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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
WALLa building that breathes
"I can't change the direction of the
wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.”
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
2008
A wall is an element constructed to divide a space into separate spaces, this is apparent. What a wall should also do is control the ventilation from the exterior side to the interior side. This would allow a building to “breath” by bringing fresher and cooler air and exhaling the warm and stale air. At the same time, it should shelter the interior from precipitation outside and allowing natural light to bleed through without being overwhelming. Natural ventilation can reduce the interior temperature by almost 5˚ F.
References:
A wall is an element constructed to divide a space into separate spaces, this is apparent. What a wall should also do is control the ventilation from the exterior side to the interior side. This would allow a building to “breath” by bringing fresher and cooler air and exhaling the warm and stale air. At the same time, it should shelter the interior from precipitation outside and allowing natural light to bleed through without being overwhelming. Natural ventilation can reduce the interior temperature by almost 5˚ F.
References:
Andy Walker, Natural Ventilation
http://www.wbdg.org/resources/naturalventilation.php
Jimmy Dean, Thinkquest.com
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_can-t_change_the_direction_of_the_wind-but_i/212145.html
Image
www.transit380.com/sailplan.php
http://www.wbdg.org/resources/naturalventilation.php
Jimmy Dean, Thinkquest.com
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_can-t_change_the_direction_of_the_wind-but_i/212145.html
Image
www.transit380.com/sailplan.php
Skin
Skin
The building blocks
“. . .the foot is more noble than the shoe,
and skin more beautiful than the garment
with which it is clothed.”
_Michelangelo
2009
Skin is a surface supported by a structure either externally or internally. Human skin is stretched over an internal structure, where as architectural skins are attached to an external structure. Skins are either semi-permeable to the effect that it reacts to the environment to regulate temperature and humidity or non-permeable skin that shields the under layers from external factors. Skin also reacts to the environment around it providing a durable surface to protect from hazardous conditions.
The surface of skin is made up of many smaller pieces connected together to act as a whole. The pieces can work independently from each other but collective stand as a whole. Other skins work together to develop a single surface that provides a service to the structure that supports it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Roof
The transforming application of a plane.
"We beleive the computer revolution has
leftmost of you behind."
-Dan O’sullivan and Tom Igoe
2004
A roof is better defined as one of the three elementary parts of architecture: points, lines, and planes. In Its basic form the plane can change according to the parameters laid out by the designer. Throughout its transformation it holds many of the characteristics that walls and skins also hold. It is only after its application that the planes orientation defines it as a roof. Through out history the roof has been redefined multiple times in response to culture, climate, economics, welfare, etc. The question we have to ask ourselves is what truly defines the roof of the present and the future. In my opinion it is a mixture of forces driving the design of today’s roof structures. In my opinion the movement for a greener and more sustainable architecture should combine with the innovative technologies offered by computer programs and digital fabrication. Together they would create a freeform roof that responds to the occupant as well as the environment around it.
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References:
Quote- O’Sullivan, Dan, and Tom Igoe Physical Computing (2004)Thompson, Boston, Ma pgXVII
Image- Rafael Vinoly Architects. www.rvatr.com
The transforming application of a plane.
"We beleive the computer revolution has
leftmost of you behind."
-Dan O’sullivan and Tom Igoe
2004
A roof is better defined as one of the three elementary parts of architecture: points, lines, and planes. In Its basic form the plane can change according to the parameters laid out by the designer. Throughout its transformation it holds many of the characteristics that walls and skins also hold. It is only after its application that the planes orientation defines it as a roof. Through out history the roof has been redefined multiple times in response to culture, climate, economics, welfare, etc. The question we have to ask ourselves is what truly defines the roof of the present and the future. In my opinion it is a mixture of forces driving the design of today’s roof structures. In my opinion the movement for a greener and more sustainable architecture should combine with the innovative technologies offered by computer programs and digital fabrication. Together they would create a freeform roof that responds to the occupant as well as the environment around it.
_gap
References:
Quote- O’Sullivan, Dan, and Tom Igoe Physical Computing (2004)Thompson, Boston, Ma pgXVII
Image- Rafael Vinoly Architects. www.rvatr.com
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