Designing Kinetics for Architectural Facades

Moloney, Jules

doi:10.4324/9780203814703

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“…As these CABS concepts tend to be applied not only in high-profile, high-budget projects, it presents as a cost-effective solution that can bring distinct aesthetic quality to the building [20] [114]. Such multi-functional shading systems fit in well with current construction practices, and are therefore attractive for facilitating a smooth transition towards widespread application of more advanced CABS concepts.…”

Section: Future Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Future Perspectivesmentioning

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“…Moloney [114] argues that application of CABS asks for the design of a process rather than an artefact. This is because the mere addition of adaptive features to the building envelope does not directly guarantee successful operation.…”

Section: Operational Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…This requires designers/engineers to design a control system and data input, as well as the physical components (Moloney, 2011). As the motions generated by media and information technology are coupled with the surface, interactive kinetic media facades are completed.…”

Section: Test Casesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactive Kinetic Media Facades: A Pedagogical Design System to Support an Integrated Virtual-Physical Prototyping Environment in the Design Process of Media Facades

Park

2013

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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Today, media facades play a significant role in our urban environments as media technologies continue to advance, aided by general systems theory and cybernetics. These media facades have taken new directions, toward holistic forms of kinetic, media, and interactive architecture, well beyond responsive architecture. Considering the move toward increased integration, a new pedagogical design tool for helping architectural designers and students understand kinesis and interaction more fully is now needed. For this, a design system that supports an associated, integrated virtual-physical prototyping environment based on multi-agent-models and Delta robot kinematics is proposed, implemented, and tested here. This research begins by exploring the latest cases of media facades, focusing on physical motions and the flow of information. Through analysis and classification, this research presents a theoretical model which consists of a tectonic model and an interactive model. Moreover, to prove the viability of these proposed models, an integrated virtual-physical prototyping environment is offered. The ultimate objective of this study is to assist, enhance, and expand the scope of media facades by proposing new ways of constructing, controlling, and simulating media facades by means of a new pedagogical design tool. Thus, this research contributes to pedagogy by allowing students and designers to fully explore and better understand interaction and kinesis in media facade design.

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“…In terms of complexity, however, the application of short-term CABS is often assessed as less favorable because it typically requires relatively complex and expensive technologies [6]. Moreover, the control of short-term CABS in the operational phase is rarely a trivial task, and problems during operation may have an adverse effect on CABS performance [17][18][19].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%