Carpark design has traditionally been a tedious and manual task. With AGMC, the workflow of designing a carpark can be streamlined in 3 simple steps:
01 Upload
02 Generate
03 Select
User Journey Before / After AGMC
CURRENT PROBLEMS FACED BY ARCHITECTS
Software relies on local computing power and requires frequent updates
Design of carparks is manual, labour-intensive, and tedious
Lack of systematic evaluation to assess efficiency and safety of design
SOLUTIONS
Web-based tool to offload local computing resources and ensure features are up-to-date
Tool automates layout generation of carparks through rule-based algorithms
Layouts generated are optimised based on design metrics
Average generation time for
a set of 8 layout options
Median time savings from
automated generation of layouts
How AGMC Works
File Upload Page
Used to access the Landing, File Upload, Generation Results, and User Manual pages
Upload base IFC (.ifc) file for generation
In-browser preview of uploaded IFC file, with options to interact (pan, rotate, and zoom) with the 3D model
01 Upload
User Parameters Page
Allows for control of generation results through adjustment of parameters to tailor to user needs (default values preloaded)
A checklist system to enable evaluation metrics according to desired user needs
Provides convenient access to previous generation steps
02 Generate
Generation Results Page
Each layout is evaluated according to the set metrics and ranked according to their score, and is downloadable
The metric score of each layout is presented along with a radar graph for quick and clear visualisation and assessment of data
In-browser preview of generated layout IFC file, with options to interact (pan, rotate, and zoom) with the 3D model
03 Select
53% of surveyed users voted Ranked Layouts as the most helpful feature
Supplementary Resources
Developer Guidebook
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User Manual
Available in physical and digital formats
AGMC Video
AGMC
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