Presentation for the XXXVII IAHS Congress, October 26-28, 2010 The design and documentation of large infrastructures have to respond, in an integrated way, to an increasing number of constraints and inter-connected variables. The complexity of those projects prevents them from being approached in a linear or hierarchical fashion, as every parameter has to be balanced in order to reach an optimum result. This paper summarizes our approach to the management of four complexities in three different projects through the use of constraints and specific processes built around the development of customized design tools. These tools focus in the interoperability and compatibility of information across the different disciplines engaged in the definition and construction of the project, paying special attention to geometric, structural and energetic issues.

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TOOL DESIGN AS A STRATEGY FOR
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Ramón J. González-Márquez
Civil and Architecture Division
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A., 48930 Getxo, España
ramon.gonzalez@sener.es
Roberto Molinos Esparza
DigitalTechnologies Research Area
IE School ofArchitecture, 28006 Madrid, España
rmolinos@profesor.ie.edu

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COMPLEXITY INVOLVED IN
MODERNARCHITECTURE
GEOMETRICAL
HUMAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
CONSTRAIN
ARCHITECTURAL
PROJECT

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MANAGEMENT OFTHIS COMPLEXITY
CAD
CUSTOM
TOOLS
CAM
CAE
ICT
PLM
BIM

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CASE STUDIES
MKS Cracovia Stadium
Krakow (POLAND)
LKS Stadium
Lodz (POLAND)
Intercambiador Padre Anchieta
La Laguna (SPAIN)

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MKS CRACOVIA STADIUM
“C” Parameter
GRANDSTANDGEOMETRY

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MKS CRACOVIA STADIUM

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MKS CRACOVIA STADIUM

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LKS STADIUM
GRASSHOPPER DEFINITION

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LKS STADIUM

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INTERCAMBIADOR P. ANCHIETA

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INTERCAMBIADOR P. ANCHIETA

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INTERCAMBIADOR P. ANCHIETA
BIM MODEL INTEGRATION

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INTERCAMBIADOR P. ANCHIETA
BIM MODEL INTEGRATION

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CONCLUSIONS
• Design tool development requires a better understanding of the
problems to be solved
•Tool development should be planned not only on the short term,
but also for forthcoming needs or events
• User friendliness is a key factor for the success of a custom
development
• Custom tools boost the design experience by enabling the user to
explore new options and configurations