Posts tagged ‘sustainble environmental design’
Sustainable low income community in Bangkok
February 17th, 2010
Guest author: Chanasit Cholasuke
This dissertation project is research and design process to improve living quality of low-income people in urban area of Bangkok, Thailand. Design objective is to provide comfort conditions and create environmental responsive architecture by using passive design strategies and knowledge from traditional Thai house as the main approach. Methodology of this thesis started from understanding [...]
Tags: architectural association, design, equitorial climate, low income, research, sustainble environmental design, thailand
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Evaluating the retrofitting of an old Barrack into a library: The case study of the public library of Corfu
February 16th, 2010
Guest author: Maria Dry
This research presents the findings and possible applications of passive environmental strategies. The focus of this dissertation is the efficiency of the possible passive techniques in order to overcome poor visual and thermal conditions. Through analysis of the climatic context, fieldwork and analytic work which implemented the use of supporting tools concerning the calibration of [...]
Tags: architectural association, corfu, greece, library, mediterranean climate, research, sustainble environmental design
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Bio-emulation: Investigation and application of a biomimetic approach to environmental design
February 16th, 2010
Guest author: Rudrajit Sabhaney
This research is an investigation of biomimetic approaches to environmental design. The study investigates complexities involved in drawing inspiration and information from natural phenomena and applying it to man made structures. A theoretical study which outlines the stages of transition from biomimetic research to architectural application is undertaken. Following which specific environmental issues in man [...]
Tags: architectural association, bio-emulation, biomimetic, research, sustainble environmental design
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Le Corbusier in the tropics
February 16th, 2010
Guest author: Nitin Bansal
Corbusier is considered to be the pioneer of the modern movement and his works been an inspiration for decades. The creation of Chandigarh and other works in India revealed a newer facet of his talent, where his modern philosophies were integrated with a climatic response. The designs have been found to be deeply rooted in [...]
Tags: architectural association, composite climate, india, le corbusier, research, sustainble environmental design
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Contemporising religious architecture
February 16th, 2010
Guest author: Isha Anand
Daylight can be very informative in the generation of architectural form and has been a celebrated tool in highlighting cultural, contextual and experiential regard in architectural design. Exploring this concept, the dissertation assesses and re-interprets spatial, sensorial and form-giving characteristics using religious buildings as a forum. The project explores the effects created through daylight in [...]
Tags: architectural association, design, religious architecture, research, sustainble environmental design, temperate climate
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Impact of urban form and vegetation on the micro-climate for the residential sector in Delhi
February 15th, 2010
Guest author: Snigdha Jain
The research deals with the impact of urban form and vegetation on the microclimate and consequently, outdoor thermal comfort and energy consumption for the residential sector in New Delhi (28° 35′ N, 77° 12′ E). A representative form for the region- The Urban Street Canyon is studied and the variables evaluated are orientation, aspect ratio [...]
Tags: architectural association, composite climate, envi-met, india, research, residential, sustainble environmental design, urban space
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Daylight in adjacent spaces of atrium buildings
February 14th, 2010
Guest author: Pushkin Passey
This dissertation investigates the main characteristics of different atrium geometries and their influence on the daylight condition on the adjacent spaces. The form of the atrium, well reflectances, transmittance of the atrium glass and the size of the windows facing the atrium are important parameters in the daylighting design of the atrium buildings. The level [...]
Tags: architectural association, atrium, daylight, research, splayed geometries, sustainble environmental design
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The potential of earth architecture as low energy design
February 14th, 2010
Guest author: Monika Choudhary
This research investigates the potential of earth masonry as low energy design along with its applicability in sustainable contemporary design. Earth masonry is known for its insulation and sustainability properties. There is a lot of technology available for low energy design such as louvers, complex solar chimneys, various insulation layers, air-tight buildings and innumerable permutations [...]
Tags: architectural association, earth architecture, research, sustainble environmental design, temperate climate
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Emergency (post-disaster) housing for the Chilean scenario
February 14th, 2010
Guest author: José Antonio Espinoza Pérezdetudela
Chile is one of the most seismic countries worldwide. Despite this, it does not have a proper relief policy to overcome the stressful consequences that an earthquake has over the affected families. It also does not take into account how to react in the different climatic scenarios that Chile presents. This study addresses the design [...]
Tags: architectural association, chile, cold climate, design, earthquake, housing, post disaster, research, sustainble environmental design
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