Automated Floor Plate Layout Generation for Building Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing building design process is slow and labor-intensive, relying on manual, ad-hoc methods for generating optimized floor plate layouts, which can lead to suboptimal designs and significant time and cost when changes are made to building parameters.
Innovation Solution
An automated method and system that use a Floor Plate Solver Module, a Unit Mix Solver Module, and a Layout Solver Module to generate prioritized two-dimensional zones, optimize unit types, and specify their locations within the building floor plate, allowing for efficient and timely adjustments to building design parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual, ad-hoc methods are used for generating building floor plate layouts, then the design process can handle simple building parameters, but the process becomes slow and labor-intensive for complex buildings with multiple floors and unit types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical design process with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to generate floor plate layouts. The system automatically processes building parameters, performs space planning, and generates optimized layouts without manual intervention, thereby increasing productivity and reducing design time significantly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing automated generation and optimization of floor plate layouts through computer algorithms. The automated system performs test fitting, space planning, and design optimization independently without requiring manual designer intervention for each iteration, thus eliminating time loss associated with manual redesigns.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual design processes are used, then designers can create floor plate layouts, but any significant changes to building parameters require restarting the entire design process
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic adaptability where building parameters can be modified at any stage and the automated system immediately recalculates and regenerates the floor plate layout accordingly. This dynamic approach allows seamless parameter changes without restarting the design process, as the system continuously adapts the layout based on current parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary automated generation of multiple layout options based on initial parameters, allowing designers to preview and select from various configurations before finalizing. When parameter changes occur, the system has already established a framework that can be quickly adjusted, avoiding complete redesign and reducing rework time.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual trial and error approaches are used to meet specified unit mix, then designers can attempt to satisfy building requirements, but there is no guarantee of achieving an optimized layout
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the automated algorithm continuously evaluates the generated floor plate layout against the specified unit mix and building requirements. The system provides feedback on whether design targets are met and automatically adjusts the layout through iterative optimization, ensuring precise achievement of unit mix requirements while maintaining high design efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual trial-and-error methods with automated optimization algorithms that systematically explore the design space and guarantee finding an optimized layout that meets all specifications. This substitution ensures precise unit mix accuracy through computational optimization rather than manual approximation, significantly improving design efficiency.
4Adaptability or versatility
If designers manually revise floor plate layouts when parameters change, then design updates can be made, but the process is costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides dynamic revision capability where parameter changes are automatically processed through the same optimization algorithm. The system dynamically adapts to new parameters by regenerating layouts in seconds rather than requiring manual redesign, making the revision process as efficient as the initial design process.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated system serves multiple functions: initial design generation, parameter change adaptation, and optimization. This universal system handles both original design creation and subsequent revisions using the same automated process, eliminating the need for separate manual revision procedures and significantly reducing revision time and costs.
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AI summary
The present approach automatically generates an optimized building floor plate layout given a set of building design parameters including a specified unit mix. Some or all of this process can then be repeated when building design parameters are changed thereby facilitating automated and iterative building design as differing design parameters and resulting optimized building floor plate layouts are considered.