AHP-Based Evaluation of Vertical Gardens Design

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of design solutions used in the implementation of vertical gardens. Besides the typological elaboration of the realized design solutions, the authors also deal with the assessment of typical concepts using the multi-criteria decision-making method analytic hierarchy process (AHP) that helps decision-makers and engineers solve a complex problem with multiple conflicting and subjective criteria. Initially, three typical vertical garden designs are isolated from existing solutions available on the market, which are then subjected to AHP. Within the AHP, the following criteria were chosen: modularity, capacity, comfort, and design. In the analysis, the complex unstructured situation of the individual components, the arrangement of the components in the hierarchical order, the allocation of the numerical value to the subjective evaluation of the relative importance for each chosen variable, and the evaluation of the highest priority were evaluated using the synthesis itself.