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Graph-based approach for enumerating floorplans based on users specifications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2022

Krishnendra Shekhawat Open the ORCID record for Krishnendra Shekhawat [Opens in a new window] ,
Rahil N. Jain ,
Sumit Bisht ,
Aishwarya Kondaveeti  and
Dipam Goswami
Krishnendra Shekhawat*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 333031, India
Rahil N. Jain
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 333031, India
Sumit Bisht
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 333031, India
Aishwarya Kondaveeti
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 333031, India
Dipam Goswami
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 333031, India
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Author for correspondence: Krishnendra Shekhawat, E-mail: krishnendra.iitd@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper aims at automatically generating dimensioned floorplans while considering constraints given by the users in the form of adjacency and connectivity graph. The obtained floorplans also satisfy boundary constraints where users will be asked to choose their preferred location based on cardinal and inter-cardinal directions. Further, spanning circulations are inserted within the generated floorplans. The larger aim of this research is to provide alternative architecturally feasible layouts to users which can be further refined by architects.

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Algorithmcirculationfloorplansgraph theorylayoutssymmetry

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AI EDAM , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , November 2021 , pp. 438 - 459
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