디자인 초기 단계의 디자인 아이디어 발산 전략 식별

Interior design is intricate, as the designer should consider numerous design elements such as circulation, spatial composition, and energy efficiency. The complex interior design process involves both divergent and convergent thinking. In divergent design thinking, designers use micro- and macrostrategies. If we can identify a designer’s strategies in the design process, we can support the designers in diversifying and embodying their design ideas. Therefore, we propose a novel method that automatically detects idea divergence strategies of interior designers. To achieve this, we developed a floor plan retrieval system and conducted a user study with interior designers to analyze their design processes. The design exploration process of the designers was analyzed to detect their microand macrodivergence strategies and the point of transition between the two strategies. The user study results revealed that the explored floor plans had different design patterns depending on the micro- and macrodivergence strategies. Our study can enhance the understanding of automatically detecting the designer’s design intention and aid the design decision-making process in the future.