Generative Design of Housing Spatial Layout Based on Rectangular Spaces

The generative spatial layout design process can generate and optimize a wide range of design responses by complying with all desired requirements and criteria and evaluating them based on one or more specific functions. Considering the complexities and diversity of spatial layout responses, it is i...

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Main Authors: Javid Ahmadi, Seyyed Mehdi Maddahi, Reza Mirzaei
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1142371
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Reza Mirzaei
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description The generative spatial layout design process can generate and optimize a wide range of design responses by complying with all desired requirements and criteria and evaluating them based on one or more specific functions. Considering the complexities and diversity of spatial layout responses, it is important to know the various mechanisms of the product design process related to them. Based on this, the aim of this research is to provide a mechanism for designing a generative spatial layout (GSL) based on a housing design problem. The method of this research with a quantitative approach is the simulation and placement of spaces through coding in Grasshopper and Python software under the Grasshopper platform. The main variables of the research are the dimensions of the spaces of the residential unit, the proximity matrix, and the spatial relationships of the residential unit. With the restrictions made, 440 spatial layout responses were produced in four general shapes, including an incomplete square, a rectangle with a one-to-two ratio, an incomplete rectangle with an incomplete one-to-two ratio, and L-shape. The geometrical data of production plans have been subjected to correlation and linear regression tests in the SPSS software. Two models have been developed based on the perimeter of the plan and the area of its peripheral rectangle. Based on the obtained results, GSL design will be able to provide more favorable solutions. The results indicate that, by providing the design constraints in all the results, the area-oriented approach to the productive design of housing configurations can serve as an assistant mechanism for the designer in providing a variety of floor plans in terms of area for the designer.
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spelling doaj-art-c9f4c6569deb4400a713444f3907e0cb2025-08-20T03:05:06ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1142371Generative Design of Housing Spatial Layout Based on Rectangular SpacesJavid Ahmadi0Seyyed Mehdi Maddahi1Reza Mirzaei2Department of ArchitectureDepartment of ArchitectureDepartment of ArchitectureThe generative spatial layout design process can generate and optimize a wide range of design responses by complying with all desired requirements and criteria and evaluating them based on one or more specific functions. Considering the complexities and diversity of spatial layout responses, it is important to know the various mechanisms of the product design process related to them. Based on this, the aim of this research is to provide a mechanism for designing a generative spatial layout (GSL) based on a housing design problem. The method of this research with a quantitative approach is the simulation and placement of spaces through coding in Grasshopper and Python software under the Grasshopper platform. The main variables of the research are the dimensions of the spaces of the residential unit, the proximity matrix, and the spatial relationships of the residential unit. With the restrictions made, 440 spatial layout responses were produced in four general shapes, including an incomplete square, a rectangle with a one-to-two ratio, an incomplete rectangle with an incomplete one-to-two ratio, and L-shape. The geometrical data of production plans have been subjected to correlation and linear regression tests in the SPSS software. Two models have been developed based on the perimeter of the plan and the area of its peripheral rectangle. Based on the obtained results, GSL design will be able to provide more favorable solutions. The results indicate that, by providing the design constraints in all the results, the area-oriented approach to the productive design of housing configurations can serve as an assistant mechanism for the designer in providing a variety of floor plans in terms of area for the designer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1142371
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