Optimal Design of new Hospitals: A Computational Workflow for Stacking, Zoning, and Routing

Çubukçuoglu, C.; Nourian, Pirouz; Sariyildiz, I.S.; Tasgetiren, M. Fatih

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2021.104102

Optimal Design of new Hospitals

Title

Optimal Design of new Hospitals: A Computational Workflow for Stacking, Zoning, and Routing

Author

Çubukçuoglu, C. (TU Delft Design Informatics; Yasar University)
Nourian, Pirouz (TU Delft Design Informatics)
Sariyildiz, I.S. (TU Delft Design Informatics)
Tasgetiren, M. Fatih (Auburn University)

Date

2022

Abstract

The paper proposes a generative design workflow for three major hospital layout planning steps to satisfy multiplex configurational requirements. The initial step is stacking through clustering functional spaces into floor plans, for which a spectral method is presented. Subsequently, a novel simultaneous process of zoning and routing is proposed as a Mixed-Integer Programming problem-solving task; performed on a quadrilateral mesh whose faces and edges are allocated respectively to the rooms and the corridors. The paper situates the workflow in the context of an Activity-Relations-Chart for a general hospital while demonstrating, explaining, and justifying the generated optimal floor plans. The conversion of the hospital layout problem to a Mixed-Integer Programming problem enables the use of existing Operations Research solvers, allowing for the generation of optimal solutions in a digital design environment. The comprehensive problem formulation for a real-world scenario opens a new avenue for utilization of mathematical programming/optimization in healthcare design.

Subject

Computational design
Hospital design optimization
Layout planning
Corridor generation
Mixed integer programming

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.104102

ISSN

0926-5805

Source

Automation in Construction, 134

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