This project showcases a “House Generator”, a parametric design tool developed in Python for Rhino. Leveraging the rhinoscriptsyntax library for geometric operations and the Eto.Forms framework for the user interface, the script enables rapid generation of residential building typologies. Users can define key parameters such as building dimensions, floor plan types and fenestration sizes through a custom configurator, allowing for efficient design exploration and iteration.
The dialog exposes only the decisions that matter — length, width, plan type, two window sizes, main and internal door widths — and derives everything else. A Check button previews the resulting 2D plan with room names and dimensions before committing; Generate builds the full 3D model.
- PythonScripted logic and parameters
- rhinoscriptsyntaxGeometry · Eto.Forms interface
- RhinocerosModel output
- Type
- Individual project
- Collaboration
- TH OWL, Detmold
- Location
- Detmold, Germany
- Course
- TH OWL — MID Computational Design
How the plan resolves
Building dimensions and plan type drive column positions, internal walls, and the standardised internal dimensions that in turn place entrance openings, facade openings, internal door openings, windows and the staircase. Because each stage reads from the one before it, a change to overall width propagates through the whole plan rather than breaking it.
The facade uses a small piece of arithmetic instead of a fixed panel grid: the script divides the remaining length after the entrance bay and adjusts panel widths so the elevation always closes cleanly, whatever dimensions the user typed in.
Exposed parameters
- Length
- Width
- Plan type
- Window type 1
- Window type 2
- Main door
- Internal door
