3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices - 2009

1. S e m a n t i c s – B a s e d
D e s i g n
Can ontologies help in a
preliminary design stage?
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten,
prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout
Ghent University, Belgium
Department of Architecture & Urban Planning
Department of Electronics & Information Systems

2. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

3. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

4. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

5. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

6. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

7. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

8. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

9. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

10. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
design
AIM
construction
physical models plans
sketches
diagrams
drawings
notes
elevations calculations
perspective views
requirements
constructible project
calculation tools
spatial diagrams
sketchup 3D
photoshop images
CAD drawings
virtual worlds
simulations
BIM models
Information and Communication Technology
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

11. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
design
AIM
construction
physical models plans
sketches
diagrams
drawings
notes
elevations calculations
perspective views
requirements
constructible project
calculation tools
spatial diagrams
sketchup 3D
photoshop images
CAD drawings
virtual worlds
simulations
BIM models
DOES THIS IMPROVE DESIGN ?
Information and Communication Technology
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

12. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
earlier design phases
final design phases
digital sketchboard
AIM
calculation
simulation
interactive visualisation
significant improvements
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

13. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
design
AIM
construction
physical models plans
sketches
diagrams
drawings
notes
elevations calculations
perspective views
requirements
constructible project
calculation tools
block diagrams
sketchup 3D
photoshop images
CAD drawings
virtual worlds
simulations
BIM models
IMPROVEMENTS
Information and Communication Technology
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

14. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
content
- a closer look at ICT support in the final design stages
- documentation and information in design
- a new approach for ICT support in the earlier design stages
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

15. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
final design stages
a closer look :
building information modelling
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

16. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

17. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

18. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
information and communication technologies
advantages
- information is stored explicitly
information management
- high interoperability / (re-)usability of information
automation of calculation, visualisation, etc.
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

19. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
documentation and information
in design
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

20. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
what is design?
- describe something that is supposed to be built in the
(near) future
- as designers, we try to describe it as if it already existed
- how can you describe existing objects / buildings ?
- social sciences : ontologies and semantics
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

21. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
method 1 : ontology-based
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

22. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
how does it work
- “ontos” + “logos” : “the study of how things are”
- assumes a transcendent reality, an overall “truth” behind
the world, that can be described
- you describe this reality as if you know how it really ‘was’,
‘is’ or ‘will be’
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

23. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
to what extent are we really able to
understand how things ‘were’, ‘are’ or ‘will be’ ?
object dimensions ?
material characteristics ?
cultural information ?
human annotations ?
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

24. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
method 2 : semantics-based
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

25. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
how does it work?
- “semantikous” : “the study of giving signs (meaning) in
language”
- assumes that certain concepts are only known through the
interpretation by people through a certain context
- you describe reality through meaning and interpretations
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

26. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
comparison with
building information modelling
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

27. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

28. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

29. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

30. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
a new approach
for the earlier design stages :
architectural information modelling
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

31. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

32. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
framework for architectural information modelling (AIM)
- a central architectural information model
- related to a knowledge- or information-repository
- related to simulation & calculation engines
- related to visual interactive simulation software
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

33. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
AIM
information repository
central AIM model
visualisation tools
calculation tools
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

34. ICT in design?
BIM
information in design
design
AIM
construction
physical models plans
sketches
diagrams
drawings
notes
elevations calculations
perspective views
requirements
constructible project
calculation tools
block diagrams
sketchup 3D
photoshop images
CAD drawings
virtual worlds
simulations
BIM models
IMPROVEMENTS
Information and Communication Technology
Semantics-Based Design – Can ontologies help in a preliminary design phase ?
3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Februari 15th – 17th, 2009. Berlin, Germany.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout