Customer Configuration Systems as a Design Task Architectural Education and Context-Driven Product Configurator Design

Abstract

This research deals with customer configuration systems for architecture and design products as a design task for students. The design of a product configurator accompanying the parametric design of a piece of furniture or an architectural element has been introduced in several courses over the last ten years at the HafenCity University Hamburg and at Hamburg University of Technology by the author. These studios are presented as case studies to discuss the didactic potential that lies in designing customer oriented product configuration systems with students of design and architecture.

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Matthias Kulcke1
1HafenCity University and Hamburg University of Technology
1matthias@kulcke.de
This research deals with customer configuration systems for architecture and design
products as a design task for students. The design of a product configurator
accompanying the parametric design of a piece of furniture or an architectural element
has been introduced in several courses over the last ten years at the HafenCity University
Hamburg and at Hamburg University of Technology by the author. These studios are
presented as case studies to discuss the didactic potential that lies in designing customer
oriented product configuration systems with students of design and architecture.
Keywords: Mass Customization, Configuration, Collaboration, Design Tasks

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