check

corresponding firstneighbor

preference

(Subsequentprocess)

Aftercheckingsecond

neighborCheck

TO Tablefor any

temporaryspace

TO Table> Check if

TO table hasany Input

Yes No

Allocatefirst TO grid

to user

Occupancy table> Extract grid numbers

of both neighbors

First neighbor'sGrid

Secondneighbor's Grid

Check fordiagonal grids =

Empty or TO

Extract recurringgrid numbers

Is recurring grid =empty

Yes No

Allocatefirst Emptygrid to user

Is recurring grid =TO

Main Table Output> Grid number

> Employee name> Color preference

> Configuration> Orientation

USERINTERFACE

Parallel process > TO (temporaryspace allocation)

> Time based: starts at 10:00 amends at 06: 00 pm from Monday to

Friday

Is Timer = 10:00am

Yes No

Occupancy Table> Extract all

occupied grids

Neighbor Table> Extract all

correspondingneighbor grids

Check forrecurring grid

numbers

Yes No

Select recurringgrid numbers(Maximum 2,minimum 1)

AllocateTemporary

occupancy status(TO)

Check if numberof TO grids = 2

Yes No

Check iterativelyfor each neighborgrid's proximityto the occupied

grids

Allocate grid withthe closest

proximity as TO

Allocate grid withthe second

closest proximityas TO

Is Timer = 18:00pm

Yes No

STOP PROCESSSTART PROCESS

Only for first process

Update occupancytable for

correspondingTO grid number

START PROCESS STOP PROCESS

For allsubsequentprocesses

Yes No

Allocatefirst TO grid

to user

Occupancy table> check iteratively forgrid numbers = empty

Yes No

Neighbor table> check all

correspondingneighbor grids = empty

Allocatefirst TO grid

to user

Check forevery

grid numberin the

occupancytable

Yes No

Allocatefirst

Unoccupiedgrid to userat random

After last gridchecked in the

occupancy tableis also not empty

Update Main table

forcorresponding

user'sGrid number

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27 March 2006SPACE ALLOCATION PROCESS

-  Real Time space allocation

-  Automated Temp. space allocation

-  Database Update

-  Interface view update

-  Impart instructions to hardware controllers

Local agents > Controllers + actuators > data communication

.

Sensed data

Processed data

Data conversion

Controlled spatial

augmentation

Data base update

+

Control system

Thank You for your attention

Dr. Nimish Biloria > N.M.Biloria@tudelft.nl