Project Proposal:
Intended users
The intended users are architects, landscape designers, event planners, and anyone who is designing a simple outdoor amphitheater.
Need you’re trying to provide a solution or support for
Amphitheaters can become complicated. This tool can quickly test various parameters such as seating radius, aisle spacing, or number of rows to quickly decide on an optimal preliminary design.
Inputs
- Oval stage width and length
- Number of seating tiers
- Number of rows in each tier
- Row width and height
- Seating area arc (degrees)
- Distance between tiers
- Aisle width
- Number of aisles
Underlying logic of the model you’ll implement
The tool will be implemented in Dynamo by generating an oval stage based on the user’s input width and length. Seating will then be created as curved rows arranged around the stage within the specified seating arc angle. The seating layout will be divided into tiers with each tier containing a user-defined number of rows. The distance between tiers is controlled by the user inputs. The row height input will be used to raise each row vertically and width to stretch horizontally, creating stepped seating and allowing the amphitheater to develop upward as it moves away from the stage.
Aisles will be inserted by dividing the seating radius into sections based on the number of aisles. The tool will remove seating in those aisle zones using the specified aisle width. This creates circulation paths through the seating area while still preserving the overall fan-shaped amphitheater geometry.
Generative design will be used to see a range of alternatives and so that the user may evaluate them based on outputs below.
Outputs
Preliminary amphitheatre design
- Stage size
- Seating capacity
- Total amphitheater footprint and height
- Visibility score (from stage)
- Circulation score (need sufficient aisles)