Adaptive Environments
Presented by: Bomching Maio, Shashank Gautam, Beeravalli Chetan, E. Kautilya Guided by: Dr. Shweta Manchanda
2nd Nov. 2012 2:45 PM
“Necessity is the mother of invention”
- Plato (428-347 BC)
“Invention is the mother of necessity” - Thorstein Veblen (18571929)
Roy Mason
1980
XANADU HOUSE Florida, USA
Home School Office
Occupanc y Sensors
Daylight Sensors
New York City Code 1.1 Watt/sq. ft.
New York Times Building 0.35 Watt/sq. ft.
Savings = $1per sq. ft. per year
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTI AL
Others 8%
Lighting 60%
TV 4%
HVAC 32%
Others 10%
EV Cooler A/C 4% 7%
Refrigeration 13% Lighting 28%
Energy Consumption, India International Energy Agency (2009).
Fans 34%
Lighting/Shadin g
Climate
Adaptive Environments
Spatial
Appearanc e
Interactive Environments
Adaptive Environments
Responsive Environments Smart Environments Intelligent s Environment
Adaptive Architectur e
Inhabitants
Environment
Objects
Kiefer Technic Showroom Austria
Arab World Institute, Paris
Centre of Mathematical Sciences Cambridge, UK
automatic ventilators operable windows
radiator
automatic lower vents
Prairie House Illinois, USA
Augmented Reality
Prometheus (2012)
ADAPTATION : Humans or Buildings?
Are we getting too dependent on technology?
Are we moving away from nature?
6 25 8 7째
Are we developing helplessness and habituation?
CONTR OL
Baker & Standeven: Response in relation to time and adaptive opportunity
Automation: To what extent ?
Wall-E (2008)
Why cool spaces ?
Kuchofuku air-conditioned clothes
Efficiency
Us Balan er Automat ce ion
Are we pursuing advancements in technology in the best interests of architecture and mankind? Are we choosing the right path?