The
project that I have chosen to write about with Allison Locke is Dynamic Building and adaptive buildings. Dynamic
buildings are buildings in which the façade changes to accomplish some type of
goal. Adaptive and Dynamic Buildings are built for a plethora of different
reasons. Some are created to be visually appealing whereas others have
environmental, cost and occupational aspects. I have always had an interest in
adaptive buildings and thought that this would be a great way to be able to
learn more about it.
I think that this fits into the intelligent building topic in the sense that they are intelligent buildings and can interact with the environment around them.
There are
many different dynamic buildings that are currently constructed. We will focus
on some of these buildings as well as research and the technology that is used
within them. We have found many different buildings that we are interested in.
One particular building is the ICT cluster of Central Serbia. This
building has a façade with sensors that monitor the amount of sunlight on the
building. These sensors are also attached to bubble like structures on the
exterior of the building. Depending on the amount of sunlight that is
hitting that spot, the bubbles inflate and deflate to provide more or less
insulation to the building. After researching current dynamic buildings, we
will research new innovative technology for dynamic buildings. Phase changing
materials are currently being studied for new alternatives to dynamic
buildings. Phase changing materials are able to freeze and melt. These
materials release thermal energy in the process. This is currently being
researched as a method of heating/cooling buildings. There are quite a few
other technologies that are currently being researched and utilized such as
sensors, and programming.
As the
paper progresses, I'm sure that we will find more dynamic buildings and
innovative technologies associated with them to write about and discuss.
Comments:
Laura,
ReplyDeleteYour project topic has also been an interest of mine because of how adaptive facades can make a building come to life in a small way. Just like how the lit facade of Cira Center arguably makes the building more expressive and attractive. I enjoy how the facade changes themes and makes Philly’s skyline a little more artistic.
As you mentioned there are many different types of buildings with adaptive facades and they vary widely in design and purpose. Because of this you and Allison may need to narrow down your topic by focusing on specific types of adaptive building facades. Whatever you chose to do moving forward, I am excited to hear about the building facades you feature in your project.
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ReplyDeleteI too found your topic very interesting. We often think of a building as static and rely on the internal systems, such as HVAC, to deal with the loads that are applied to it. The ability for the external structure to change to prevent the loads to begin with is amazing. Though it would be too broad for your paper to address this, it would be interesting to find out if this kind of designing to prevent loads can be expanded to more than just heating and cooling.
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