Make it Home: Automatic Optimiziation of Furniture Arrangement.

New Content Unveiled at SIGGRAPH 2011 Demonstrates Optimal Furniture Arrangement.

Presenters from UCLA and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be unveiling a new program that will automatically design the most desirable layout for pieces in various rooms based on rules pre-defined, such as "couches should face the television for optimal viewing" or "furniture should allow doors to open inwards".

This is a really interesting little application, some potentially excellent uses for this. From fastest Arch Viz to the potential for fast and effect Health and safety compliance for offices and public environments (could be good for architects).

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Image Credit: UCLA and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.