INTERACTIVE FURNITURE LAYOUT USING INTERIOR DESIGN GUIDELINES

AuthorPaul Merrell, Eric Schkufza, Zeyang Li, Vladlen Koltun---Stanford University Maneesh Agrawala---University of California, Berkeley

outlineIntroductionOverviewFunctional criteria --clearance,circulation,pairwise relationship,conversationVisual criteria---balance,alignment, emphasisGenerating suggestions

Introduction(1/2)

Introduction(2/2)Contributions -- identify a set of design guidelines -- develop a system for creating furniture arrangement

OverviewCreat a roomSelect furnituesGenerate suggestions

OverviewUse Markov chain carlo sampler to suggestion optimized layouts

DefinitionFunctional criteria---How well the layout support human activitiesVisual criteria--- concern the perception of the layout as a visual composition

Clearance

A= {(1, 0), (0, 1), (0, 1)}B= {(0, 0), (1, 1), (1, 1)}A+B= {(1, 0), (2, 1), (2, 1), (0, 1) (1, 2), (1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0), (1, 2)}

ClearanceMany furniture items need open space around them

CirculationCirculation--An effective furniture layout must support circulation through the room and access to all of the furniture.

Circulation

Pairwise relationshipsHuman physiology affects how objects should be positioned with respect to each other.

Pairwise relationships

Pairwise relationships

Conversationthe seats within a conversation area should be roughly four to eight feet apart

Conversation

BalanceThe principle is to place the mean of the distribution of visualweight at the center of the composition. The visual weight of an element is its perceptual saliency. A common assumption is that larger objects carry more visual weight.

Balance

AlignmentIn furniture arrangement, alignment primarily concerns the orientation of the furniture items relative to each other and to the walls of the room.

Alignment

EmphasisIt is generally desirable to have a dominant focal point in the interior, so that the eye can rest without suffering competing demands for visual attention.

Emphasis

Generating suggestionsDensity function and sampling

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Generating suggestions

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