SPACE LAYOUT PLANNING USING AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH

This paper describes a design method based on constructing a genetic/e volutionary-design model whose idea is borrowed from natural genetics. Here, two major issues from the modelling involve how to represent de sign knowledge for the evolutionary design model and the usefulness of the model for design problems. For the representation of design knowl edge in the model, a schema concept is introduced. The utility of the model is based on its computational efficiency and its capability of p roducing satisfactory solutions for the given set of problem requireme nts. The design problem used to demonstrate the approach is a large of fice layout planning problem with its associated topological and geome trical arrangements of space elements. An example drawn from the liter ature is used. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Limited. All rig hts reserved.