From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres

This paper presents a rule-based procedural generation approach for layout design by design knowledge encoding. Taking linear shopping centres as example, the proposed method encodes the layout design elements of the walkway space, tenant areas, and staircases into generative rules based on geometri...

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Main Authors: Baizhou Zhang, Biao Li
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-02-01
Series:Frontiers of Architectural Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263524000980
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description This paper presents a rule-based procedural generation approach for layout design by design knowledge encoding. Taking linear shopping centres as example, the proposed method encodes the layout design elements of the walkway space, tenant areas, and staircases into generative rules based on geometric operations. The generative rules integrate the shopping centre layout's spatial patterns and geometric features and incorporate user-specified interaction parameters to form a generation tool prototype for early-stage layout design. The results show that the method can deal with the complex spatial elements of linear shopping centres and provide design references for architects, which helps combine generative algorithms with the design process.
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spelling doaj-art-6c54e248e19d47019c037cba6f2edc602025-01-21T04:13:02ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352025-02-01141282294From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centresBaizhou Zhang0Biao Li1School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaThis paper presents a rule-based procedural generation approach for layout design by design knowledge encoding. Taking linear shopping centres as example, the proposed method encodes the layout design elements of the walkway space, tenant areas, and staircases into generative rules based on geometric operations. The generative rules integrate the shopping centre layout's spatial patterns and geometric features and incorporate user-specified interaction parameters to form a generation tool prototype for early-stage layout design. The results show that the method can deal with the complex spatial elements of linear shopping centres and provide design references for architects, which helps combine generative algorithms with the design process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263524000980Computer-aided architectural designLayout designLinear shopping centreProcedural generationRule-based
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From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
Frontiers of Architectural Research
Computer-aided architectural design
Layout design
Linear shopping centre
Procedural generation
Rule-based
title From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
title_full From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
title_fullStr From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
title_full_unstemmed From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
title_short From knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early-stage layout design: A case of linear shopping centres
title_sort from knowledge encoding to procedural generation for early stage layout design a case of linear shopping centres
topic Computer-aided architectural design
Layout design
Linear shopping centre
Procedural generation
Rule-based
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263524000980
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