| id |
ecaade2014_023 |
| authors |
Salma El Ahmar and Antonio Fioravanti |
| year |
2014 |
| title |
Botanics and Parametric Design Fusions for Performative Building Skins - An application in hot climates |
| source |
Thompson, Emine Mine (ed.), Fusion - Proceedings of the 32nd eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, 10-12 September 2014, pp. 595-604 |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2014.2.595
|
| wos |
WOS:000361385100062 |
| summary |
Biomimicry and computational design are two growing fields of research and practice in architecture for their potential in performative and sustainable design, among many other benefits. Cooling loads are posing serious energy problems in hot climatic cities as in Cairo and Alexandria. Attempting to solve these problems, this research turned to botanical inspirations for ideas in order to improve thermoregulation of the building skin. One of these ideas was chosen and implemented using computational software in the design of a parametric vertical shading screen for a typical office room in Cairo. The challenge was to minimize cooling loads as much as possible without compromising daylight requirements. An evolutionary solver was used to optimize results and environmental simulations were performed before and after the proposed screen to assess its performance and evaluate this biomimetic-computational approach to design. |
| keywords |
Biomimicry; building skin; thermoregulation; parametric design; hot climates |
| series |
eCAADe |
| email |
|
| full text |
 file.pdf (467,122 bytes) |
| references |
Content-type: text/plain
|
Allen, E. (2005)
 How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture
, Oxford University Press, New York
|
|
|
|
|
Attia, S. and Gratia, A. (2012)
Development of Benchmark Models for the Egyptian Residential Building Sector
, Applied Energy, 94, pp. 279-284
|
|
|
|
|
Ehleringer, J., Bjorkman, O. and Mooney, H. (1976)
Leaf Pubescence: Effects on Absorptance and Photosynthesis on a Desert Shrub.
, Science, 192(4237), pp. 376-377
|
|
|
|
|
El Ahmar, S., Fioravanti, A. and Assem, M. (2013)
A Methodology for Computational Architectural Design Based on Biological Principles
, Proceedings of eCAADe 2013, Delft, pp. 539-548
|
|
|
|
|
Givnish, T.J. (1988)
Adaptation to Sun and Shade: A Whole-plant Perspective
, Plant Physiology, 15, pp. 63-92
|
|
|
|
|
Hadley, N.F. (1972)
Society Desert Species and Adaptation: Plants and animals in arid environments show many striking similarities in their morphological and physiological adaptations
, American Scientist, 60(3), pp. 338-347
|
|
|
|
|
Helms, M., Swaroop, S.V. and Goel, A.K. (2009)
Biologically inspired design: process and products
, Design Studies, 30(5), pp. 606-622
|
|
|
|
|
Henrion, W. and Tributsch, H. (2009)
Optical solar energy adaptations and radiative temperature control of green leaves and tree barks
, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 93(98–107), p. 98–107
|
|
|
|
|
Jones, H.G. and Rotenberg, E. (2011)
Energy, Radiation and Temperature Regulation in Plants
, Hetherington, A.M. (eds), Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
|
|
|
|
|
Ju, J., Bai, H., Zheng, Y., Zhao, T., Fang, R. and Jiang, L. (2012)
A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus
, Nature Communications, 3, p. 1247
|
|
|
|
|
Knippers, J. and Speck, T. (2012)
Design and construction principles in nature and architecture
, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 7(1), p. 015002
|
|
|
|
|
Knippers, J. (2009)
Building and Construction as a Potential Field for the Application of Biomimetic Principles
, International Biona Symposium, Stuttgart
|
|
|
|
|
Kobayashi, H., Kresling, B. and Vincent, J. (1998)
The geometry of unfolding tree leaves
, The Royal Society, Proceedings B, 265, pp. 147-154
|
|
|
|
|
Loonen, R., Trèka, M., Cóstola, D. and Hensen, J. (2013)
Climate adaptive building shells: State-of-the-art and future challenges
, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 25, p. 483–493
|
|
|
|
|
Mazzoleni, I. and Price, S. (2013)
Architecture Follows Nature: Biomimetic Principles For Innovative Design
, CRC Press, Florida
|
|
|
|
|
Menges, A. and Reichert, S. (2012)
Material Capacity-Embodied Responsiveness
, Architectural Design, 82(2), pp. 52-59.
|
|
|
|
|
Reinhart, C.F. and Walkenhorst, O. (2001)
Dynamic RADIANCE-based Daylight Simulations for a full-scale Test Office with outer Venetian Blinds
, Energy & Buildings, 33(7), pp. 683-697
|
|
|
|
|
Schuepp, P.H. (1993)
Leaf Boundary Layers
, New Phytologist, Tansley Review, 125(3), pp. 477-507.
|
|
|
|
|
US Green Building Council, USGBC (2013)
LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction. 4th ed.
, USGBC, Washington
|
|
|
|
|
Vogel, S. (2009)
Leaves in the lowest and highest winds: temperature, force and shape
, New Phytologist, Transley Review, 183, pp. 13-26.
|
|
|
|
| last changed |
2022/06/07 08:00 |
|
