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The influence of adjoining unconditioned atrium spaces on dwellings

Borries, Vincent LU (2019) AEBM01 20191
Division of Energy and Building Design
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Abstract
The development of today’s energy-efficient dwellings often results in highly technical building solutions. We try to shield ourselves and our buildings as much as we can from the outdoors and subsequently loose an essential connection to the elements. Traditional design principals fall into oblivion and high-rise glass towers are justified with technological progress. By implementing selective state of the art building simulations into the early design process, this thesis aims to improve the integrated design process of buildings. The focus lies specifically on transitional zones, such as unconditioned atriums and how they impact the energy-performance of adjoining buildings and the human comfort within those spaces. A simplified... (More)
The development of today’s energy-efficient dwellings often results in highly technical building solutions. We try to shield ourselves and our buildings as much as we can from the outdoors and subsequently loose an essential connection to the elements. Traditional design principals fall into oblivion and high-rise glass towers are justified with technological progress. By implementing selective state of the art building simulations into the early design process, this thesis aims to improve the integrated design process of buildings. The focus lies specifically on transitional zones, such as unconditioned atriums and how they impact the energy-performance of adjoining buildings and the human comfort within those spaces. A simplified simulation method, sufficient to generate reasonable quick results was applied and continuously implemented into the architectural design process. The achieved results give an indication to what parameters have a positive influence on the overall performance, but also show how delicate and challenging the process can be, specifically when it comes to simulating natural ventilation patterns. Generally, the implementation of atrium spaces has a positive effect, both on the energy-performance and the architectural quality of a space. Bearing this in mind, the general shape, the surface materiality and the implementation of potential shading devices have the greatest impact. For the natural ventilation simulations to be sound, they should be site-specific, considering not only the geographical weather file, but also neighboring buildings, urban wind corridors and potential future climate scenarios. This first step towards improving the integrated design process should be seen as a continuous development that will ultimately lead to creating better architecture. (Less)
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The development of today’s energy-efficient dwellings often results in highly technical building solutions. We try to shield ourselves and our buildings as much as we can from the outdoors and subsequently loose an essential connection to the elements. Traditional design principals fall into oblivion and high-rise glass towers are justified with technological progress. By implementing selective state of the art building simulations into the early design process, this thesis aims to improve the integrated design process of buildings. The focus lies specifically on transitional zones, such as unconditioned atriums and how they impact the energy-performance of adjoining buildings and the human comfort within those spaces. A simplified... (More)
The development of today’s energy-efficient dwellings often results in highly technical building solutions. We try to shield ourselves and our buildings as much as we can from the outdoors and subsequently loose an essential connection to the elements. Traditional design principals fall into oblivion and high-rise glass towers are justified with technological progress. By implementing selective state of the art building simulations into the early design process, this thesis aims to improve the integrated design process of buildings. The focus lies specifically on transitional zones, such as unconditioned atriums and how they impact the energy-performance of adjoining buildings and the human comfort within those spaces. A simplified simulation method, sufficient to generate reasonable quick results was applied and continuously implemented into the architectural design process. The achieved results give an indication to what parameters have a positive influence on the overall performance, but also show how delicate and challenging the process can be, specifically when it comes to simulating natural ventilation patterns. Generally, the implementation of atrium spaces has a positive effect, both on the energy-performance and the architectural quality of a space. Bearing this in mind, the general shape, the surface materiality and the implementation of potential shading devices have the greatest impact. For the natural ventilation simulations to be sound, they should be site-specific, considering not only the geographical weather file, but also neighboring buildings, urban wind corridors and potential future climate scenarios. This first step towards improving the integrated design process should be seen as a continuous development that will ultimately lead to creating better architecture. (Less)
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author
Borries, Vincent LU
supervisor
organization
course
AEBM01 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Energy-efficient dwelling, unconditioned atrium, refurbishment, EnergyPlus, natural ventilation, Rhinoceros, Honeybee, Grasshopper
language
English
id
8988037
date added to LUP
2019-06-25 17:37:30
date last changed
2019-06-25 17:37:30
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The influence of adjoining unconditioned atrium spaces on dwellings}},
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