ELECTIVEII:ECOLOGY FOR ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING-ASSIGNMENT 2

1.THE SKIN EVOLVING A SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE

2.SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
SEMINAR PRESENTATION

PRESENTED BY,
AR.JELITTA ELIZABATH SABU,
SEMESTER 1,M.ARCH (S.A.),
MES SOA,KUTTIPURAM
FEBRUARY 2020

SUBMITTED TO:
PROFF.AR.NITHIN NARAYAN
 THE SKIN EVOLVING A SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE

•A building skin comprises of three

elements:
1. Ceiling.
2. Wall
3. Floor

An interior living space of a building

• The structural elements of a building

skin are:
1. Roof
2. Column
3. Foundation

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 An interior living space of a building

The Skin and Structural Elements of a building has a finish, material

composition and a structure of its own, each impacts the flow of energy from one
point to another within the structure.

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When does a design approach sustainability?

•Any time a local material source can be used or reused from a local stockpile, the
construction practices are less wasteful and the design better approaches sustainability.

•The energy required to make and transport the material from its raw state to the
manufacturing and processing plant and then on to the construction site is considerable.

•Any time a local material source can be

used or reused from a local stockpile, the
construction practices are less wasteful
and the design better approaches
sustainability.

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A building, if it is to act as a biologic entity, must be
wrapped in something more like real skin.

These skins or layers should breathe, let water out

(or in for evaporative cooling), cool by evaporation,
be closed to moisture and cold—the skin should
have a loose fit and be anchored for reuse.
.
It is functionally layered rather than relying on one
material to do it all.

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 A good example of a skin relating to
temperature changes is in the way one
layers in clothing.

A soft, comfortable, and easy-to-clean

layer is placed next to the skin;
a next layer contains an air-confining
weave or composite;
. and the final layer is
a moisture-, wind-, or solar-protective or
-responsive layer. Each of these layers
brings to the composite a specific
solution that, combined with the other
layers, creates an extremely effective,
flexible, and symbiotic system.

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Evolving a Sustainable Design Practice

• Become ecologically literate by gaining a working

conceptual knowledge of biology, ecology, and the
earth sciences that is locally and regionally specific to
the project site.
. professional practice to incorporate
• Evolve your
ecological literacy and pursue at least one sustainable
design project.

• Select a staff member dedicated to sustainability

issues.
• Address economic, community, and environmental
issues simultaneously while designing.

• Develop feedback loops to your own projects—learn

and grow knowledge with each project.

• Establish a best resources list for research on

sustainable materials and methods of construction.
A building designed as a part of
•Evolve sustainable issues into your project sustainable design practice.
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Sustainable Design Practice Process Cycle

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 Sustainable Interior Architecture
Although interior designers have been at the forefront of green materials and indoor
airquality
standards, the place-based aspects, specifically integrating sustainable energy
and orientation, have been missing. Interior design traditionally has been design of the
interior realm of an existing space within a building or of a building under construction.
As in architectural design, the opportunity to connect to sustainable energies has not
.
been addressed.With little or no regard to the orientation and location of the functions
within the space, the relationship to other spaces within the same building, or the impacts
from neighboring buildings, the opportunity for the space to function sustainably is lost.
An important opportunity lies in analyzing the space and functional components
as they relate to the solar and exterior conditions and available sustainable resources
(e.g., light, heat, and ventilation). Orientation of the functional design layout to solarand
exterior-based elements (e.g., reflectance off other buildings, view corridors, prevailing
breezes, solar-heat gain, and daylighting) can have positive impacts on user
performance and well-being while reducing or eliminating use of nonrenewables.

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The students were able to recognize the importance of
integrating site design analysis into interior architectural programming and design
and expand their knowledge of problem solving to include energy efficiency and
passive interior architecture.
Like all design, interior architecture has an opportunity to be
connected to natural energies. Using daylight, light shelves, orientation,and location of
functions .
specific to solar access and natural-ventilation opportunities is critical to the programming
and
location of spaces. The challenge here was to bounce in enough natural light—all year—
to read at any point in the room and make that free light available through the extreme
seasonal changes in sunlight and reflectance

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