Environmental Ceramics Merging the digital and the physical in the design of a performance-based facade system

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Abstract

Environmental comfort and space occupancy are essential considerations in architectural design process. Façade systems deeply impact both aspects but are usually standardized. However, performance-based facade systems tackle these issues through computational design to devise non-homogeneous elements. This work proposes a ceramic facade system designed according to a performance-based process grounded on environmental analysis and parametric design to allow adaptation and geometric variation according to specific building demands on environmental comfort and functionality. In this process, the Design Science Research method guided the exploration of both design and evaluation, bridging the gap between theory and practice. Positive facade environmental performance were found from digital and physical models assessment in terms of radiation, illuminance, dampness (with ventilation) and temperature. Computational processes minimized radiation inside the building while maximized illuminance. Their association influenced on operative temperature, which dropped according to local dampness and material absorption. Accordingly, this design process associates not only environmental comfort and functionality concepts but also adaptability, flexibility, mass customization, personal fabrication, additive manufacturing concepts, being an example architectural design changes in the 4th Industrial Revolution.

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Giantini, G., de Souza, L. N., Turczyn, D., & Celani, G. (2019). Environmental Ceramics Merging the digital and the physical in the design of a performance-based facade system. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (Vol. 2, pp. 749–758). Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. https://doi.org/10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_176

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