Optimal Design of new Hospitals
A Computational Workflow for Stacking, Zoning, and Routing
Cemre Cubukcuoglu (TU Delft - Design Informatics, Yasar University)
Pirouz Nourian (TU Delft - Design Informatics)
Sevil Sariyildiz (TU Delft - Design Informatics)
M. Fatih Tasgetiren (Auburn University)
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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.
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