The challenge of developing adaptive, responsive lowenergy architecture requires new knowledge about the complex and dynamic interaction between envelope architecture and optimisation between competing environmental performance metrics. Advances in modelling the geometry of building envelopes and control technologies for adaptive buildings now permit the sophisticated evaluation of alternative envelope configurations for a set of performance criteria. This paper reports on a study of the parametric control of a building envelope based on moveable façade components, acting as a shading device to reduce thermal gain within the building. This is investigated using a novel pentagonal tiling strategy considering the component design, tessellation and control methods.
History
Event
Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia. Conference (17th : 2012 : Chennai, India)
Series
Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia Conference
Pagination
253 - 262
Publisher
The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)