Endemic Light

<p>This thesis explores endemic light and atmosphere through the shifting scales of three architectural interventions. These interventions are guided by site and theoretical research, providing justification for the notion of endemic light. This notion develops upon the concept of site specific architecture and place. It is the synthesis of site context – combining both ephemeral and phenomenological qualities to create engaging and evocative architectural experiences. Analysis of the Mackenzie Basin site established an overarching understanding of the atmospheric, physical, social and historical contexts of the area. Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Juhani Pallasmaa and Christian Norberg-Schulz provide key justifications for the theoretical investigation of light, atmosphere, and place; as well as ongoing precedence for the research through design process. This process explores three interventions, moving up in scale from an installation, to a domestic dwelling, and finally a public building. The installation operates at an interactive scale, exploring abstract concepts of condensing light within a space, through manipulation of light, colour and texture. The domestic scale expands on this research, developing condensed light and atmosphere at a habitable scale. Through designing for light and atmosphere the dwelling becomes a device for endemic atmospheric experiences in a domestic context. The final scale explores a public building in the form of a town centre for Twizel. This intervention adapts the notion of condensing light within interior spaces, instead exploring at an urban scale, intensifying them externally through courtyards and exterior building form. The thesis concludes, that successful and immersive architectural experiences are generated through strong ephemeral and phenomenological connections and engagement with site and endemic light.</p>

Endemic Light

<p>This thesis explores endemic light and atmosphere through the shifting scales of three architectural interventions. These interventions are guided by site and theoretical research, providing justification for the notion of endemic light. This notion develops upon the concept of site specific architecture and place. It is the synthesis of site context – combining both ephemeral and phenomenological qualities to create engaging and evocative architectural experiences. Analysis of the Mackenzie Basin site established an overarching understanding of the atmospheric, physical, social and historical contexts of the area. Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Juhani Pallasmaa and Christian Norberg-Schulz provide key justifications for the theoretical investigation of light, atmosphere, and place; as well as ongoing precedence for the research through design process. This process explores three interventions, moving up in scale from an installation, to a domestic dwelling, and finally a public building. The installation operates at an interactive scale, exploring abstract concepts of condensing light within a space, through manipulation of light, colour and texture. The domestic scale expands on this research, developing condensed light and atmosphere at a habitable scale. Through designing for light and atmosphere the dwelling becomes a device for endemic atmospheric experiences in a domestic context. The final scale explores a public building in the form of a town centre for Twizel. This intervention adapts the notion of condensing light within interior spaces, instead exploring at an urban scale, intensifying them externally through courtyards and exterior building form. The thesis concludes, that successful and immersive architectural experiences are generated through strong ephemeral and phenomenological connections and engagement with site and endemic light.</p>

The Contemporary Sustainable Neighbourhood: Cracow’s Wola Justowska district

The environment is the little "Homeland”, which is defined by a neighborhood consisting of people and structures. The neighborhood is extended in time and space. The city of Cracow was chosen as a case study here. The contemporary environment in the Wola Justowska district is presented in the last examples of buildings designed by the author. Those contemporary structures are compared with historical houses in Cracow, which belong to the author’s family since the 19th century. The author analyses the influences of the period of the 19th century Austrian occupation, of a construction boom between the two World Wars, and of the Communist ban on design and construction in Cracow. In the paper's final remarks, the author notes that the design process and processes of shaping the environment look similar in the past century and today and that a contemporary neighborhood is shaped more by a cultural process than by design. Designing, building and endurance of a building form is a process that is shaped by culture and at the same time shapes the culture itself.

Space Efficiency in Contemporary Supertall Residential Buildings

Space efficiency is one of the most important design considerations in any tall building, in terms of making the project viable. This parameter becomes more critical in supertall (300 m+) residential towers, to make the project attractive by offering the maximum usage area for dwellers. This study analyzed the space efficiency in contemporary supertall residential buildings. Data was collected from 27 buildings, using a literature survey and a case study method, to examine space efficiency and the main architectural and structural design considerations affecting it. The results of this research highlighted that: (1) central core was the most common type of design parameter; (2) prismatic forms were the most preferred building forms; (3) the frequent use of reinforced concrete was identified, compared to steel and composite; (4) the most common structural system was an outriggered frame system; (5) the space efficiency decreased as the building height increased, in which core planning played a critical role; (6) when building form groups were compared among themselves, no significant difference was found between their effects on space efficiency, and similar results were valid for structural systems. It is believed that this study will help and direct architects in the design and implementation of supertall residential projects.

Multi-objective building design optimisation using acoustics and daylighting

Daylighting and acoustics parameters are related to each other in terms of material usage, specifically for window openings. However, no study has included acoustics and daylighting as objectives in the multi-objective optimisation models. In this study, this relationship was included to the optimisation process of generating building conceptual form. A model was developed to optimise the form of a building using acoustics, daylighting and floor area as the objectives. Daylight autonomy parameter for daylighting performance and C50 (speech clarity), reverberation time, Speech Transmission Index parameters for acoustic performance were used in the model which was created with visual programming language. Case studies were conducted with the model, and the results were discussed. Maximising speech clarity and maximising annual daylighting in the space were determined as objectives for the building form optimisation process in the case studies.

The Influence of the Region after Ethnic Migration on Residential Buildings — Taking the Migration Activity of "Braving the Journey to Northeast" as an Example

There have been many ethnic migration activities in Chinese history. In the meantime, the architectural thinking of the tribes who traveled to the place of arrival has a process of transformation, and this process also reflects the influence of the region on the choice of architectural form. This article will examine the development process of residential buildings, and by comparing the similarities and differences of residential buildings in the place of departure and arrival of the migrating ethnic group, it will study the catalytic effect of the region on the evolution of the residential building form of the migrating ethnic group.

Persepsi Masyarakat Cirebon Terhadap Elemen Fisik Perkotaan di Koridor Jalan Cipto Mangunkusumo

ABSTRAKJalan Cipto Mangunkusumo merupakan salah satu daerah pusat aktivitas kegiatan masyarakat Kota Cirebon, letaknya strategis pada pusat kota sehingga menjadi jalur utama lalu lintas di Kota Cirebon. Namun, ada beberapa elemen kota yang pemanfaatannya kurang sesuai sehingga fungsi elemen kota yang ada di daerah tersebut kurang maksimal dan menimbulkan ketidaknyamanan oleh masyarakat yang beraktivitas atau melintasi di jalan tersebut. Dengan adanya persepsi masyarakat terhadap elemen fisik kota yang ada di koridor jalan tersebut, maka penelitian ini menggunakan teori Hamid Shirvani, teori ini yaitu teori yang menjelaskan tentang 8 elemen fisik pembentuk kota, elemen tersebut antara lain : penggunaan lahan (Land Use), bentuk dan massa bangunan (Building Form and Massing), sirkulasi dan parking (Circulation and Parking), ruang terbuka (Open Space), jalur pejalan kaki (Pedestrian Ways), papan penanda (Signages), pendukung aktivitas (Activity Support), preservasi (Preservation). Dari indikator 8 elemen fisik pembentuk kota maka metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pengambilan data kuesioner online kepada 116 responden yang diambil secara random sampling. Maksud pengambilan sampling kepada responden tersebut yaitu giuna untuk mendapatkan data kesimpulan tentang persepsi masyarakat pada kesesuaian dan kurang kesesuaian terhadap 8 elemen fisik pembenetuk kota yang ada di koridor Jalan Cipto Mangunkusumo, diantara persepsi masyarakat pada elemen fisik kota yang sudah sesuai antara lain : penggunaan lahan, bentuk dan massa bangunan, jalur pejalan kaki, papan penanda, preservasi, dan persepsi masyarakat pada elemen fisik kota yang kurang sesuai antara lain : Sirkulasi dan area parkir, Ruang terbuka, Ruang pendukung aktivitas.Kata kunci : elemen fisik kota, kenyamanan kota, koridor jalan.ABSTRACTJalan Cipto Mangunkusumo is one of the central areas for community activities in Cirebon City. It is strategically located in the city center so that it becomes the main traffic lane in Cirebon City. However, there are some elements of the city whose utilization is not suitable so that the function of the urban elements in the area is not optimal and causes inconvenience to people who are active or crossing the road. With the public perception of the physical elements of the city in the corridor of the road, this study uses Hamid Shirvani's theory, this theory is a theory that explains the 8 physical elements that make up a city, these elements include: land use, shape and building mass (Building Form and Massing), circulation and parking (Circulation and Parking), open space (Open Space), pedestrian paths (Pedestrian Ways), signages (Signages), activity support (Activity Support), preservation (Preservation) . From the indicators of 8 physical elements that make up the city, the method used in this study is to use qualitative methods by taking online questionnaire data to 116 respondents who were taken by random sampling. The purpose of taking sampling of these respondents is to obtain conclusion data about people's perceptions of suitability and lack of conformity to the 8 physical elements that make up the city in the corridor of Jalan Cipto Mangunkusumo, among community perceptions on the physical elements of the city that are appropriate, among others: land use, the shape and mass of buildings, pedestrian paths, signboards, preservation, and people's perceptions of the physical elements of the city that are not suitable, including: circulation and parking areas, open spaces, space to support activities.Keywords : physical elements of the city, city convenience, road corridors.