Architecture Domain Ontology

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Architecture Domain Ontology v1.0
Kireth Semantic Library
Source: https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/domain-ontologies/creative-domains/architecture-domain-ontology.html
Status: Domain-based draft; source page not independently verified.

flow "ArchitectureDomainOntology" v1.0

DOMAIN:
  id: creative.architecture
  label: Architecture Domain Ontology
  scope: Built environment, architectural design, buildings, spaces, materials, construction, heritage and sustainability.
  language: en-GB

ENTITY_TYPES:
  Architect: {attributes: [identifier, name, professional_role]}
  ArchitecturalProject: {attributes: [identifier, name, location, phase, brief]}
  Building: {attributes: [identifier, use_type, height, floor_area, completion_date]}
  BuiltSpace: {attributes: [identifier, function, area, accessibility]}
  Site: {attributes: [identifier, location, boundary, context]}
  DesignBrief: {attributes: [identifier, requirements, constraints]}
  Drawing: {attributes: [identifier, drawing_type, revision, scale]}
  BuildingMaterial: {attributes: [identifier, composition, properties, provenance]}
  StructuralSystem: {attributes: [identifier, system_type, load_path]}
  ArchitecturalStyle: {attributes: [identifier, period, characteristics]}
  DesignElement: {attributes: [identifier, function, geometry]}
  Regulation: {attributes: [identifier, jurisdiction, version, effective_date]}
  SustainabilityStrategy: {attributes: [identifier, objective, measure]}
  HeritageAsset: {attributes: [identifier, designation, significance]}
  Stakeholder: {attributes: [identifier, role, interests]}
  EvidenceSource: {attributes: [identifier, title, publisher, date, uri]}

RELATIONSHIP_TYPES:
  designed_by: ArchitecturalProject -> Architect
  located_on: Building -> Site
  contains_space: Building -> BuiltSpace
  includes_element: Building -> DesignElement
  uses_material: DesignElement -> BuildingMaterial
  uses_structure: Building -> StructuralSystem
  follows_style: Building -> ArchitecturalStyle
  governed_by: ArchitecturalProject -> Regulation
  responds_to: ArchitecturalProject -> DesignBrief
  represented_by: ArchitecturalProject -> Drawing
  involves: ArchitecturalProject -> Stakeholder
  applies_strategy: ArchitecturalProject -> SustainabilityStrategy
  affects_heritage: ArchitecturalProject -> HeritageAsset
  supported_by: Assertion -> EvidenceSource

CONSTRAINTS:
  - Each entity must have a stable identifier.
  - Jurisdiction and effective date must accompany regulatory claims.
  - Distinguish proposed designs from constructed and verified conditions.
  - Do not infer legal compliance from the mere presence of a regulation link.
  - Distinguish architectural style attribution from established authorship.
  - Record units and measurement uncertainty for physical quantities.

INFERENCE_RULES:
  R1: IF Building located_on Site AND Site has location L THEN Building has contextual_location L; confidence bounded by site evidence.
  R2: IF ArchitecturalProject uses_material M through a specified DesignElement THEN material_association is valid for that element, not automatically the whole building.
  R3: IF ArchitecturalProject governed_by Regulation R THEN applicability requires matching jurisdiction, building type and effective period.
  R4: IF Building follows_style S THEN style classification remains an attributed interpretation unless independently documented.
  R5: IF SustainabilityStrategy is applied THEN do not infer measured environmental performance without verified measurements.
  R6: IF Building contains_space X THEN X is part_of Building; do not infer physical accessibility without assessment.

CONFIDENCE:
  range: [0.0, 1.0]
  evidence_levels: {primary_verified: 0.95, corroborated_secondary: 0.80, single_secondary: 0.60, interpretative: 0.40}
  rule: Confidence values are illustrative defaults, not empirical probabilities; lower or withhold when evidence is missing.

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE:
  - {term: "architectural plan", related: "design drawing", relation: broader_or_contextual_not_exact}
  - {term: "built environment", related: "architecture", relation: related_not_equivalent}
  - {term: "heritage building", related: "listed building", relation: related_not_equivalent}
  - {term: "floor area", related: "gross internal area", relation: related_not_equivalent}

PROVENANCE:
  required: [source_identifier, source_date, assertion_date, evidence_type, author_or_publisher]
  optional: [jurisdiction, document_revision, measurement_method, uncertainty]

FLOW_HASH:
  algorithm: SHA-256
  canonicalisation: UTF-8, normalised keys, deterministic ordering, excluding stored hash value
  status: compute_on_publish

UPDATE_MODEL:
  version: 1.0
  triggers: [new_evidence, revised_regulation, design_revision, corrected_measurement, ontology_revision]
  operations: [validate, reconcile_entities, reassess_confidence, preserve_history, recompute_flow_hash]
  policy: Never silently overwrite prior sourced assertions.

AI_CONSUMPTION:
  representation: typed_semantic_graph
  tasks: [entity_resolution, semantic_search, design_knowledge_retrieval, provenance_aware_reasoning, contextual_question_answering]
  guardrails: [cite_sources, preserve_uncertainty, respect_jurisdiction, distinguish_proposals_from_as_built, avoid_unsupported_compliance_claims]
  output: {entities: typed, relationships: typed, claims: evidence_linked, confidence: explicit, version: explicit}

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Authorship: Mark Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)
Website: https://kirethresearch.org