A true mass model can also guide the architect in selecting the best orientation of the building and in determining the design and location of openings to maximize solar shading options and minimize HVAC loads. Mass modeling goes beyond determining if a building should be short or tall, long or wide.
Today, using Auto desk Revit Conceptual Massing tools, a conceptual mass model can be further developed by converting or mapping the mass surfaces into real world architectural elements such as walls, floors, facades, and roofs. Prior to computer-aided architectural design (CAAD) technology, architects used either wooden blocks or moldable clay to model the shapes, forms and inter-relationships of the building to achieve a clinical description of volumes. When massing is properly modeled, the aesthetics, the form, and the function of interior and exterior spaces will harmonize. It is so crucial to get these three elements of the proposed structure right in the very beginning, that no amount of architectural detailing or facade materials can compensate for a building that is out of proportion or one that appears awkward within the surrounding landscape or environment.
An architectural project will begin with a conceptual study of shape, form, and size.
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