SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology: Architectural & Urban Layout

Zawidzki, Machi

This book presents three projects that demonstrate the fundamental problems of architectural design and urban composition – the layout design, evaluation and optimization. Part I describes the functional layout design of a residential building, and an evaluation of the quality of a town square (plaza).

The algorithm for the functional layout design is based on backtracking using a constraint satisfaction approach combined with coarse grid discretization. The algorithm for the town square evaluation is based on geometrical properties derived directly from its plan.

Part II introduces a crowd-simulation application for the analysis of escape routes on floor plans, and optimization of a floor plan for smooth crowd flow. The algorithms presented employ agent-based modeling and cellular automata.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-07-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789811011054

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1106-1

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 105