A generative simulation tool for architectural lighting

This paper presents the concept of an "open" simulation environment for performance-driven designexploration as a multi-directional approach to computer-aided daylighting modeling. A prototypicalrealization of a Generative Simulation Tool for Architectural Lighting (GESTALT) for simultaneoustreatment of daylighting-related design and performance variables is introduced. Earlier studies demonstrated that GESTALT can operate in an "explicit" mode, using a fast-response computational module. This paper introduces a further refined "implicit" mode of operation that uses a comprehensive simulator and investigative projection techniques. filustrative sequences of design explorations with this new GESTALT version are presented and discussed.