Supplemental Materials for: Evaluating Interactive Visualizations of Multi-Objective Optimization Results for Architectural Design Decision-Making

DOI

This software provides an interactive visualization framework designed to support architects and engineers in exploring and making decisions from high-dimensional data generated by multi-objective optimization (MOO) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

The framework integrates multiple coordinated views (MCVs), including:

Pareto front graphs for identifying optimal trade-offs between competing objectives,

Parallel coordinate plots for detailed multi-dimensional data exploration, and

Sorted bar charts for easy comparison of design alternatives.

All visualizations are linked to interactive 3D morphological representations, connecting numerical performance data with architectural form. This allows users to intuitively analyze complex design spaces, evaluate trade-offs, and support multi-objective decision-making (MODM).

The software is implemented as a flexible, extensible prototype, enabling integration with custom datasets and optimization workflows in the AEC domain. For setup and installation instructions, please refer to the README.md file included in the repository.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-5694
Metadata Access https://darus.uni-stuttgart.de/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.18419/DARUS-5694
Provenance
Creator Renner, Markus ORCID logo; Zorn, Max Benjamin ORCID logo; Dai, Anni ORCID logo; Wortmann, Thomas ORCID logo
Publisher DaRUS
Contributor Thomas Wortmann; IntCDC RDM
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference DFG EXC 2120/1 - 390831618 ; BBSR 10.08.18.7-23.21
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
OpenAccess true
Contact Thomas Wortmann (University of Stuttgart); IntCDC RDM (University of Stuttgart)
Representation
Resource Type Dataset
Format application/x-tar; text/markdown
Size 6799872; 2139
Version 1.0
Discipline Design; Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies; Humanities