SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DATA-DRIVEN OPTIMIZED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

• US 20200134243A1
• Filed: 10/31/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverstein Properties, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Silverstein Properties, Inc.
• Inventors: VARDI, Guy, NAGY, Danil, GOLDSTERN, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 11,704,450 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/02 CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/27 using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Disclosed systems and methods relate to generating and optimizing an architectural design. According to embodiments, a method can include receiving metadata of digital communications and collaboration between members of an organization. The method can also include generating a target network model indicating a work style of the members of the organization; a level of interaction between the members of the organization; a spatial clustering of the members; or a number, a size, and an allocation of rooms with a specialized purpose. The method can further include selecting at least one criterion for the architectural design, where the criterion can include: cost, wellness, community, work style, choice, privacy, or vibrancy. The method can further include determining criteria scores for one or more architectural design prototypes. Moreover, the method can include selecting the architectural design based on the criterion scores.

Claims

1. A system for generating an architectural design, the system comprising:

a display device;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory programmed with executable instructions, the instructions including;

a modeling engine for obtaining a target network model for the architectural design, wherein the modeling engine is configured to;

receive, from a digital communications network of an organization, metadata of digital communications between members of the organization, where the received metadata is in a predetermined digital format, and

generate, based on the metadata, the target network model for the architectural design, wherein the target network model comprises at least one of;

(a) a work style of the members of the organization generated by partitioning the members of the organization into different clusters based on the metadata,

(b) a level of interaction between the members of the organization generated based on a frequency of the digital communications between the members as indicated by the metadata,

(c) one or more members of the organization with a predetermined pattern of communications with other members of the organization based on the metadata, or

(d) a spatial clustering of the members of the organization based on the level of interaction between the members of the organization; and

a design analyzer for selecting one or more architecture designs, wherein the design analyzer is configured to;

select at least one criterion for the architectural design, the at least one criterion comprising at least one of a cost criterion, a wellness criterion, a community criterion, a work style criterion, a choice criterion, a privacy criterion, or a vibrancy criterion;

determine criteria scores, based on the at least one criterion, for one or more architectural design prototypes by correlating the one or more architectural design prototypes to the target network model;

automatically select the one or more architectural designs from the one or more architectural design prototypes based on the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes; and

a user interface configured to display, on the display device, at least one of;

the target network model,

the at least one criterion for the architectural design,

the one or more architectural designs, or

criteria scores for the one or more architectural designs.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a digital communications monitor configured to:

monitor the digital communications network of the organization,

collect the metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization, where the metadata is collected in the predetermined digital format by extracting, transforming, and loading the metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization, the collected metadata of digital communications between the members of the organization comprising metadata of at least one of emails, calendars, file sharing, or instant messages; and

send the collected metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization to the modeling engine.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more members of the organization with the predetermined pattern of communications with the other members of the organization based on the metadata comprises at least one of:

a member of the organization who communicates with at least a first threshold number of the members of the organization, or

a member of one department of the organization who communicates with at least a second threshold number of members in another department of the organization.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include a design generator configured to:

receive, via the user interface, a floorplan as an input;

generate grid lines to divide the floorplan into cells;

determine a layout for at least one of the cells; and

assign a use of the layout, thereby generating the one or more architectural design prototypes.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include a design generator configured to:

receive, via the user interface, an input of a floorplan comprising one or more layouts; and

assign a use of the one or more layouts, thereby generating the one or more architectural design prototypes.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the target network model further indicates at least one of:

the spatial clustering of the members of the organization into zones based on the level of interaction between the members of the organization;

or

a number, a size, and an allocation of rooms with a specialized purpose for at least one of the zones based on the metadata of the digital communications indicating a number of meetings, a number of attendants for the meetings, and a duration of the meetings.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the rooms with the specialized purpose comprises a conference room, a meeting room, a board room, or a phone booth.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is further configured to:

receive a selection by a user of the at least one criterion for the architectural design;

display the one or more architectural designs and the criteria scores for the one or more architectural designs on the display device; and

receive a selection by the user of the architectural design from the one or more architectural designs.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the design analyzer is configured to determine the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes by performing at least one of:

a simulation, a heuristic model calculation, or an agent-based simulation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the design analyzer is configured to automatically select the one or more architectural designs from the one or more architectural design prototypes based on at least one of:

one or more of the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes with a highest score value;

or

a sum of the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes.

11. A method for generating an architectural design, comprising:

receiving, from a digital communications network of an organization, metadata of digital communications between members of the organization, where the received metadata is in a predetermined digital format;

generating a target network model for the architectural design based on the received metadata of digital communications between the members of the organization, the target network model indicating at least one of;

(a) a work style of the members of the organization generated by partitioning the members of the organization into different clusters based on the metadata,

(b) a level of interaction between the members of the organization generated based on a frequency of the digital communications between the members as indicated by the metadata,

(c) one or more members of the organization with a predetermined pattern of communications with other members of the organization based on the metadata, or

(d) a spatial clustering of the members of the organization based on the level of interaction between the members of the organization;

selecting at least one criterion for the architectural design, the at least one criterion comprising at least one of a cost criterion, a wellness criterion, a community criterion, a work style criterion, a choice criterion, a privacy criterion, or a vibrancy criterion;

determining criteria scores, based on the at least one criterion, for one or more architectural design prototypes by correlating the one or more architectural design prototypes to the target network model;

automatically selecting one or more architectural designs from the one or more architectural design prototypes based on the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes; and

displaying, on a display device, at least one of;

the target network model,

the at least one criterion for the architectural design,

the one or more architectural designs, or

criteria scores for the one or more architectural designs.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

monitoring the digital communications network of the organization;

collecting the metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization, where the metadata is collected in the predetermined digital format by extracting, transforming, and loading the metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization, the collected metadata of digital communications between the members of the organization comprising metadata of at least one of emails, calendars, file sharing, or instant messages; and

sending the collected metadata of the digital communications between the members of the organization to the user interface.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more members of the organization with the predetermined pattern of communications with the other members of the organization based on the metadata comprises at least one of:

a member of the organization who communicates with at least a first threshold number of the members of the organization;

or

a member of one department of the organization who communicates with at least a second threshold number of members in another department of the organization.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a floor plan;

generating grid lines to divide the floorplan into cells;

determining a layout for at least one of the cells; and

assigning a use of the layout, thereby generating the one or more architectural design prototypes.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a floorplan comprising one or more layouts; and

assigning a use of the one or more layouts, thereby generating the one or more architectural design prototypes.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the target network model further indicates at least one of:

the spatial clustering of the members of the organization into zones based on the level of interaction between the members of the organization;

or

a number, a size, and an allocation of rooms with a specialized purpose for at least one of the zones.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the rooms with the specialized purpose comprises a conference room, a meeting room, a board room, or a phone booth.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

selecting, by a user, the at least one criterion;

displaying, to the user, the one or more architectural designs and criteria scores for the one or more architectural designs; and

selecting, by the user, the architectural design from the one or more architectural designs.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes are determined by performing at least one of:

a simulation, a heuristic model calculation, or an agent-based simulation.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more architectural designs are automatically selected from the one or more architectural design prototypes based on at least one of:

one or more of the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes with a highest score value;

or

a sum of the criteria scores for the one or more architectural design prototypes.