1. Interactive kinetic façade:Improving visual comfort based on dynamic daylight and occupant's positions by 2D and 3D shape changes
- Author
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Masi Mohammadi, Morteza Hosseini, O. Guerra-Santin, and Smart Architectural Technologies
- Subjects
Architectural engineering ,Environmental Engineering ,Computer science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,Visual comfort ,Kinetic facade ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Advanced lighting control ,Daylight ,021108 energy ,Interactive component ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Civil and Structural Engineering ,Parametric statistics ,business.industry ,Dynamic daylight and occupant's positions ,Parametric simulation ,Building and Construction ,Modular design ,Three dimensional shape ,Dynamic daylight and occupant's position ,Kinetic façade, Interactive component, Advanced lighting control, Visual comfort, Dynamic daylight and occupant's position ,Facade ,Interior space ,Kinetic façade ,business ,Daylighting - Abstract
Applying active occupant engagement into a responsive facade concept leads us to a transition from the facade regulatory function to the interactive phase. The Interactive facade has the capacity for hierarchically filtering daylight and real-time control, and preventing daylight discomfort. This research applied the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for studying innovative daylight guide systems functions, relation with building forms and development of kinetic facade forms as advanced real-time daylight control. Literature referred to the responsive modular elements which can be adapted to dynamic daylight by continuously changing facade configurations. In particular, parametric decentralized facade's apertures interact with sun radiation based on relationship between external environment, interior space and occupant position as well. In this study, we develop a kinetic interactive facade with the capability to be transformed based on dynamic daylight and occupant position (functional scenario based) in order to meet visual comfort. Also, daylight parametric simulation investigates visual comfort performance provided by the kinetic facade forms through climate based daylight metrics. The simulation results prove high performance of the kinetic interactive facades for improving visual comfort regarding the base case. In particular, the three dimensional shape changes facade provides more visual comfort improvement than the two dimensional shape changes one regarding UDI, Exceed UDI and DGP metrics. Also, the results refer to multifunctional aspects of the three dimensional shape changes facade, as an advanced interactive daylighting system, which has a capability to control solar radiation in the facade ambient environment for preventing thermal discomfort.
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- 2019