sql database filter

computational brick facade

Instead of trying to design the appearance of this brick façade every possible option was pre-computed, analyzed and then stored as a base-2 and base-4 code in an SQL database.
Without knowing what appearance was desired a filter was iteratively refined and adjusted to search the database for suitable options. Using visual feedback for different settings of the filter an idea, set of rules and image could be defined.
As pre-computing and analyzing all the options is a simple process, the main task was to define an effective filter so that billions of options could be reduced to a human amount that reflected the developed design intentions.