DATA MODEL DESIGN

• MANY DIFFERENT DATA MODELS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE OODM FRAMEWORK

• SOLA-MORALES' DATA MODEL ABSTRACTS & REPRESENTS THE BASIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN' NOTIONS:

  • SPACE

  • BUILT ELEMENT

  • GEOMETRY

  • MATERIAL

  • COST

  • ETC..

• RELIES ON THE USE OF COLLECTIONS

• IS DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL MODELS WHICH MAP BUILT ENVIRONMENT ELEMENTS DIRECTLY TO CLASSES

  • ALLOWS GLOBAL CHANGES & SUBSTITUTIONS OF SUCH ASPECTS AS: MATERIAL, GEOMETRY, COST, ETC...

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Ugo O. Gagliardi
GSD-6306 Spring 2003-2004