A Pre-Evaluation Tool for Interior Designs of High-Rise Office Buildings by User Movement Simulation after Covid’19

Abstract

User movement optimization has become a more crucial design parameter in high-rise office interior design after the Covid'19 pandemic. This study aims to develop a pre-evaluation tool using vertical and horizontal user movement simulation in a highrise building; to guide the pre-design phase of an office interior. Agent-based simulation software (AnyLogic v8.7.10) analyzes the relationship between circulation, design elements, and space. First, initial design which is created by the interior design team is evaluated by this simuation; later different interior design alternatives are simulated and tested to compare the results. Therefore, early design decisions taken by the design team are subject to change, reducing user intensity in specific locations throughout the day. This study concluded that the simulations' results can be integrated into the design decisions by the design team to develop effective interior designs led by new office design parameters after Covid'19.