Space Layout Research Articles

Application of Green Design Concept in the Intelligent System of Interior Art Design under the Information Technology Environment

Based on the information technology environment, this paper studies the application of the green design concept in the interior design intelligent system. First, it introduces the connotation and basic characteristics of the green design concept, and then elaborates on the four perspectives of space layout, decoration materials, furniture selection, and ventilation and lighting. The specific application of green design concept in interior design. After use, it can be recycled and reused, implement the concept of sustainable development, and establish a scientific ecological awareness; ventilation design and natural lighting, as well as a comfortable thermal environment should be fully considered in the interior design process; environmentally friendly materials are used to ensure indoor health It is safe, and the original ecological materials can be used to make the interior more environmentally friendly and artistic.

Modified social force model for pedestrian–vehicle interactions at a signalized intersection

ABSTRACT Several researchers have modified the original Social Force Model (SFM) for pedestrians by including vehicles and simulating interaction behaviors in shared space layouts. The present study is conducted at a signalized intersection where the performance and functionality are defined by spontaneous order. The SFM was modified, and two-wheelers were added along with cars and pedestrians to analyze their interactions. The Hybrid Calibration Method was adopted to calibrate the interaction parameters utilizing an optimization technique and real-time data from the study site. It can be concluded from the parameter values that the strength of interaction reduced as the range between the road agents increased. The findings can aid urban planners in visualizing the interaction behavior of pedestrians, cars, and two-wheelers. Moreover, the feasibility of introducing the shared space concept in India as an alternative to the conventional traffic planning system can also be determined during the designing phase.

Cultural Landscape and Spatial Orientation: Designing Tourism Facilities and Addressing Covid 19 Protocol in the Eastern of Bali

Covid-19 has tremendously impacted global daily life and the built environment, particularly in tourist places' pleasure. Modern architectural practices, such as planning tourist sites, must display new patterns while updating current ones to control contagious diseases efficiently. Polarity is a spiritual concept in Bali that focuses on the impact of nature and geography on traditional Balinese societies. The island's natural environment influences traditional Balinese beliefs and practices on the propriety of specific architectural types and space layouts. According to this theory, the universe was created by colliding two opposed poles. It makes some suggestions for improving the layout of rural villages. This architecture can be seen on the Indonesian island of Bali at several major tourist spots, most notably in the island's eastern area. Despite this, the Covid-19 pandemic underscored the significance of virus prevention in building design, particularly tourist-oriented hotels. Architects, designers, environmentalists, and others in the tourism industry face several challenges while creating and building environmentally sustainable tourist facilities. The study's goal was to see if the traditional architectural principles of eastern Bali could be leveraged to create a tourism facility template that would allow the hospitality industry to meet the demand for new, effective layouts and layout variants. As a result, the villages in eastern Bali that have preserved their old practices have contributed significantly to our understanding of what it means to be a modern human. Professionals can use historical knowledge to build resilient patterns and configurations even when confronted with modern threats, such as viral attacks on famous tourist locations. This study refuted several long-held ideas in light of the Covid -19 results.

Preliminary research on the effect of spatial layout on peer academic support relationships in first-year university students: a case study of the school of architecture at SCUT

ABSTRACT Contemporary university curricula increasingly encourage students to develop peer academic support relationships, especially first-year students who are facing the transition from teacher-oriented to self-directed learning. Previous studies have identified spatial layout as a factor impacting peer relationships by comparing the effects of different spatial layout categories. More insights into the quantitative correlation between spatial layout and peer academic support relationships will meaningfully complement the existing findings. This paper therefore uses spatial configuration and spatial proximity as quantitative measures and adopts a quasi-experimental approach to investigate the effects of spatial layout on peer academic support relationships in first-year university students. Data were collected from a sample of first-year students enrolled in the School of Architecture at South China University of Technology. We use longitudinal data to measure and compare the peer academic support relationships as well as the corresponding spatial layout. The results support the importance of the spatial layout of the learning space for the development of peer academic support relationships. In addition, suggestions for university administrators and architects are proposed.

Associations of Surgical Team Communication With the Layout of Physical Space: A Network Analysis of the Operating Room in a Military Medical Center.

To examine how the spatial topology of the operating room (OR) within the medical center impacts surgical team communication. Understanding the complex association between surgical team communication and the OR's spatial network location is critical to patient safety. Effective surgical communication is associated with fewer adverse events and medical errors. We employed a cross-sectional, quantitative, case study, and network-centric study design. We studied the population of 204 clinicians in a large military medical center (36 perioperative nurses, 34 surgical technicians, 62 anesthesia providers, and 72 surgeons), focusing on surgical teams with cases completed within duty hours. Data were collected from December 2020 to June 2021 using an electronic survey. Spatial network analysis was done using electronic floor plans. Statistical analysis was done with descriptive statistics and linear regressions. The outcomes were general and task-specific communication, and team-level variables were aggregated from scores for all team members. Spatial effects were assessed with network centrality (degree, Laplacian, and betweenness). The individual-level survey response rate was 77% (157 of 204). Data were collected on 137 surgical teams. On a 5-point scale, general and task-specific communication ranged from 3.4 to 5.0 and 3.5 to 5.0, respectively (for both, median = 4.7). Team size ranged from 4 to 6 individuals (median = 4). Surgical suites with higher network centralities were associated with significantly lower communication scores. The OR's spatial network location has important impacts on surgical team communication. Our findings have design and workflow implications for ORs and even surgical care in combat zones.

Architecture and mental health wellbeing versus architecture therapy for mental disorders

IntroductionArchitecture is a particular art as well as a transversal science that evolves according to multiple variables that call upon, aesthetics, sociology, political science, technology, history, cultures, economy, tourism, as well as the satisfaction of human needs and the physical/psychological health. It addresses the four senses of human and it humbly configures man’s environment, constitutes the set or the framework in which he evolves and in which he becomes an actor, both overwhelming and magical as Aldo Rossi says (1981).ObjectivesWe aim through this review to show how does architecture affect human mental health wellbeing and what can we do to create a therapeutic architecture.MethodsWe comprehensively review the scientific literature using Pubmed database and other search platforms such as Google scholar to state the relationship between architecture and human mental health wellbeing and to delineate the meaning of architecture therapy in the field of mental disorders.ResultsOur bibliographic research revealed that Architecture and mental health are directly linked and that the concept of therapeutic architecture or architectural therapy has been generated in 1984 by Roger Ulrich, Professor of Architecture at the Centre for Health Design in Sweden to designate the influence of the environment on the healing and recovery process of patients. In fact, Architecture has the ability to create meaningful spaces. Churches, mosques and cathedrals planned centuries ago are a testament to architectural wonders, as they evoke a sense of magnificence, royalty, glory, serenity and tranquility. The intriguing details of these spaces were meant to induce positive feelings and emotions and are considered architectural masterpieces to this day, as they continue to fascinate humans around the world. In the other hand, many studies showed the positive effect of nature (therapeutic horticulture) and exposure to the outdoors; towards distraction from stress and anxiety levels of patients in a Health care setup. Recent studies analyzed how Architecture and interior design (safety and security, noise and external stressors, space and interior layout, nature, lighting and atmosphere, art, community, etc…) are important not only for the well-being of patients in health care centers, but also for humans in general in their living environments.ConclusionsMental health is impacted by different aspects of architecture and design. Incorporating elements such as natural lighting, open floor plans, private and open community spaces, artwork, safety procedures, and nature/views of nature, provides a supportive environment for the mental well-being and the treatment of mental disorders.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Multi-Scenario Simulation of Green Space Landscape Pattern in Harbin City Based on FLUS Model.

In this study, the change in green space in different scenarios and the index characteristics of landscape patterns were analyzed and were conducive to providing the decision basis for future green space planning in Harbin, a city in Northeast China. The FLUS model was used to predict the layout of green space, and the prediction results were analyzed and evaluated using the landscape index method. Combined with the MOP model and LINGO12.0, the objective function of economic benefit and ecological benefit was established to maximize the comprehensive benefit. As revealed by the outcome, from 2010 to 2020, the fragmentation degree of cultivated land, forest, and grassland decreased, and the overall landscape level tended to be diversified and uniform. In the status quo scenario, the cultivated land and the forest land were increased, whereas the water area and the wetland changed little, and its overall benefit was the lowest. The forest was increased by 137.46 km² in the ecological protection scenario, the largest among the three scenarios, and the overall water quality improved. In the economic development scenario, the cultivated land tended to expand rapidly, the connectivity was increased, and the area of forest was decreased by 69.19 km², and its comprehensive benefit is lower than that under the scenario of ecological protection. The sustainable development scenario achieved the most significant economic and ecological benefits, with a total income of CNY 435,860.88 million. Therefore, the future green space pattern should limit the expansion of cultivated land, maintain the spatial pattern of woodland and wetland, and enhance the protection of water area. In this study, Harbin green space was studied from different scenario perspectives, combined with landscape pattern index and multi-objective planning, which is of great significance for Harbin green space planning decisions in the future and improving comprehensive benefits.

THE EFFECT OF ROOM LAYOUT FUNCTIONALITY ON USER NEEDS IN LIMITED ROOM AREA

Law No. 5 of 1960 concerning the basic basic regulations of Agrarian Affairs is the applicable law in Indonesia relating to the ownership of land rights, which stipulates several types of land rights to utilize land according to the purpose of its designation. The bedroom can have many functions as a room, not only for sleeping but for getting ready, studying, and even doing other activities. So that these problems have an impact on designs that have a limited area, but become an obstacle to being able to take advantage of the existing space. The impact of limited room space includes: limited activities, needs, and affects user psychology, so this problem becomes the goal to overcome a room that has a narrow/limited layout. The purpose of designing a room layout for the needs of this user is to provide a design by relying on accessories, openings, storage that are multifunctional so that they can create a neat, clean, spacious room, as well as a comfortable layout circulation. with a design method that emphasizes the comfortable side, multifunction, clear circulation, and safety can overcome problems in designing the layout of a narrow space, especially rooms.

Study on mountain Confucian temple spatial layout and landscape environment: an analytical study of Confucian temples in Southwest China during the 15th-19th centuries

ABSTRACT Taking Confucian temples in Southwest China as an example, this paper discusses the combination of traditional temple architecture in East Asia and mountain topography. Based on the fieldwork survey of 14 existing mountain Confucian temples in Southwest China, the paper provides the first systematic examination of the topographical influences on courtyard spatial layouts and landscape environment of Confucian Temple. The author discusses the topographical influences on the orientation and axis sequence organization of the Confucian temple. Then, the diversity of the guiding space layouts is explored by combining the theory of Figure-ground and Space Syntax. On this basis, the author takes the most representative “vertical interface” of the mountain Confucian temple as a point of departure for re-examining the plant configuration and water environment that match the mountain topography. The finding of the paper shows how to implement a set of mature building complex under mountain topography and create an amazing landscape environment in Southwest China during the 15th- 19th centuries. The work enriches the discourse in the study of the traditional temple in East Asia and provides the theoretical basis for the conservation of Confucian temple architectural heritage.

Thermal Performance Optimization of Multiple Circuits Cooling System for Fuel Cell Vehicle

Due to its advantages of high efficiency, high power density at low temperature, fast start-up and zero emission, fuel cells are of great significance in automobile drive application. A car powered by electricity generated by an on-board fuel cell device is called a fuel cell vehicle (FCV). Fuel cells have a large demand for heat dissipation, and the layout space of automotive cooling modules is limited. Based on this situation, a parallel arrangement of multiple radiators is proposed. Using numerical simulation means to verify and optimize the designed multiple circuits cooling system (MCCS), from the original layout scheme based on the Taguchi method to establish the objective function of the reliability design of the MCCS, select A2/B1/C1/D2/E1/F1. In the scheme, the outlet temperature of the fuel cell is finally reduced to 75.8 °C. The cooling performance is improved, and the spatial layout of the individual cooling components can also be optimized. The whole vehicle experiment was carried out under four working conditions of full power idling charging, half power idling charging, constant speed of 40 km/h and constant speed of 80 km/h, to verify the cooling performance of the MCCS and to prove the effectiveness of the MCCS designed in this paper.

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Network Management and Design for an Animation and Creative Studio

Filipino artists are in-demand for outsourcing and freelance work. This caused animation studios to slowly gain popularity in the Philippines. A rarity in the eyes of the public but slowly growing asmultimedia and entertainment grow overseas. Effective computer networking can improve the animation project’s production as it will lessen the time for file transfers, updates, and the need to constantly upload assets online through cloud storage. If the network is managed effectively; all progress, updates, animation frames, and assets will be accessible to all the artists in realtime. In this paper, a proposed network design for a small animation studio was developed. During the planning, the building layout does not matter as the floor plan isdesigned to be a single open space room, this decisionwas determined as most art studios rent commercial buildings that offer open space layouts. This will also benefit collaboration and communication as animation projects rely heavily on teamwork. As this paper will be used as the first step in building a new animation studio, detailed logical and physical network designs with ideal network equipment and technologies were proposed as part of the building guide.

Economical sizing and multi-azimuth layout optimization of grid-connected rooftop photovoltaic systems using Mixed-Integer Programming

Solar energy is expected to be a significant contributor to meet the increasing global energy demand. Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems account for a substantial portion of the global solar energy potential. However, optimizing the size and layout of these systems remains challenging. Existing approaches either focus on maximizing energy generation, heavily restrict the space of potential layouts, ignore inverter-type implications, or neglect practical aspects, such as minimizing self-shading. This paper presents a mixed-integer programming (MIP) model to address these limitations for PV systems installed on flat rooftops. The proposed model optimizes the net present value (NPV) and can produce multi-azimuth layouts while accounting for practical considerations, including mitigating self-shading, and ensuring rooftop walkability. The proposed model is adapted for systems that utilize micro-inverters or string-inverters. Two case studies are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed model. In one case study, the model is applied to a residential area. It is numerically shown that in some instances of capital costs and billing policies, the use of multi-azimuth layouts could significantly improve the NPV compared to the use of single-azimuth layouts with parallel rows of panels. The proposed model solutions are compared to an existing optimized installation in the second case study. The proposed model multi-azimuth layout solution improves the NPV by 10.17%. When restricted to single-azimuth layouts, the proposed model produces the same design as that of the existing installation in only a few seconds.

Research on key factors of public green space environment in Macau community based on sustainable development

Nanotechnology has great theoretical and application value. Nanomaterials have the characteristics of radiation, absorption, sterilization, and adsorption. Numerous studies have shown that nanotechnology plays an important role in protecting and planning public green spaces. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of Macau’s status as an international city, the development of tourism has led to the northward shift of the centre under the "spillover effect" of the residential space in the historical city. As a typical high-density community, the Macau Peninsula has a serious shortage of public green space. This paper selects Macau’s community public green spaces as research objects, takes environmental perception as the evaluation perspective, takes the supply capacity of public green space and the degree of demand of urban residents as evaluation indicators, as well as the subjective and objective factors that affect the layout of public green space, combined with relevant theories to construct A complete set of comprehensive index system. Based on the analysis results, from the attractiveness and utilization rate of public green space, the layout of public green space, urban road traffic network, land use planning, nanotechnology materials, etc., to explore effective ways to promote the sustainable development of high-density cities in Macau.

From accessibility of traffic to accessibility of service: the spatial analysis of N-minute service circle of urban park system

ABSTRACT As an important strategy of basic public services in China, service “accessibility” follows the concept of fair and equal public services. Compared with the traditional transportation accessibility, it is also a comprehensive consideration from the dimension of residents’ demand and service supply to promote the balance of urban park space layout and service coverage. Based on the N-minute service circle, this study establishes a comprehensive evaluation index system to quantitatively assess the service balance of urban parks based on three dimensions of service availability, spatial balance and social equity, taking the Shangcheng District of Hangzhou as an example. And further, an optimization model of urban park system is constructed to carry out spatial analysis and optimal adaptation of urban park system by combining residents’ demand and evaluation. The results show that the overall accessibility of urban park services shows a spatial pattern of “high in the north and low in the middle”, with obvious spatial differentiation along the river area. The urban park system optimized by the model based on the assessment results achieves the “accessibility” and “refined” quality of urban park services. Meanwhile, this study provides a reference for building a more all-age and quality urban park system.

Passive ventilation for sustainable underground environments from traditional underground buildings and modern multiscale spaces

Ventilation is the primary means to control the health risks from ‘high heat, humidity and pollution’ in urban underground spaces. Natural ventilation helps reduce the energy and carbon of mechanical ventilation but remains a challenge, especially in high-density cities and global warming. This study aims to explore the potential of passive underground ventilation in high-density modern cities, which contributes to alleviating potential conflicts between health and energy. As a historic and widespread method, passive ventilation improves the climate adaptation and energy efficiency of building forms while introducing natural elements to improve physical and psychological health. This paper reviews the representative cases and studies on passive ventilation in traditional underground buildings and analyses their principles and problems using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Further, this paper proposes design highlights and space prototypes for ‘space–airflow’ coupling from multiscale spaces. The design highlights include the following: 1) urban scale: urban wind corridors and downdraught from the ground/overhead; 2) site scale: microclimate and coupling layout between the pressure difference and the air inlet/outlet; 3) building scale: integrated layout of ventilation and functional spaces; and 4) room scale: ventilation mode and efficiency. The CFD results indicate that optimising the layout and form of spaces effectively enhances the natural ventilation. These findings were previously obscured and overlooked in urban design and architectural design. This study helps urban designers, architects, engineers and researchers achieve comfortable and adequate natural ventilation when exploring sustainable underground spaces.

Study on the Layout of Ecological Space and the Integrated Management Mechanism of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

The urban agglomeration at the Yangtze River Delta is one of the six most developed and populated urban agglomerations in the world. In recent years, with accelerating urbanization, the land use has changed significantly. Excessive construction aggravates ecological fragility. In this context, this paper first investigates the evolutionary processes and layout of the ecological space in the Yangtze River Delta. The root causes of various problems are then analyzed. Finally, suggestions for further improvement in both detailed tasks and governance aspects are proposed. The applied methods included use of remote sensing (RS), geographic information system (GIS) and statistical analysis. Main results indicate that from 1990 to 2018, the ecological space of the Yangtze River Delta shrank, especially in the city of Shanghai. Ecological space is insufficient in the area, unevenly distributed and fragmented. The major root causes include rapid urbanization without overall planning, regional population surge and improper industrial structure. Suggestions for improvement include overall planning and integrated management, control of population size, active industry structure upgrade, land-use efficiency balanced with ecological indicators, and multiple integrated strategies encouraging application of new energy technologies.

Study on Gas Migration Mechanism and Multi-Borehole Spacing Optimization in Coal under Negative Pressure Extraction

In order to study the gas migration in gas-bearing coal, and reasonably arrange gas drainage boreholes to improve the efficiency of gas drainage, a gas-solid coupling model is established based on the pore-fracture dual medium porous model. The solid deformation of coal body, gas seepage and diffusion, and gas adsorption and desorption are considered in this model. The COMSOL software is used to simulate the gas change in the coal matrix and coal fracture under single borehole extraction. We analyze the effective extraction range and study the migration mechanism of gas between coal fracture and borehole, coal matrix and coal fracture, and coal matrix. The effective extraction area of multi-borehole negative pressure gas extraction varies with extraction time and borehole spacing. At 140 d, the effective extraction radius is r = 1.3 m, and the spacing of boreholes is 233 r=1.5 m, 2 r=2.6 m,4 m,5 m,and 6 m, respectively. The influence of the equilateral triangle shape of three boreholes on the gas extraction effect is studied. The simulation results show that when three boreholes are extracted for 140 days under different borehole spacing, different gas extraction effects will be affected by a superposition effect. Considering the change in gas pressure, the effect of gas extraction in the effective extraction area, and the safety and cost performance of gas extraction, it is concluded that the optimal hole spacing is 5 m around 140 d. This study aims to provide reference for underground gas drilling layout and reasonable hole spacing.

Research on the spatial layout optimization strategy of Huaihe Road Commercial Block in Hefei city based on space syntax theory.

Commercial block not only serves as a public space for the consumption, entertainment, and recreation of residents but also witnesses the history of urban commercial development. With the urban development and the improvement of people's living standards, most commercial blocks are faced with such problems as traffic congestion, simple commercial form, and unreasonable spatial layout. By taking the commercial block of Huaihe Commercial Pedestrian Street as an example and combining the axis and viewshed analysis method of space syntax theory, this article has analyzed the space and quantified the relevant data to analyze the spatial layout relationships of commercial blocks. As the outcomes, this article summarizes the strategies for optimizing the traffic space, scenic space, and commercial space of commercial blocks, hoping to facilitate the commercial block space layout optimization in the era of stock.

Adopting a metaverse-based workspace to support research team collaboration: a pilot study from an academic health informatics laboratory.

This study aimed to understand how a metaverse-based (virtual) workspace can be used to support the communication and collaboration in an academic health informatics lab. A survey of lab members (n = 14) was analyzed according to a concurrent triangulation mixed methods design. The qualitative survey data were organized according to the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior (COM-B) model and combined to generate personas that represent the overall types of lab members. Additionally, scheduled work hours were analyzed quantitatively to complement the findings of the survey feedback. Four personas, representative of different types of virtual workers, were developed using the survey responses. These personas reflected the wide variety of opinions about virtual work among the participants and helped to categorize the most common feedback. The Work Hours Schedule Sheet analysis showed the low number of possible collaboration opportunities that were utilized compared to the number available. We found that informal communication and co-location were not supported by the virtual workplace as we had originally planned. To solve this issue, we offer 3 design recommendations for those looking to implement their own virtual informatics lab. First, labs should establish common goals and norms for virtual workplace interactions. Second, labs should carefully plan the virtual space layout to maximize communication opportunities. Finally, labs should work with their platform of choice to address technical limitations for their lab members to improve user experience. Future work includes a formal, theory-guided experiment with consideration on ethical and behavioral impact.