Application of CBR Case Representation to Architectural Design Reuse

摘要

Interest in Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) research in architecture is partly because architects frequently use experiential knowledge in the problem solving process. The design of a good CBR representation scheme is an important step towards facilitating the construction of case-based reasoners, especially in the domain of architectural design re-use. The paper presents a design case representation scheme based on HouseCAD, a conceptual CBR model for architectural design reuse, and discusses relevant lessons from case representation in other CBR applications. The model presented decomposes a house design, and uses relative room positioning, co-ordinates and orientation to represent the basic spaces within the house.