An automated decision support platform for rural environmental adaptive design based on VAE-ANAS integration

Rural environmental adaptive design faces significant challenges due to complex environmental conditions, limited infrastructure, and the need for sustainable development solutions. This research proposes an innovative automated decision support platform that integrates Variational Autoencoders with Adversarial Neural Architecture Search (ANAS) to address these challenges. The platform comprises five core modules: data acquisition, feature extraction, design generation, architecture search, and decision output. The VAE component learns meaningful representations of successful design patterns and generates novel solutions through probabilistic modeling, while ANAS automatically discovers optimal neural architectures for specific design tasks. Experimental validation demonstrates superior performance compared to traditional methods, achieving 22.4% improvement in design diversity over GAN baseline (58.6% over traditional CAD), 22.2% enhancement in novelty metrics over GAN (60.1% over CAD), and 16.4% increase in environmental adaptability ratings over GAN (45.3% over CAD). The platform reduces design time by 65-75% while maintaining high-quality outputs and achieving professional acceptance rates exceeding 89%. This research contributes to the advancement of intelligent design automation and provides a scalable framework for sustainable rural development applications.

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Scientific Reports
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2025-11-07
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26464-5
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Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
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An automated decision support platform for rural environmental adaptive design based on VAE-ANAS integration

Jiao Sun, Nana Tang, Furong Zhi
Scientific Reports
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
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An automated decision support platform for rural environmental adaptive design based on VAE-ANAS integration

Jiao Sun, Nana Tang, Furong Zhi
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Abstract

Rural environmental adaptive design faces significant challenges due to complex environmental conditions, limited infrastructure, and the need for sustainable development solutions. This research proposes an innovative automated decision support platform that integrates Variational Autoencoders with Adversarial Neural Architecture Search (ANAS) to address these challenges. The platform comprises five core modules: data acquisition, feature extraction, design generation, architecture search, and decision output. The VAE component learns meaningful representations of successful design patterns and generates novel solutions through probabilistic modeling, while ANAS automatically discovers optimal neural architectures for specific design tasks. Experimental validation demonstrates superior performance compared to traditional methods, achieving 22.4% improvement in design diversity over GAN baseline (58.6% over traditional CAD), 22.2% enhancement in novelty metrics over GAN (60.1% over CAD), and 16.4% increase in environmental adaptability ratings over GAN (45.3% over CAD). The platform reduces design time by 65-75% while maintaining high-quality outputs and achieving professional acceptance rates exceeding 89%. This research contributes to the advancement of intelligent design automation and provides a scalable framework for sustainable rural development applications.

Scientific ReportsVol. 15(1)
Burapha University (TH), Guilin Medical University (CN), China Tourism Academy (CN), Guilin University of Aerospace Technology (CN), Guilin University of Technology (CN), Guangxi Science and Technology Department (CN), College of Tourism (BG), Nanning Normal University (CN), Guilin University of Electronic Technology (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
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