Furniture layout design falls under the umbrella of space planning, a sub-field of interior design that deals with the allocation of spatial resources [Kilmer and Kilmer 1992; Kubba 2003; Pile 2007; Karlen 2009]. To identify guidelines for furniture layout we have consulted manuals on furniture layout [Talbott 1999;Ward 1999; Sharp 2008] and have interviewed four professional designers who specialize in arranging furniture. An effective furniture layout must address both functional and vi- sual criteria. The functional criteria evaluate how well the layout supports the human activities that take place in the space, such as conversation, rest, or movement. The visual criteria concern the perception of the layout as a visual composition. This.
