Adaptive and dynamic envelope ofr buildings retrofitting

WS1 | ADAPTIVE AND DYNAMIC ENVELOPE FOR BUILDINGS RETROFITTING | 8 credits

In particular, students will be able to evaluate the contribution of adaptive architecture, dynamic design, and green-soft solutions, analysing the different performance during the conceptual Design

The students will acquire a systemic vision, planning capacity, specific and technical skills in the field of Sustainable Architecture and Innovative Technologies, integrating and turning know-how, methods, practices and procedures, by involving specialized cognitive, interpersonal, social and activation skills needed to address development scenarios and to plan and implement the architecture’s adaptive capacity and urban environmental quality. 

In particular, after successful completion of the course students will be able to:

B1.     To manage the Principles/strategies/planning/solutions of bioclimatic architecture /vernacular architecture/green architecture, optimizing the relationship between responsive design and the context.

B2.   To integrate the passive cooling systems as well as to control the performance of low energy technologies and natural ventilation solutions in order to reduce the energy consumption in building and improve the comfort of internal space in hot dry climate conditions.

B3.     To operate with BIM and Parametric Massing Design tool in order to implement a systemic architectural vision, optimizing the passive solar design and enhanced thermal performance of building envelope, solar control, natural ventilation, day-lighting, passive solar heating and cooling etc). They will be able to evaluate the building form solutions according to the climate data analysis, in order to maximizing the impact of shadows and solar control systems.

Teaching and Learning Methods:

• Planning and design (in site/on-line) tutorial on case studies
• Render and design animations
• Work in progress continuously presented and discussed in a critical forum
• Case studies and application
• On-line Power Point Presentations,
• Frontal/streaming lessons, Virtual Class room lectures, & Guest Lecturers
• Feedback, Discussion, & Solved Examples.
• Site & Field trips (Visiting Construction sites)
• Referring to internet related web sites

Case studies and application