| id |
ecaade2022_114 |
| authors |
Rogers, Scarlett, Rubenach, Tom, Doherty, Ben, Gardner, Nicole, Haeusler, M. Hank and Yu, K. Daniel |
| year |
2022 |
| title |
Running, Running, Stop - Applying graph theory to pathfinding analysis to improve circulation efficiency in vertical high schools |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2022.2.019
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| source |
Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022) - Volume 2, Ghent, 13-16 September 2022, pp. 19–28 |
| summary |
Understanding how people circulate in a space is crucial to effective spatial organisation. However, while many studies focus on wayfinding within environments such as train stations, there are few discussing multi storey circulation and pathfinding within educational institutions. Vertical high schools differ from other frequently travelled spaces by their need to prefer multiple stairways over elevators, and to devote the maximum floor area possible to learning spaces. These considerations change and impede a student’s ability to quickly traverse multiple floors. In this research, a computational tool is designed to simulate and assess circulation efficiency within a vertical high school with the goal of lightening stairwell congestion and decreasing classroom transit times. Using action research methodology, the research problem was formulated in cooperation with an industry partner and solved in an iterative manner. As a method to assess spatial circulation performance, principles of graph theory were applied to a simplified navigation mesh derived from the high school’s floor plan and Microsoft Excel timetable using Grasshopper. The ability to understand the influence of a designer’s decisions on circulation efficiency factors such as travel time and congestion is vital to creating practical and enduring designs that avoid expensive, post-construction building alterations to fix emergent problems – a core contribution of this research. While the simulation designed in this research engages with a vertical high school context, it could be appropriated for other building types, such as offices or shopping centres. Thereby, this research makes a further contribution to demonstrating the value of developing computational tools to aid in decision making. |
| keywords |
Graph Theory, Congestion, Internal Circulation, Education, Spatial Organisation |
| series |
eCAADe |
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