Building Footprint Leg Segmentation for Complex Site Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional CAD applications are ineffective in generating optimized building designs for complex building site shapes, such as triangular or irregular sites, as they fail to account for geometric complexities early in the design process, resulting in inefficient use of the site and suboptimal building performance.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that generates building layouts by creating two building footprint legs joined at a pivot angle, performing numerical simulations to position processing areas within these footprints, and rendering candidate designs, allowing CAD applications to explore and optimize the design space for complex site shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional CAD applications are used to generate building designs, then the design process is simple and straightforward, but the applications are ineffective for complex building site shapes and fail to optimize site utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the building footprint into multiple legs that can be independently positioned and oriented. Each leg can accommodate processing areas, and the legs are joined at pivot locations. This segmentation allows the design system to effectively explore and adapt to complex site shapes by assembling optimized leg configurations, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and effectiveness for complex sites.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional CAD applications generate building designs without accounting for geometric complexities early, then the design process follows standard procedures, but the result is inefficient use of complex building sites
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by generating multiple candidate building designs that account for complex site geometry early in the design process. The system evaluates site characteristics and generates optimized footprint configurations before final design selection, ensuring efficient site utilization from the outset rather than addressing geometric complexities later.
3Productivity
If the building footprint is optimized for complex site shapes, then site utilization is maximized, but the design process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic optimization by using computational algorithms to automatically generate and evaluate multiple building footprint configurations. The system dynamically adjusts leg positions, orientations, and dimensions based on site characteristics and performance metrics, maximizing site utilization while managing design complexity through automated computational processes rather than manual iteration.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for generating a building design for a building site having a complex shape comprises: generating a first group of processing areas from a plurality of processing areas associated with the building design and a second group of processing areas from the plurality of processing areas; generating a first building footprint leg that is sized to include the first group of processing areas and a second building footprint leg that is sized to include the second group of processing areas; at a pivot location, joining the first building footprint leg and the second building footprint leg at an aperture angle; performing a numerical simulation to position the first group of processing areas in the first building footprint leg and the second group of processing areas in the second building footprint leg to generate a candidate building design for the building site; and rendering the candidate building design.