A Study on the Visualization of Biophilic Design in Lifestyle Hotel Lobby Spaces Using Generative AI : Focusing on the Attributes of Indirect Experience of Nature

With the accumulation of data and advancements in algorithms in the 21st century, artificial intelligence has become an essential tool for enhancing creativity and efficiency in architecture and spatial design. The aim of this study is to visualize indirect natural experiences through biophilic design in lifestyle hotel lobbies using artificial intelligence, thereby exploring diverse possibilities during the early stages of the design process to enhance efficiency. This study specifically focuses on lifestyle hotel lobbies that resonate with the MZ generation. It examines methods for expressing indirect natural experience attributes of biophilic design and visualizes these through Stable Diffusion. The research methodology involves a review of academic literature to understand biophilic design and artificial intelligence, followed by the application of Stable Diffusion to visualize biophilic design in hotel lobby spaces. The results generated were analyzed to propose potential application strategies. In the AI-generated visualization of the hotel lobby, biophilic design was studied based on four indirect attributes: natural images, materials, colors, forms, and imitations. It is expected that advanced fine-tuning through Stable Diffusion will improve the visual representation of these natural elements.