A Proposed Framework for Automated Evaluation of Architectural Spatial Configurations Using Fuzzy Logic Approach

Nady, Ahmed; Hassan, Doaa K.; Assem, Ayman

doi:10.21608/jesaun.2022.154553.1159

A Proposed Framework for Automated Evaluation of Architectural Spatial Configurations Using Fuzzy Logic Approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/jesaun.2022.154553.1159

Abstract

Architectural spatial layout configurations are the result of a complex design process aiming at managing the most advantageous location of all spaces with certain objectives and constraints. In the presence of broadening the scope of understanding spatial phenomenon, its role, and its composition in scope of various programmatic, ideological, formal, and engineering aspects, embedded in a complex theoretical background. The aspect of evaluation is the least apparent and there are significant limitations to what can be achieved there. This paper is aiming at evaluating functionality (such as quality of space, use, Access, adjacency, non-adjacency, proximity etc.), build quality (such as performance, efficiency, cost, etc.), impact (such as user performance, internal quality, urban, social, and cultural integration, etc.), indication of the quality of the architectural space design and the quality of the layout configuration. To achieve this research goal, we devised all possible spatial relation, affecting these qualities, as inputs for a given architectural space using descriptive rule blocks. We define this fuzzy logic system for residential spaces that's been blended into a layout to evaluate the layout configuration. We define all input variables, output variables, and fuzzy sets, and present space-space relations using membership functions. The paper proposes a framework based on fuzzy logic approach for automated evaluation of architectural spatial layout configurations.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Architecture Engineering and the Engineering Architectural Interior Design.

References

[1] A. Assem, S. Abdelmohsen, and M. Ezzeldin, “A Fuzzy-Based Approach for Evaluating Existing Spatial Layout Configurations,” Proc. Int. Conf. Educ. Res. Comput. Aided Archit. Des. Eur., vol. 2, no. September, pp. 35–44, 2019, Doi: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_290.

[2] D. A. A. Aibinu, D. Dassanayake, and V. C. Thien, Management and innovation for a sustainable built environment CIB International Conference of WO55, WO65, WO89, W112, TG76, TG78, TG81. University of Technology, 2011.

[3] B. Medjdoub and B. Yannou, “Separating topology and geometry in space planning,” CAD Comput. Aided Des., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 39–61, 2000, Doi: 10.1016/S0010-4485(99)00084-6.

[4] M. Karlen, Space Planning Basics. 2009.

[5] A. Çekmiş, “Fuzzy Logic in Architectural Site Planning Design,” Procedia Comput. Sci., vol. 102, no. August, pp. 176–182, 2016, Doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.386.

[6] L. A. Zadeh, “Toward a theory of fuzzy information granulation and its centrality in human reasoning and fuzzy logic,” Fuzzy Sets Syst., vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 111–127, 1997, Doi: 10.1016/S0165-0114(97)00077-8.

[7] Gann, D.M., Salter A.J., Whyte J.K., Design Quality Indicator as a Tool for Thinking, Building Research & Information 31(5), 318–333, 2003

[8] Gesler, W., Bell, M., Curtis, S., Hubbard, P., Francis, S., Therapy by Design: Evaluating the UK Hospital Building Program, Health & Place 10 117–128, (2004)

[9] DEEP™, an international research and development organization engineering new technologies which will improve understanding and preservation of the planet’s deep-water environments. (www.DEEP.com)

[10] Giddings, B., Sharma, M., Jones, P., Jones, M., Architectural Design Quality in Local Authority Private Finance Initiative Projects, Proceedings W096 - Special Track 18th CIB World Building Congress, Salford, United Kingdom (2010)

[11] Hwang, C. and ve Ming, J., 1987. Housing quality indicators. [online] GOV.UK. Available at: <http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/hqi> [Accessed February 2011].

[12] Usgbc.org. 2022. LEED certification for neighbourhood development | U.S. Green Building Council. [online] Available at: <http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19> [Accessed September 2022].

[13] Lee, W.J., Burnett, J., Benchmarking Energy Use Assessment of HK-BEAM, BREEAM and LEE, Building and Environment 43, 1882–1891, 2008

[14] S. Macmillan, Designing better building: Quality and value in the built environment. 2004. Doi: 10.4324/9780203563328.

[15] F. D. K. Ching, Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. 2007. [Online]. Available: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Architecture-Francis-D-K-Ching/dp/0471752169

[16] Time-saver, “Time-saver standards for building types.” 1980.

[17] W. F. E. Preiser and U. Schramm, Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data. Building Performance Evaluation. 1997.

[18] Neufert Peter, Ernst, “[Architecture. eBook]. Neufert_3_edition.pdf.” p. 638, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://archive.org/details/Architectural_Standard_Ernst_Peter_Neufert_Architects_Data/page/n11

[19] Littlefield, D. (2007). Metric Handbook (3ο έκδ.; P. Buxton, Επιμ.). Oxford, England: Architectural Press.