Requirement-driven design: assistance for information traceability in design computing

We describe requirement-driven computational design thinking as an approach to leverage the distinctive characteristics of the digital design process. We primarily focus on information continuity and traceability in the digital medium. Requirement-driven design is an information-based approach facilitating consistent design rationale tracking and evaluation, verification, and validation of design. We present the characteristics of requirement-driven design, which leverage the pervasive nature of digital design thinking. We demonstrate a requirement–design coupling approach, modeling a continuous and interactive design process for integrating problem formulation and form exploration.