Digital design concept strategy for interior architecture using fractal style

Document Type : Original Article

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Freelance Designer, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

Nature is considered as a source of inspiration for artists and designers, as well as for the field of design, as it includes an infinite number of design elements that are characterized by persistent and continuous changes in their shapes. Man, by nature, prefers order and arrangement, as these offer a sense of reassurance. Several concepts, such as the "Fractal", have emerged through the geometric and mathematical relationship across the elements of the environment. The geometric organization and self-formation in nature follow the concept of space, growth, breadth and relationships between the existing forms, and also reflects an integrated system from which designers inspire to express it with their own vision, as it is easy to follow the structural systems and their basic elements.
Designers use their various innovative ways to understand the different relationships of the cosmic phenomena around them. Designers are as well interested in the geometric arrangement, classification, and coordination between the assets in a mathematical way.
The research sheds light on the "Fractal concept" which is one of the design methods. It presents some concepts and ideas in an attempt to explore the foundations of design by applying one of the branches of mathematics in the fractal geometry.
This research presents definitions, history, properties and classification of the fractal geometry. It then addresses some illustrative examples of the fractal geometry in nature. Some examples and models in interior design are illustrated. in addition to other applications on the determinants of interior spaces and different furniture units based on the same concept using digital technology.

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