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, BelgiumDepartment of Architecture & Urban Planning

Department of Electronics & Information Systems

S e m a n t i c s – B a s e d D e s i g n

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

design construction

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

requirements constructible project

sketchesphysical models

notesdiagrams drawings

plans elevations calculations

spatial diagrams

photoshop imagessketchup 3D

BIM modelsCAD drawings

virtual worldscalculation tools

Information and Communication Technology

perspective views

simulations

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

design construction

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

requirements constructible project

sketchesphysical models

notesdiagrams drawings

plans elevations

perspective views

simulations

calculations

spatial diagrams

photoshop imagessketchup 3D

BIM modelsCAD drawings

virtual worldscalculation tools

Information and Communication Technology

DOES THIS IMPROVE DESIGN ?

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

earlier design phases

digital sketchboard

final design phases

calculationsimulation

interactive visualisation

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

significant improvements

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

design construction

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

requirements constructible project

sketchesphysical models

notesdiagrams drawings

plans elevations

perspective views

simulations

calculations

block diagrams

photoshop imagessketchup 3D

BIM modelsCAD drawings

virtual worldscalculation tools

Information and Communication Technology

IMPROVEMENTS

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

final design stagesa 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

information and communication technologiesadvantages

- 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

documentation and informationin 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

comparison withbuilding 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

a new approachfor 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

BIM information in design AIMICT 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

central AIM model

information repository

calculation toolsvisualisation 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

BIM information in design AIMICT in design?

design construction

requirements constructible project

sketchesphysical models

notesdiagrams drawings

plans elevations

perspective views

simulations

calculations

block diagrams

photoshop imagessketchup 3D

BIM modelsCAD drawings

virtual worldscalculation tools

Information and Communication Technology

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