An intelligent and responsive architecture

Today's intelligent buildings are actually electronically enhanced buildings, the forerunners of a new architecture. They herald an impending paradigm shift in the world of architectural design. This shift will occur, in part, as a response to the need for healthy and sustaining buildings, the opportunities presented by innovations in science and technology, the demands of the new global economy, and the growing realization of the value of human capital by knowledge-based companies. The resulting architecture will be comprised of responsive environmental systems and will mark the emergence of a fully developed intelligent architectural form—the Knowledge Building.     

Modeling ventilated double skin façade—A zonal approach

This article presents the application of the zonal approach for modeling airflow and temperature in a ventilated double skin facades (DSF). The zonal airflow equation, power-law, was employed to calculate the airflow through the shading device and cavities. The zonal energy equation was used to evaluate the temperature distribution in the DSF system. The predicted temperature distributions were verified using measured values and parametric studies were conducted to identify the influence of height, flow rate and presence of venetian blinds on the inlet–outlet temperature difference. The influence of changing the values of each parameter was found to be more apparent during the day than during the night. The inlet–outlet temperature difference increased as height of the DSF increased and when venetian blinds were installed but it was found to decrease as the airflow rate increased. The results had revealed that the zonal approach can be employed to provide information on the performance of DSF faster and at very low computational resource.     

建筑立面造型艺术设计技术探讨

建筑造型设计不能简单地理解为形式上的表面加工,其应是自始至终贯穿于整个建筑设计中,科学技术性和艺术性的融合、渗透、统一是建筑立面造型设计的主要特点,也是评判建筑美观的重要条件之一,本文将针对建筑立面艺术性的设讣而展开探讨。     

再思参数化设计——其理论、研究、总结和实践

本文指出当前普遍对于参数化设计的误解,并以研究项目及实践项目为例,系统地从理论、研究、总结、实践各阶段全面介绍参数化设计的原理、方法和设计成果,对参数化设计提供有价值的参考。     

浅谈双层玻璃幕墙及其风荷载特性

本文针对双层幕墙的风荷载特性,重点研究其内层幕墙的风荷载性能,并简单地介绍了双层幕墙的结构和形式,包括外循环式双层幕墙、内循环式双层幕墙、综合内外循环的双层幕墙,从而可以为进一步学习双层幕墙特性提供一种有效的思路。     

欧洲智能办公建筑与智能玻璃幕墙

智能办公建筑是未来办公建筑的发展方向、智能玻璃幕墙是欧洲现代建筑高科技科研与实践的杰出成果。本文从智能办公建筑与智能玻璃幕墙的发展、设计原则和工作原理、工程实例分析、发展前景与研究动态4个方面系统详细地阐述了智能玻璃幕墙的设计原理与技术构造。     

“机器材料性”：数字建构的材料探索——记2011年华中科技大学国际会议暨国际学生工作营

＂机器材料性＂国际会议武汉工作营创建了一个链接建筑学和数字设计技术的良好平台。华中科技大学主办并邀请多所院校共同参与,是一次在中国产生巨大影响力的学术研讨活动。学生工作营邀请国内外知名教授、建筑师、学者与学生们共享参数化建筑设计领域最新的研究和实践成果。     

面向方案阶段能耗主导的建筑性能快速优化方法

依托机器学习和参数化技术建立了面向建筑方案设计阶段能耗主导的建筑性能快速优化方法,从而实现方案设计阶段以能耗为代表的建筑性能的直观呈现.本文通过实际案例证实了将建筑能耗快速计算技术与交互式性能优化框架相结合,可以让建筑师在进行方案推进与决策过程中直观而快速地获取以建筑能耗为代表的各项性能指标的反馈,从中选择最佳的设计方案,提升建筑师进行性能优化设计的能力.     

Re-characterization of architectural style of reinforced concrete building facades by exterior seismic strengthening

Recent earthquakes in Turkey have shown the poor seismic performance of reinforced concrete residential buildings. This led to widespread utilization of several strengthening methods, each of which is convenient in different aspects. However, what is required to apply any of these methods is to evacuate the building in question, since the interruptions are mostly within the building and to the structural members. In this article, a method is introduced for external strengthening of typical reinforced concrete buildings that represent the majority of the built environment in Turkey. The method suggests addition of shear walls, which are connected to each other by means of reinforced concrete diaphragms on two separate floor levels and to the existing external columns and floor system at corners of the building. The advantage of shear walls in seismic performance is already known; however, this article discusses the feasibility of the proposed method in terms of architectural viewpoint, since the method unavoidably covers great modifications on the architectural form of the building. As a whole, this external strengthening method provides a typical facade resemblance by means of additional structural members without emptying the building.     

参数化设计——一种设计方法论

本文从建筑设计方法论的角度诠释了参数化设计的过程,客观评价了其不同于传统设计的优、劣势。并通过对三个设计实践的解析,进一步思考参数化真正能给设计带来何种变革。     

浅析参数化表皮设计的参数获取

在数字技术持续发展的未来,随着参数化设计体系的逐渐完善,建筑师的任务将定位于两点:其一是参数的获取,凭借建筑师的修养和对建筑设计的经验,选择适合场所特质及使用者需求的参数源,并确定参数模型建立方向;其二是众多参数化技术生成形式的选择与再深化,这仍然需要建筑师的职业判断力。     

The daylighting dashboard – A simulation-based design analysis for daylit spaces

This paper presents a vision of how state-of-the-art computer-based analysis techniques can be effectively used during the design of daylit spaces. Following a review of recent advances in dynamic daylight computation capabilities, climate-based daylighting metrics, occupant behavior and glare analysis, a fully integrated design analysis method is introduced that simultaneously considers annual daylight availability, visual comfort and energy use: Annual daylight glare probability profiles are combined with an occupant behavior model in order to determine annual shading profiles and visual comfort conditions throughout a space. The shading profiles are then used to calculate daylight autonomy plots, energy loads, operational energy costs and green house gas emissions. The paper then shows how simulation results for a sidelit space can be visually presented to simulation non-experts using the concept of a daylighting dashboard. The paper ends with a discussion of how the daylighting dashboard could be practically implemented using technologies that are available today.     

数字技术影响下体育建筑的参数化及协同设计

随着数字设计手段、施工手段以及材料技术的不断发展,近些年体育建筑呈现出形式更加自由、结构构成方式更加复杂的趋势,而参数化及协同设计手法为其提供了一个系统化、高效率的设计平台。本文从参数提取、模型构建及协同设计应用等方面探讨体育建筑的参数化设计方法及应用前景。     

浅谈参数化设计在目前国内建筑设计过程中的角色定位

在国内建筑设计界,参数化设计是近两年被提及最多的词汇,它的融合计算机编程进行设计的特点、产生的大量绚目的设计成果使得很多建筑师和学生纷纷效仿。那么参数化设计的实际应用情况如何?该文将结合作者近几年来的从业经验对参数化设计在建筑设计中的定位作一初步探究。     

The urban canyon and building energy use: Urban density versus daylight and passive solar gains

The link between urban density and building energy use is a complex balance between climatic factors and the spatial, material and use patterns of urban spaces and the buildings that constitute them. This study uses the concept of the urban canyon to investigate the ways that the energy performance of low-energy buildings in a north-European setting is affected by their context.This study uses a comprehensive suite of climate-based dynamic thermal and daylight simulations to describe how these primary factors in the passive energy properties of buildings are affected by increases in urban density.It was found that the geometry of urban canyons has an impact on total energy consumption in the range of up to +30% for offices and +19% for housing, which shows that the geometry of urban canyons is a key factor in energy use in buildings. It was demonstrated how the reflectivity of urban canyons plays an important, previously underestimated role, which needs to be taken into account when designing low-energy buildings in dense cities. Energy optimization of urban and building design requires a detailed understanding of the complex interplay between the temporal and spatial phenomena taking place, merging qualitative and quantitative considerations.     

Consideration of Shape Characteristics for Apartments Incorporating Daylight and Energy Performance

The objective of this paper is to design units with well-lighted environment and low-energy consumption in the apartment building. Their daylight and energy performance can be determined by the building shape and orientation. The paper initially produced the results of illuminations and energy efficiency using the daylight and thermal simulations by Autodesk ＂ECOTECT＂. It then provided the comparison on simulation results of two type buildings： Flat-type and L-type apartment. The available options for the design incorporating the environmental performance have less flexibility in fiat-type apartments than in L-type ones. The best unit in the fiat apartment is fixed from -45 to 45 degrees rotation, however, that in the L-type one can change depending on rotating the building. Moreover, if the upper level units had the appropriate environment, the lower level could have larger window areas in order to meet those daylight performance needs. Results show that the facade design should have the different window areas depending on the location of each unit. It can assist in the comfort and low-energy consumption design by using simulation tools that achieve the more predictable understandings.