Spatial Topology Retrieval: A Visual Approach for Encoding and Indexing Spatial Topology in an Architectural Design Case Library

Abstract

This paper aims to develop a visual tool named Spatial Topology Retrieval (STR) for integrating a physicalbased spatial allocation tool, which offers a visual interactive interface for architectural space layout in the early design stage, into an online case library of architectural design, which is based on rational database technology with ontology-based authoring tools of metadata of case features. STR provides the case library with a tool for indexing and retrieving the plane views of a given architectural design case.Architectural design; case library; knowledge representation; implicit knowledge; spatial topology

Smart Spatial Ontology: Bridging Semantic Ontology to Spatial Topology

“…In the previous study, spatial topologies have been modelled into three detectable and three operational types for encoding spatial topology [12]. The three detectable spatial topologies are (1) opening, (2) separation, and (3) orientation based on the geometric information of spaces.…”

“…This project is a follow-up study of two previous projects named "Spatial Topology Retrieval (STR)" [12] and "Open Case Study (OCS)." [11] Using previous research results, such as the interactive encoding and retrieving tools of spatial topology, and the classified design patterns detected by data mining algorithms, this project introduces semantic ontology approaches into the case library for establishing the semantic associations among physical components and vacant spaces.…”

Innovation Strategy Generation for Building Design Based on the Optimization Algorithm for Dynamic Sorting of Extension Set

“…For instance, teachers and students from Georgia Institute of Technology designed a BCL called Archie II, which offers interest cases in the past for building design problems. Lin [1,2] investigated the BCL from multiple perspectives, including the design of the BCL, knowledge discovery based on building cases, case retrieval based on spatial topology, case retrieval based on semantic ontology, and case retrieval based on the combination of semantic ontology and spatial topology. Krauß et al [3] developed the pART workbench, on which architects can touch on the screen and realize mixed query of cases based on building plans.…”

“…However, the above studies have three common defects: (1) Most of them focus on the design of local BCLs and case sorting algorithms, failing to tackle online building cases. (2) There is a lack of transform mechanisms for building design problems and query conditions. (3) The existing case sorting algorithms are not sufficiently efficient.…”