Applying the Multi-Criteria decision support approach for multi-performance analysis in architectural design

• Grant number: 11/17302-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: February 01, 2012
• End date: September 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Technology
• Principal Investigator: Regina Coeli Ruschel
• Grantee: Mariana Monteiro Xavier de Lima
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

One of the main challenges of the performance based design is to reconcile the different aspects of performance in a particular project, bringing together different interests and conflicting performance goals. In this sense, the project must be able to reconcile these criteria, considering the relevance of each to the proposal as a whole.Flexible models representing the design intent enables the project team to compare and evaluate design options taking into account several performance criteria and inform the decision-making in complex design situation. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods may help in deciding the most appropriate option among a set of alternatives. They use decision matrices to provide a systematic analysis that integrates levels of risks, uncertainties and valuation, which allow evaluating and ranking various alternatives.Optioneering is one of the MCDA methods. It had its origin in business management and later migrated to the context of architecture and engineering, because it enables a collaborative method of interaction between the specialties. Through it, various design options are developed and compared to each other about performance characteristics. In this context, a tool was developed to support Optioneering in earlier stages of the design process to new projects. However, we purpose using this to provide changes in existing buildings.The research question is: how to adapt existing social housing building to achieve different performances criteria in order to add value to the user?Our objective is to use the Optioneering method to support the MCDA of design interventions in built social housing.Instead of study a new project development, the object of research is an existing set of buildings in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. These housing was previously studied to identify the nature of desired value to the user. We will develop a mechanism to balance performances criteria based on this desired value.The result may be applied to develop design changes in this existing set of buildings. It also may be adapted to others. This is important to the users in order to have their built environment improved and to the designers to reduce the non-adding value activities of the design process and to achieve better results.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LIMA, Mariana Monteiro Xavier de. Metamodel for multi-performance integration in architectural design. 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo Campinas, SP.