Graphic-analytical model of cultivation garden in Suzhou. Generation of planning structures with Rhinoceros (Grasshopper)

The paper explores the mechanisms of digital imitation of traditional tools for designing private gardens in China, the Cultivation Garden in Suzhou, in particular. New graphic-analytical model is proposed. Various approaches are considered for space as an integral structure. Both domestic and foreign literature in the field is investigated, and mathematical tools are selected to analyze the planning structure. The graphical definition of the architecture is given, the areas of its application are considered. An analogy is drawn between the graphicanalytical model and traditional Chinese tools and techniques for the space formation. The graphic-analytical model of the Cultivation Garden is proposed and investigated, and new planning schemes are then suggested. The relevance of the work lies in the use of new tools and techniques for analyzing the spatial structure of historical objects and new design solutions. The aim of this work is to study the graphic-analytical model of the Cultivation Garden, describe the main stages of its development.

The following approaches are used: the analysis of the literature in the field; photographs and measurements of the Cultivation Garden; computer simulation; digital structural analysis; generative design method.

The generating mechanism in the form of a script in Rhinoceros (Grasshopper) is examined in detail. The process of creating a garden plan is shown. The analysis and generation tool are given together with their disadvantages. A further research into finalization of the script is required for visual representation of the results obtained.

China, architecture, garden, private garden, analysis, planning structure, space, graph, graphic-analytical method, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, generation

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