Title :	Experimenting with building footprint formation and volume optimization : a constraint programming approach for the optimization of building-volumes based on combinatorial rectangular footprint formations
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Schoch Martin ; Apichat Praditsmanont ; Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Publisher:	eCAADe
Publication Date:	2010
Pagination:	9 p.
Layout:	ill.
Size:	30 cm
General note:	Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, September 15-18, 2010, Zurich, Switzerland
Keywords:	Decision Support. Design Optimization. Building-volume Design. Life Cycle Costs. Constraint-based Design.
Abstract:	This paper is focusing on integrating footprint formations of buildingvolumes into an existing research of building-volume optimization (BVO). While earlier BVO experiments concentrated on single rectangular floor-area units per floor, the current BVO model allows footprint assemblies of combinatorial rectangular floor-area units per floor. The aspect of using these combinatorial floor assemblies is to provide more flexibility into the shaping of possible building-volumes and thus a more realistic approach to building-volume design. The investigation regarding combinatorial floor-area units concentrated on running time in reference to amount of allowable unit combinations per floor and the ability to provide close to optimal solutions through additional search runs. Results of the experiments documented a sharp increase of running time due to the additional allocation of floor-area units, while the BVO model was improved through the ability to generate combinatory footprint formation and offer close to optimal solutions.
Record link:	http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=18508

Experimenting with building footprint formation and volume optimization : a constraint programming approach for the optimization of building-volumes based on combinatorial rectangular footprint formations [printed text] / Schoch Martin ; Apichat Praditsmanont ; Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe . - Switzerland : eCAADe, 2010 . - 9 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, September 15-18, 2010, Zurich, Switzerland

Keywords:	Decision Support. Design Optimization. Building-volume Design. Life Cycle Costs. Constraint-based Design.
Abstract:	This paper is focusing on integrating footprint formations of buildingvolumes into an existing research of building-volume optimization (BVO). While earlier BVO experiments concentrated on single rectangular floor-area units per floor, the current BVO model allows footprint assemblies of combinatorial rectangular floor-area units per floor. The aspect of using these combinatorial floor assemblies is to provide more flexibility into the shaping of possible building-volumes and thus a more realistic approach to building-volume design. The investigation regarding combinatorial floor-area units concentrated on running time in reference to amount of allowable unit combinations per floor and the ability to provide close to optimal solutions through additional search runs. Results of the experiments documented a sharp increase of running time due to the additional allocation of floor-area units, while the BVO model was improved through the ability to generate combinatory footprint formation and offer close to optimal solutions.
Record link:	http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=18508