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Glass Curtain Wall Retrofit Through Modular Kinetic Facade To Design Safe, Energy Efficient, Sustainable Urban Office High-rise Facade

Zhu, Dongrui
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617108007657155

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2021, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
The notion of transformable facades suggests an unconventional design thinking in which both the building exterior’s configuration and functionality changes interchangeably between varied real-time environmental conditions. As ideas such as energy efficient design, performance driven design, and sustainable design progressively influence more architects, adaptive kinetic building facade systems prove to be an ideal tool to actualize these environment oriented design objectives. Furthermore, an intelligent multifunctional building facade system also provides building users improved indoor comfort level and contributes to sculpting a visually attractive dynamic building facade. For decades, modern technologies have played a major role in contemporary upscaling climate change. Sleek contemporary urban glass office high-rises pose subtle yet growing risks to the urban environment and worsen the urban habitat. However, evolving technologies can also become an effective tool to combat environmental challenges. This research attempts to find innovative kinetic facade design solutions which contribute to mitigating urban glass office high-rises’ negative environmental effects. Then, the design proposals will be evaluated in terms of indoor lighting performance and the building facade’s visual impact on the immediate surrounding context. Overall, this thesis explores retrofitting an existing office high-rise with modular kinetic facade systems and speculates the possibility of embedding kinetic components into future office high-rise designs. In P1, the research methodology starts with precedent case studies where the study concentrates on extracting applicable kinetic concepts and components from each precedent. In P2, experimental modular kinetic facade systems are generated with overarching design goals, which aim to block undesirable sunlight while continuing to admit sufficient daylight and create visually dynamic building facades. The proposed modular kinetic facade demonstrates how the system can help convert existing urban glass office high-rises into a safer and more eco-friendly influencer of the urban habitat.
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
92 p.
Architecture
kinetic; facade; high-rise; energy performance; aesthetic; urban

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  • Zhu, D. (2021). Glass Curtain Wall Retrofit Through Modular Kinetic Facade To Design Safe, Energy Efficient, Sustainable Urban Office High-rise Facade [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617108007657155

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhu, Dongrui. Glass Curtain Wall Retrofit Through Modular Kinetic Facade To Design Safe, Energy Efficient, Sustainable Urban Office High-rise Facade. 2021. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617108007657155.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zhu, Dongrui. "Glass Curtain Wall Retrofit Through Modular Kinetic Facade To Design Safe, Energy Efficient, Sustainable Urban Office High-rise Facade." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617108007657155

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