Climate Responsive Design and Features Explore of Paul Rudolph’s Light Wood Residences

In the middle of the 20th century, Paul Rudolph’s design practice of light wood residences in Sarasota area was well adapted to the local hot and humid subtropical climate. By tracing the origin of Paul Rudolph’s thought of climate responsive design, it’s possible to realize the design features of Paul Rudolph’s early works from heat protection and ventilation, and sum up the strategies and construction of his light wood residences for climate responsive design. Based on the characteristics of subtropical heat and humidity, Rudolph focused on innovations in building facades, roofs, and spaces, and proposed a series of climate-responsive design strategies and methods. Rudolph’s light wood practice has its own value in terms of technical principles, material technology, and regional characteristics, which are both rational and perceptual, and has enlightening value for the application of light buildings in subtropical areas and the design of contemporary light wood buildings.

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The Psychological Supportive Design Features in Hospitals: Case of a Public Jordanian Hospital in Amman

HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal ◽

10.1177/19375867211029560 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 193758672110295

Author(s):

Nadine Al-Bqour ◽

Shaher Rababeh ◽

Rama Al-Rabady

Keyword(s):

Interior Design ◽

Public Hospital ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Design Features ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

Hospital Design ◽

Third World Country ◽

Responsive Design ◽

Healing Environments ◽

Supportive Design

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop a practical framework that combines the psychological supportive design features in hospitals’ healing environments, also, to examine the implementation of these features in a Jordanian public hospital. Background: Positive psychological feelings are the hidden powerful treatment in hospitals. Although that Jordan represents a third-world country, it is counted as one of the most sought-after healthcare locations in the Middle East for its distinguished healthcare serveries (Private Hospitals Association, 2019). Nevertheless, the architectural and interior design of the healthcare facilities in Jordan usually ignores the inpatients’ psychological needs. Also, there is an absence of practicing a set of psychological supportive design features to guide the hospitals’ design in Jordan. Method: Design features are obtained from the main theories in the field of supportive healing environments. A large Jordanian public hospital was selected to be assessed in terms of these features within the developed practical framework. This study adopts a mixed methodology; data are collected using different methods, mainly literature review, site inventory, and inpatients’ questionnaire. Results: The studied hospital remains moderately considerable in terms of the psychologically supportive design features. However, the nature connectivity aspect is not satisfactorily considered in the studied hospital design. Conclusion: This study suggests a responsive design that fosters interaction and integration with surrounding nature in order to increase levels of connectivity with nature. The studied design features in this study could work as guiding principles for Jordanian hospitals’ designers.

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Efficiency and Teamwork in Emergency Departments: Perception of Staff on Design Interventions

HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal ◽

10.1177/19375867211023156 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 193758672110231

Author(s):

Sahar Ahmadpour ◽

Sara Bayramzadeh ◽

Parsa Aghaei

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Emergency Departments ◽

Online Survey ◽

The Body ◽

Healthcare Outcomes ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Design Features ◽

Staff Members ◽

Enhance Efficiency ◽

Efficient Work

Objectives: The goal of this study is twofold: (1) identifying design strategies that enhance efficiency and support teamwork in emergency departments (EDs) and (2) identifying design features that contribute to the spread of COVID-19, based on staff perception. Background: Due to increasing ED visits annually, an efficient work environment has become one of the main concerns in designing EDs. According to the literature, an efficient work environment and teamwork improve healthcare outcomes and positively impact staff satisfaction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, EDs faced various changes such as workflow and space usage. Few studies explored staff perceptions about the influence of design features on efficiency, teamwork, and the COVID-19 spread. Method: An online survey with 14 open- and closed-ended questions was distributed among ED staff members to collect data about unit design features that impact efficiency, teamwork, and the COVID-19 spread. Results: The central nursing station was one of the preferred configurations that increased efficiency and teamwork in EDs. Decentralizing disposal rooms in small-size EDs and decentralizing the medication room in large-size EDs with more than 65 exam rooms can decrease staff walking steps. Flexibility to expand treatment spaces on demand, one-way track circulation path, and changing the air pressure in COVID-19 treatment areas were some of the staff suggestions for future EDs. Conclusion: The findings of this study contribute to the body of knowledge that EDs’ physical environments can impact efficiency and teamwork among staff and, consequently, healthcare outcomes. Compartmentalization of the ED layout can reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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Design Strategies for Green Practice

Journal of Green Building ◽

10.3992/jgb.1.4.11 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 11-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Andrew Scott

Keyword(s):

Environmental Performance ◽

Performance Monitoring ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Design Practice ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Unique Character ◽

Environmentally Responsive ◽

Current Context ◽

Effective Design

Should green buildings not only work differently, but also look, feel, and be conceived differently? The emergence of LEED accreditation as the leading form of environmental performance monitoring and its associated points and checklist format can mask the necessity for architectural projects to have focused and effective design strategies that integrate sustainability with the design process. Green accountability does not always go hand in hand with architectural quality: a good building is certainly not necessarily a green building, while a green building is not always a good work of architecture. So it becomes important to recognize the unique character and possibilities in each project and then to develop environmentally responsive concepts that support and enhance the form of the architecture. This article discusses the current context for “Green Design Practice” through a series of quite different design assignments where the focus is upon enabling the design to emerge from the recognition of the “environmental and sustainability potential.”

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Thermal Performances of Three Old Houses: A Comparative Study of Heterogeneous Vernacular Traditions in Taiwan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11195538 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (19) ◽

pp. 5538 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yun-Shang Chiou ◽

Joan Stephanie Elizalde

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Natural Ventilation ◽

Comfort Level ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Cultural Traditions ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Cultural Roots ◽

Responsive Design ◽

Vernacular Buildings

The paper presents a comparative study of the climate responsive design strategies and indoor thermal performance of three vernacular houses in Guanshan Township of eastern Taiwan by building survey and instrument measurements. These houses are all about 80 years old. They are of Chinese style, Japanese style, and a mixture of both styles. All three houses are popular building types in the region. Key findings include: (1) Space buffer, thermal insulation, ground exposure, and natural ventilation are the key elements of climate responsive design strategies. (2) The climate responsive design strategies of the three buildings, while using similar building material, are not the same. They are strongly associated with the buildings’ cultural roots as well as the buildings’ use patterns. (3) The Chinese-style house is a heat rejecter. It is comfortable in spring and summer. The mixed-style house is a heat keeper. It is comfortable in winter and spring. The Japanese-style house is well-ventilated and has equal thermal comfort level at around 50% in all seasons. It is uncommon that vernacular buildings from different cultural traditions coexist in the same region. This study provides detail appraisals of their respective sustainable design strategies in hot and humid climate.

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An investigation on climate responsive design strategies of vernacular housing in Vietnam

Building and Environment ◽

10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.04.019 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 46 (10) ◽

pp. 2088-2106 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

Anh-Tuan Nguyen ◽

Quoc-Bao Tran ◽

Duc-Quang Tran ◽

Sigrid Reiter

Keyword(s):

Design Strategies ◽

Responsive Design

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Optimization of Design and Planing VHS Building Using Chronolux

Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.17509/ijost.v1i2.3793 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 170

Author(s):

Beta Paramita ◽

Ismahnida Kamilia ◽

Muhammad Iqbal Nurhidayat ◽

Resty Ocktaviyane

Keyword(s):

Food Service ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Family Welfare ◽

The Sun ◽

Vocational High School ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Building Facades ◽

Site Planning ◽

Building Engineering

Gedebage integrated vocational high school (SMK) is a school which accommodates the concept of technopolis. The school has four programs: building engineering, family welfare education (PKK/food service), mechanical engineering, and tourism - which produce skilled and ready-to-work graduates. This article aims to recommend the sun exposure toward the building of the school, which is related to site planning and design strategies based on the duration of solar radiation on vegetation, and building facades as well as the distance between buildings through the use of Chronolux plug-in on Sketch-up Software. From the measurement, it is found that vegetation can reduce sky view factors (SVF) from 76.4 to 38.87%. For the building façade, it is able to reduce sun exposure from 4 hours 51 minutes to 3 hours 19 minutes with SVF from 47.26 to 38.11%. Meanwhile, the building distance of 9 m receives sun exposure from 9:00 am to 3.42 pm.

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The spatial context of the cinematic aspect of architecture

Facta universitatis - series Architecture and Civil Engineering ◽

10.2298/fuace1502123a ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 123-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Katarina Andjelkovic

Keyword(s):

Urban Space ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Traditional Approach ◽

New Technology ◽

Human Vision ◽

Spatial Context ◽

Design Practice ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Architectural Discourse ◽

Paradigmatic Change

This paper presents the findings, conclusions and results of my PhD research entitled, "The spatial context of the cinematic aspect of architecture". The purpose of this paper is to present the possibilities of adopting the cinematic qualities of architecture as an approach to tracing current modifications in contemporary architectural discourse in relation to the paradigmatic change of perception of urban space towards a movement perspective. The design process tradition, which comprises a standard series of procedural exercises aided by new technology, is in contrast to the experimental architectural research of the last decade that has clearly demonstrated the tendency to enrich the limited traditional approach in order to extend human vision beyond what is perceivable. Accordingly, I propose that we can test the cinematic aspect of architecture, first having harmonized the relationship between architecture and film through their common methodological and didactic approaches. To verify the cinematic aspect of architecture in theory, practice and education, and to maintain the level of creativity present in design practice, I initiated a reassessment of current design practice and proposed alternative architectural design strategies.

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Strategic development of flexible manufacturing facilities

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-03-2019-0139 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 1299-1314

Author(s):

Katherine M. Madson ◽

Bryan Franz ◽

Keith R. Molenaar ◽

Gül Okudan Kremer

Keyword(s):

Flexible Manufacturing ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

The United States ◽

General Purpose ◽

Facility Design ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Design Features ◽

Content Type ◽

Manufacturing Facilities ◽

High Level

PurposeThis article addresses the lack of formal design guidance that supports flexibility within the architectural and engineered systems of manufacturing facilities through the development of a taxonomy and associated terminology.Design/methodology/approachThis research performed a comparative analysis of 15 manufacturing facilities located both within the United States (73 percent of cases) and internationally (27 percent of cases). These case studies provided details on how and where flexibility was incorporated into the design of a manufacturing facility. Specific consideration was given to the primary design features that enabled a decoupling of the facility from the manufacturing process. These design features were then clustered to identify main design strategies that enable flexibility.FindingsBy grouping the design features together and creating a common vocabulary, three coherent design approaches for flexible facilities were identified, each having a different potential for responding to short-term and long-term changes. These include general purpose, scalable, and dedicated facilities.Research limitations/implicationsBy delineating three high-level strategies for early flexible facility design, this research synthesizes a conceptual understanding of flexibility with practical and implementable designs. This synthesis provides an incremental advance to a complex challenge for researchers. It also provides decision support to design teams by aiding in project definition, when flexibility is desirable. This research is primarily limited by the number of cases reviewed. With more cases, additional facility design strategies may be identified.Practical implicationsThe findings in this research allow for a basic understanding of how a flexible facility can be designed with only limited or vague information about the product and manufacturing processes contained within. The development of terminology associated with each facility design strategy provides standardization for the discussion and implementation of flexibility early in the design process. In doing so, flexible designs become easier to create and more efficient to implement.Originality/valueThis research provides the first synthesized approach for considering flexible facility design strategies within the manufacturing sector.

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