We have developed a participatory parcelling tool based on layouts that are devoid of room or unit divisions. Floor plan layouts are represented as arrays of adjacent cells with polyvalent functions. Flexible infill elements act as agents within a permanent support system that generate apartment parcelling patterns. The means for this parcelling process is moderated by an algorithm that allocates different user preferences regarding units sizes and locations. It searches for parcel permutations through a graph syntax representation of polyvalent floor plans.
This parcelling algorithm has also been used as a basis to evaluate the circularity and resilience of layouts to accommodate changing occupation patterns based on a predictive demographic model. This extends the capacity to coordinate and allocate multiple housing preferences and generate unit allocations.
