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Breaking the Fixed-Room Bottleneck: Generative SBF Model, Power-Law Scaling, and Adaptability Surcharge Index for Extreme Residential Intensification
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Extreme spatial intensification in affordable housing exposes the structural limitations of conventional room-based zoning, yet existing generative design methods often fail to deeply couple spatial automation with volatile occupant behavioral logic. This study proposes a generalizable Structure–Behavior–Function (SBF)-based generative framework to realize the transition from top-down rigid zoning to bottom-up behavioral adaptation. The framework deconstructs traditional rooms into three coupled layers: minimal ergonomic action domains (structural), 3D Design Structure Matrix-based activity correlation quantification (behavioral), and multi-objective optimization metrics encoding (functional). A discrete grid-based evolutionary approach with a hard–soft dual-constraint mechanism is introduced, combining geometric collision detection for physical feasibility and behavioral correlation rules for spatial zoning reward–punishment. Layout performance is validated via pedestrian circulation simulations. Using a representative megacity affordable housing standard as a case study, controlled computational experiments reveal an empirical power-law scaling boundary between minimum viable area and occupancy size. We establish an Adaptability Surcharge Index (ASI) to quantify the 3.0–7.2% spatial efficiency degradation from rigid structural constraints. The framework achieves 30.3–45.7% floor area reduction versus traditional benchmarks while maintaining comparable circulation efficiency. Validation using an existing residential case further confirms the practical applicability of the proposed framework. This work provides a scalable computational methodology for hyper-dense spatial optimization and a quantitative foundation for future residential space standard formulations.
Keywords:
spatial layout automation
Structure–Behavior–Function (SBF) model
modular design
residential intensification
affordable housing
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