A Framework to Achieve Multifunctionality in Biomimetic Adaptive Building Skins

Kuru, Aysu; Oldfield, Philip; Bonser, Stephen P.; Fiorito, Francesco

doi:10.3390/buildings10070114

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“… Simplified stages of biomimetic approaches described in Section 4.2 . From top towards bottom [adapted from]: Bottom Up [ 3 ], Top Down [ 3 ], Design Spiral [ 19 ], BioGen [ 102 ], Push-Pull [ 103 ], Plant to Architecture [ 104 ], Multi-Biomechanism [ 105 ], and ThBA [ 106 ]. …”

Section: Classifications and Design Methods For Biomimicrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Biomimicry in Architecture: A Review of Definitions, Case Studies, and Design Methods

2023

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Biomimicry, as a field of science, is mainly defined as a solution for design problems inspired by natural models, systems, and elements. For the built environment, using nature as a guide can enhance sustainability or even go beyond that and generate a regenerative approach. This is important in the building sector to evolve towards a sustainable and circular economy and reduce CO2 emissions in terms of energy-use. While several biomimicry-related keywords exist, scholars and practitioners in architecture have given varying interpretations to the term biomimicry depending on the use and goal. There has been increasing interest in biomimicry in architecture (BIA), yet the field has become more fragmented. This study aims to highlight differences and similarities through an extended literature survey and analysis that explores case studies, classification systems, and methodological frameworks related to biomimicry in architecture as a way to contribute to reduce the fragmentation in the field. To provide the necessary context and avoid confusion regarding the many concepts and terms that refer to nature-based design, biomimicry-related keywords and interpretations of the word biomimicry are first clarified. Ultimately, the discussion is an integrative effort at defining the field, and highlights the significance and impact of employing BIA in terms of sustainability and usability, as well as showcasing the opportunities for further research.

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Section: Classifications and Design Methods For Biomimicrymentioning

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Biomimicry in Architecture: A Review of Definitions, Case Studies, and Design Methods

2023

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“…New systems are currently being actively developed to cover a building from excessive sun and regulate its temperature. Bionics is a growing industry in architecture and construction, and many bio-inspired adaptable façades have gone from concept to reality [ 44 ]. It is necessary to establish a more comprehensive, systematic, and rational “transfer” process from nature to the enclosing structures to achieve a thorough application of bionics in architecture, potentially influencing the efficiency of life.…”

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Coherent Investigation on a Smart Kinetic Wooden Façade Based on Material Passport Concepts and Environmental Profile Inquiry

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Wood is one of the most fully renewable building materials, so wood instead of non-renewable materials produced from organic energy sources significantly reduces the environmental impact. Construction products can be replenished at the end of their working life and their elements and components deconstructed in a closed-loop manner to act as a material for potential construction. Materials passports (MPs) are instruments for incorporating circular economy principles (CEP) into structures. Material passports (MPs) consider all the building’s life cycle (BLC) steps to ensure that it can be reused and transformed several times. The number of reuse times and the operating life of the commodity greatly influence the environmental effects incorporated. For a new generation of buildings, the developing of an elegant kinetic wooden façade has become a necessity. It represents a multidisciplinary region with different climatic, fiscal, constructional materials, equipment, and programs, and ecology-influencing design processes and decisions. Based on an overview of the material’s environmental profile (MEP) and material passport (MP) definition in the design phase, this article attempts to establish and formulate an analytical analysis of the wood selection process used to produce a kinetic façade. The paper will analyze the importance of environmentally sustainable construction and a harmonious architectural environment to reduce harmful human intervention on the environment. It will examine the use of wooden panels on buildings’ façades as one solution to building impact on the environment. It will show the features of the formation of the wooden exterior of the building. It will also examine modern architecture that enters into a dialogue with the environment, giving unique flexibility to adapt a building. The study finds that new buildings can be easily created today. The concept of building materials passport and the environmental selection of the kinetic wooden façade can be incorporated into the building design process. This will improve the economic and environmental impact of the building on human life.

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“…Furthermore, most outcomes of existing biomimetic approaches for designing building facades, are commonly mono-functional facades and usually with shape morphing shading devices [ 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. This before might be a result of a lack of clarification of multi-functionality in nature from non-biologists‘ perspectives [ 44 ].…”

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Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

et al. 2020

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In the Panama context, energy consumption in the building sector is mostly related to the conditioning of indoor spaces for cooling and lighting. Different nature strategies can be mimic to strongly impact these two aspects in the building sector, such as the ones presented here. A comprehensive analysis regarding literature related to biomimicry-based approaches destined to improve buildings designs is presented here. This analysis is driven by the increasing energy regulations demands to meet future local goals and to propose a framework for applications in Panama. Such biomimicry-based approaches have been further analyzed and evaluated to propose the incorporation of organism-based design for three of the most climate types found in Panama. Consequently, a SWOT analysis helped realized the potential that biomimicry-based approaches might have in improving the odds of in meeting the local and global regulations demands. The need for multidisciplinary collaboration to accomplish biomimicry-based-designed buildings, brings an increment in the competitivity regarding more trained human-assets, widening the standard-construction-sector thinking. Finally, the analysis presented here can serve as the foundation for further technical assessment, via numerical and experimental means.

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A Framework to Achieve Multifunctionality in Biomimetic Adaptive Building Skins

Cited by 25 publications

References 81 publications

Biomimicry in Architecture: A Review of Definitions, Case Studies, and Design Methods

Biomimicry in Architecture: A Review of Definitions, Case Studies, and Design Methods

Coherent Investigation on a Smart Kinetic Wooden Façade Based on Material Passport Concepts and Environmental Profile Inquiry

Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

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