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Self-Organising Floor Plans in Care Homes

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  • Silvio Carta

    (School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK)

  • Stephanie St. Loe

    (School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
    Wilson School of Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8, Canada)

  • Tommaso Turchi

    (School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
    Department of Computer Science, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK)

  • Joel Simon

    (Morphogen, 325 E 84th Street, New York, NY 10028, USA)

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses an optimisation approach applied to spatial layouts in care home building design. With this study, we introduce a method for increasing the floor plan efficiency using a self-organising genetic algorithm, thus reducing energy consumption, improving the wellbeing of residents and having an implicit impact on the costs of energy and health care. In order to find an optimal spatial configuration, we elaborated and tested a number of design criteria based on existing literature reviews and interpreted through initial considerations of care home layouts. These are used as objectives in a Genetic Algorithm (GA) to evaluate the best design solution. The self-organised floor plan is then used to run a final simulation to observe how residents could use the optimised spaces and to measure the improved efficiency of the new plans. The paper concludes with the discussion of the results and some considerations for future studies and experiments using emergence behaviour models to improve sustainable development in design.

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  • Silvio Carta & Stephanie St. Loe & Tommaso Turchi & Joel Simon, 2020. "Self-Organising Floor Plans in Care Homes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:11:p:4393-:d:363650
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