Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture
A change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of energy and its devastating effects on the natural environment. This shift changed the thinking of architects, engineer...
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| description | A change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of energy and its devastating effects on the natural environment. This shift changed the thinking of architects, engineers, and designers in the initial phases of a building’s design, with a change from the importance of geometry and form to assessing a building’s performance, from structure to a building’s skin, and from abstract aesthetics to bio-climatic aesthetics. In this context, sustainable, intelligent, and adaptive building façades were extensively researched and developed. Consequently, several typologies, strategies, and conceptual design frameworks for adaptive façades were developed with the aim of performing certain functions. This study focuses on the biomimetic methodologies developed to design adaptive façades because of their efficiency compared to other typologies. A comprehensive literature review is performed to review the design approaches toward those façades at the early stage of design. Then, the theoretical bases for three biomimetic frameworks are presented to gain an overall understanding of the concepts, opportunities, and limitations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-984fbb93a7c64040a70c2502003172f32023-12-03T12:34:45ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-07-011515539010.3390/en15155390Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious ArchitectureAli M. A. Faragalla0Somayeh Asadi1Department of Architecture, University of Juba, Juba P.O. Box 80, South SudanDepartment of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA 16802, USAA change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of energy and its devastating effects on the natural environment. This shift changed the thinking of architects, engineers, and designers in the initial phases of a building’s design, with a change from the importance of geometry and form to assessing a building’s performance, from structure to a building’s skin, and from abstract aesthetics to bio-climatic aesthetics. In this context, sustainable, intelligent, and adaptive building façades were extensively researched and developed. Consequently, several typologies, strategies, and conceptual design frameworks for adaptive façades were developed with the aim of performing certain functions. This study focuses on the biomimetic methodologies developed to design adaptive façades because of their efficiency compared to other typologies. A comprehensive literature review is performed to review the design approaches toward those façades at the early stage of design. Then, the theoretical bases for three biomimetic frameworks are presented to gain an overall understanding of the concepts, opportunities, and limitations.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5390energyperformancefaçadeadaptivebiomimeticdesign |
| spellingShingle | Ali M. A. Faragalla Somayeh Asadi Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture Energies energy performance façade adaptive biomimetic design |
| title | Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture |
| title_full | Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture |
| title_fullStr | Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture |
| title_short | Biomimetic Design for Adaptive Building Façades: A Paradigm Shift towards Environmentally Conscious Architecture |
| title_sort | biomimetic design for adaptive building facades a paradigm shift towards environmentally conscious architecture |
| topic | energy performance façade adaptive biomimetic design |
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