2025 Fall ARCH 655 600 Parametric Design Project 2 Evolving with Machines ——Simulation and Optimization of Char House's Daylighting Performance My Project 2 examined the daylighting performance simulation and optimization of Char House, an industrial heritage site located in Sugar Land. Char House is an iconic structure within the former Imperial Sugar Company complex in Sugar Land, Texas, often described as “the last classic char house in the United States.” Although the company ceased production in 2002 and surrounding buildings were demolished in 2010, the Char House remains standing today as a symbol of precious and rare industrial heritage. Adaptive reuse of Char House would not only preserve and extend this significant industrial legacy but also safeguard its associated historical and community memories. Char House in 1925 Char House now This project focuses on the daylighting performance of Char House and employs genetic algorithm tools to explore opti...