Posts Tagged Sustainable Design
Design of an Artist’s House | Guide for conducting a casestudy of a Villa
Posted by BenzuJK in Case Studies on December 22, 2010
Guide to Design of an Artist’s House | Architectural Design
An artist is a person with exceptionally innovative and creative skills. His mindset, his thought process is all influenced by the surroundings he lives in. Designing an Artist’s House is of great significance to begin the learning process of design.
Artist's House
This project was given to us by the University in the first year of the Architecture course. This is a project where we could explore our creativity to the fullest. At the beginning of our course, we are not much aware of the conventional forms or logical design solutions. We are extremely creative when we are unaware of the actual process of transforming our project into reality but later on, as we progress with our course, we tend to restrict ourselves. Anyway, we will not get into a discussion on that topic.
So, this is how we go around designing the Artist’s House. Here are the two major steps:
- Case study of Luxurious Homes
- Design Process of an Artist’s House
Case study of Luxurious Homes
Coming to the case study part, case study is like the backbone of our design. We have to study the existing structures to determine the requirements. Case studies are necessary not just for an Architecture student but this is a part of design process which the Architect has to carry out for his entire life.
As I have mentioned in the title above “Case study of Luxurious Homes”, the case study of an Artist’s House is limited to Luxurious Homes because it involves creativity. So studying more of creative places helps us explore our own creative genius.
What do you do when you go on a Case study?
Case study means study of a case (project) which includes all its elements of design. The structure (home) that you are studying has various advantages and disadvantages which you have to work on. Earlier, in one of my articles, we discussed the detailed process of performing a case study. Those factors also have to be included into this case study process.
Three dimensions of Sustainable Environmental Architecture
Posted by BenzuJK in Sustainable Design on December 13, 2009
Sustainable building involves considering the entire life-cycle of buildings, taking environmental quality, functional compatibility and future values into account. In the past, attention has been primarily focused on the size of the building stock. In many countries, quality issues have hardly played a significant role. However, in strict quantity terms, the building and housing market is now saturated in many countries, and the demand for quality is growing importance.
Building Green Architecture | Sustainable Design
Posted by BenzuJK in Architecture, Sustainable Design on December 13, 2009
A green approach to the built environment involves a holistic approach to the design of buildings. All the resources that go into a building, include materials, fuel or the contribution of users need to be considered if a sustainable architecture is to be produced.
the Blu Homes mkSolaire, a green building designed by Michelle Kaufmann
Producing green buildings involving resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each design decision has environmental implications. Measures for green buildings can be divided into four area:
1) Reducing energy in use
2) Minimizing external pollution and environmental damage
3) Reducing embodied energy and resource depletion
4) Minimizing internal pollution and damage to health.
One of the excellent examples of Green Architecture is “Aliens Space Station”.