Review on Performative Computational Architecture (PCA) Process Emphasizing functional and physical factors

Problem Statement:

 Performative Computational Architecture is an intelligent approach to the performance-based design process, which has a lot of conceptual confusion among some students, designers, and researchers. The purpose of the research: The purpose of this study is to systematically review Performative Computational Architecture to explain its functional and physical factors.

The research method of this research with a quantitative-qualitative and comprehensive approach is document content analysis based on literature review of Performative Computational Architecture. Data analysis has been done through descriptive analysis and correlation, regression and Shannon tests on subjects and factors.

The findings show that the researches in the field of Performative Computational Architecture have been conducted in three topics of the skin, form and layout of the building. Shading, window dimensions, window placement and window-to-wall ratio are among the most important factors in determining the form of the building shell. Also, building form, floor height and the number of buildings are the most important factors in writing the building form generator design algorithm. Spatial location, proximity and network matrix are also among the most important factors in the design of the productive design of the building layout.

Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Performative Computational Architecture, as a performance-based design approach, shares the three concepts of generative design, algorithmic design and parametric design, with a focus on performance evaluation and optimization. Also, based on the findings, it can be concluded that the factors of form finding have different degrees of importance based on three subjects.The position of the space and the proximity matrix in the subject of layout, shading in the subject of skin and the shape of the building in the subject of form are explained as the key factors of form finding.