A home design system based on component reusability

Abstract

This paper proposes a computer-aided design system for modular houses, focusing on component reusability. By resolving userdesigned house layout into its component elements, and producing lists of reusable elements and those necessary to purchase, the system assists users in need of making design changes in their modular house. The application of the strategies described here may reduce human efforts in complicated process of re-arranging components according to new layout design and help to increase the reuse of module components in practice. © 2012, Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) Hong Kong.