Much has been exhorted to pursue participatory building design (PBD) but little has been done to enhance it owing to difficulties such as participant inclusion and clarity of expression. An opportunity is enabled by metaverse and generative AI technologies. This paper aims to explore this by developing a framework that integrates metaverse and generative AI. To start, a desktop study is conducted to examine the challenges related to PBD. Based on this, a PBD framework called Meta-interaction was developed. It incorporates metaverse in enabling users to participate in the immersive design process, and generative AI for automated user requirement extraction, design feature option generation, and visualization. Finally, the prototype was implemented in five pilot cases. Results show that the framework is applicable and highly valued by most designers and end-users. This study enriches the applications of metaverse and generative AI in building design and offers insights for future PBD initiatives.

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元交互：集成元宇宙和生成式 AI 的可部署框架，用于参与式建筑设计


人们劝告人们追求参与式建筑设计 （PBD），但由于参与者的包容性和表达的清晰度等困难，几乎没有采取任何措施来加强它。元宇宙和生成式 AI 技术带来了机会。本文旨在通过开发一个集成元宇宙和生成式 AI 的框架来探讨这一点。首先，进行了一项桌面研究以检查与 PBD 相关的挑战。基于此，开发了一个名为 Meta-interaction 的 PBD 框架。它结合了元宇宙，使用户能够参与沉浸式设计过程，并结合了生成式 AI 来自动提取用户需求、设计特征选项生成和可视化。最后，原型在 5 个试点案例中实现。结果表明，该框架适用于大多数设计人员和最终用户，并受到高度重视。这项研究丰富了元宇宙和生成式人工智能在建筑设计中的应用，并为未来的 PBD 计划提供了见解。