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

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