Adaptive Facades: Temperature-activated dynamic facade proposal
Introduction
Dynamic facades are becoming a significant innovation in modern architecture due to their ability to adapt to environmental changes and improve building efficiency. How can facades be made better and used for other purposes?
Facades have many benefits such as:
- Aesthetic appeal
- Defence against weathering
- Privacy and security
- Lateral resistance
- Thermal comfort
Even with all of the advantages, there is still potential for development. The development of dynamic facades that adapt to the building based on its real-time weathering, temperature, humidity, and occupants is my proposed solution. Utilizing the adaptation, the building can offer multifaceted solutions to various challenges in building design and operation, addressing energy efficiency, comfort, sustainability, and occupant well-being.
Benefits of Dynamic Facades
Dynamic facades offer numerous advantages, including:
- Solar Heat Gain and Glare Reduction: By modifying their characteristics, dynamic facades can significantly reduce solar heat gain and glare.
- Daylight Optimization: These facades can manage the amount and distribution of natural light entering a building.
- Energy Efficiency: Dynamic facades can greatly enhance a building’s energy efficiency by responding to environmental changes.
- Aesthetics and Architectural Expression: They provide opportunities for creative architectural designs.
- Climate Adaptation: In areas with extreme weather, dynamic facades help buildings adapt to changing conditions.
- Sustainability: They reduce energy consumption and reliance on artificial lighting and mechanical systems.
- Occupant Well-being: By creating comfortable indoor environments, dynamic facades can improve occupant health and well-being.
HIGH-LEVEL DESIGN DIAGRAM
LOW-LEVEL DESIGN
Video 1: development
Video 2: Testing on a regular curtain panel – Part 1
Video 3: Testing on a regular curtain panel – Part 2
Video 4: Final results
DIGITAL TWINS, REVIT AND DYNAMO
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
Dynamic facades represent a transformative approach to modern building design, offering significant benefits in terms of energy efficiency, sustainability, and occupant comfort. The proposal for a temperature-activated dynamic facade not only addresses current architectural challenges but also paves the way for more innovative and responsive building designs.
KEY FINDINGS
- The facade was able to provide solar shading.
- The facade will be used to provide energy optimization as well as indoor occupant comfort.
- By using the BIM technologies, we successfully developed an automated facade.
- I was able to see the errors in the project and adjust accordingly using Revit and Dynamo.
Overall, by automating tasks, providing flexibility for custom scripts, handling complexity effectively, enabling iterative design processes, integrating seamlessly with Revit, providing visualization through a visual interface, and allowing extensive customization, Dynamo streamlines parameter adjustments in Revit. With the use of digital twins, the ultimate automation for displays and error detection is visualised.
REFERENCES
Cilento, K. (2012) Al Bahar Towers Responsive Facade
Precedent 2 pulley system The Kiefer Technic Showroom, Austria – Issuu (2017).
