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ARCH. PORFOLIO
CHAN SIN YIE
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architecture and environment
The module introduces the components of environmental conditions and issues. It focuses on human intervention affecting the environment both positively and negatively and the relationship of buildings with the natural system. Students will be introduced to basic environmental awareness through lectures and discussions. Additionally the module introduces students to the basic elements of climate and their influences on architecture, which aims to facilitate students to create acceptable environmentally conscious and comfortable building designs. There will be formative and summative assessments in this module comprising of an assignment, test and case study.
Assignement 1:
Creative Essay
There are many ways of designing environmentally-responsible and resource-efficient structures and cities, with amazing innovations and advances introduced every day. Everything from smart homes and photovoltaic glass to centrally organized power networks, modular building, and even self-healing bioconcrete.
Architects, startups, investors, entrepreneurs, tech companies, and designers are all pioneering holistic new approaches to sustainable architecture, in which new buildings are constructed and maintained throughout their
life-cycles with as little negative impact on the environment as possible.
Requirements
All submissions must be digital:
• Text submissions, including footnotes, citations, and illustration notes, must be submitted digitally in .doc format.
• Images must be submitted in .jpeg or .tiff formats, 300 dpi, and CMYK.
• Research Essay /Poster to be placed portrait in 2A4 Paper neatly compiled. All components must be presented in a well-organized and logical manner.
• Images or graphics should be formatted in portrait orientation to fit a single A4 page, or formatted to be split on 2xA4 facing portrait-oriented sheets in a spread.
• Must have – name, id, module, intake
• Observe standard margins, font size, spacing and organization.
• More visuals are expected in this poster. Pictures, images, tables, charts and diagrams should be properly labelled, clear and presentable.
• Avoid and double check spelling & grammatical errors.
• Observe and use proper referencing.
• Spelling in American Standard English.
• Relevant footnotes or citations should follow the Chicago Manual of Style.
• Essays, articles, or other text documents cannot have been previously published.
• Submission is throughTurnitin similarity index is no more than 20%.
Outcome
1
2
1
1/2
Assignment 2:
Daylighting
Daylighting in buildings, and especially in workplaces, is desired by most users and a proper use of daylight contributes to occupants' performance and well-being. Furthermore, the effects of light on people's health (effects beyond vision) have been the object of investigation during the last fifteen years. Although daylight is recognized to be the most energy-efficient means to deliver a proper light exposure, many buildings use artificial lighting extensively during the daytime in tropics. Daylighting implies the controlled use of natural light in buildings to achieve the desired visual, thermal, and psychological comforts. In a simulation study conducted by Pellegrino, Cammarano, Verso, and Corrado, (2017), the results highlighted the theoretical potential of daylight responsive control systems in reducing energy consumption, especially when rooms are designed to have at least sufficient (sDA > 55%) or, even better, favourably (sDA > 75%) daylighting conditions, the latter case resulted in energy saving using a manual on/off switch can be 42% on average.
Requirements
• Research Poster to be placed in 2A3 Paper neatly compiled. All components must be presented in a well-organized and logical manner.
•Depending on the building fabric’s direction you are to choose to submit images to be analysed for dates and times as below;
21 June, 9am, 12pm, 4pm
21 March, 9am, 12pm, 4pm
21 Dec, 9am, 12pm, 4pm
•Must have – names, id, module, intake
•Observe standard margins, font size, spacing and organization.
•More visuals are expected in this poster. Pictures, images, tables, charts, and diagrams should be properly labelled, clear and presentable.
• Avoid and double check spelling & grammatical errors.
• Observe and use proper referencing
Outcome
1_1
2_1
1_1
1/2
Analysis Slides
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