Generate Buildings based on the Parcel Area percentage

[royharb]

Hi Matthias,

In our recent project I am working on, I was asked to create a rule where i can generate buildings based on the plot area.
For example, if i have a 500 avg parcel Area, I want my buildings to have 50 % of each plot and centered
within the available area and having a fully control over my setback.


Thank you,

Best,

Roy

[MatthiasBuehler1]

Hi,


any shaped parcel and rectangular building footprint ?

that'd be easy .. 🙂

matt

[royharb]

Hi,


any shaped parcel and rectangular building footprint ?

that'd be easy .. 🙂

matt

Here's a small part of it.

Thanks Matt

[MatthiasBuehler1]

Ok, but I need also a scheme on how the buildings are supposed to be placed on these parcels ..

Can you make an image ?

m.

[NathanStocker]

Hi,

I have a similar issue, although I've resolved the site coverage part with:

Lot7 -->
    case geometry.area > FootprintAllowed : s('0.99,0,'0.99) center(xz) Lot7
    else : Lot8

Where FootprintAllowed comes from the site coverage % multiplied by the parcel size. All of which is borrowed from cityengine.blogspot.co.nz 🙂

The rule also needs to use an envelope operation and unfortunately I can't get it to work in co-ordination with the site coverage part.
At the moment (and in order), I apply yard restrictions, set the maximum building footprint (based on the site coverage operation above), determine the max height, and then create a building envelope.

My issue is that the envelope operation uses the building footprints for its boundaries, rather than the original parcel boundaries. I need it to use the predetermined building footprints, but to work out the envelope based on the parcel boundaries. I've tried putting the envelope operation first, but haven't been able to get it to work.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thanks
Nate

[MatthiasBuehler1]

Hi,


not sure, but it sounds that you need to copy your shape at some point.


like

A -->
    B. // is a copy of A
    C. // is a copy of A

Means you go like this:

Parcel -->
    DoEnvelope.
    GoAndSplitFootprint.

Does that make sense ?
Does this go in the right direction ?

m.

[NathanStocker]

It almost does. I was thinking of that, but then they would need to be reconciled, i.e. the envelope would need to be limited to the xz scope or the footprint would need extrapolated to the height of the envelope.

I thought that perhaps it required what you suggested but in a linear form, so I tried to:

1. Save the original scope values


2. create the limited footprint


3. save the modified x and z scopes


4. return the shape to the original x and z scope values


5. create the envelop


6. limit the envelope to the modified x and z scope values

This almost works, but the shape of the envelope carries through to the shrunken shape - it retains sloped sides where they could be straight up and down without breaching the original envelope. If I extruded the modified flat footprint very high and also created a suitable envelope, is there a way to extract the area which falls inside both shapes?

Oh and thanks for the help, it's much appreciated.

[MatthiasBuehler1]

can you post a schema that shows the steps graphically ?

I wanna make sure I understand what you need ..

Matt

[NathanStocker]

Hi Matt, the screenshot attached has the process the rule follows, as well as an example of two envelopes. The pink/purple inner envelope is based on the building footprint, while the larger transparent one ignores it.

The solution would involve a third envelope which had the xz scope (footprint) of the pink and purple envelope and extruded out to the y scope (i.e. roof) of the outer transparent envelope at all points.

Nathan

[MatthiasBuehler1]

I'm not sure if I get the issue.

Are you trying to extrude the building up to the allowed height before it exits the envelope that's assigned on the parcel ?

What do you mean by 'while the larger transparent one ignores it' ?

m.