Interactive urban design generation and optimization

The first video shows the set-up and process of optimizing a simple parametric design for an neighborhood. The algorithm takes five fitness objectives into account: Solar comfort on the streets (weighted by pedestrian frequency); wind comfort; footfall through the neighborhood; access to the neighborhood, overall access to local transit stations; The latter two indicators are computed for the whole area, thus enabling to include a positive impact of the new quarter's spatial arrangement on the whole neighborhood as a goal dimension. By using our deep learning based predictions for solar and wind related measures, one iteration takes just about three seconds to be computed.