FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, MANIPAL UNIVERSITY, MANIPAL DISSERTATION PAPER, OCTOBER (2015-16 )
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INTELLIGENT SKINS GAUTAMI PAUL Semester 7, Section D,Faculty of Architecture , Manipal University ,Manipal ,gautamipaul16@gmail.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT The major global environmental problems faced by us in the beginning of twenty-first century is the risk posed by green house effect resulting in impact of climate change .It has been a concern for damaging the fragile ecosystem by increased development and resource extraction to meet the present needs. Buildings are the major burden on environment , they have a key role in significant environmental degradation . But with the advancement in technology and awareness about the degrading environment has lead the designers to incorporate energy efficient strategies into the buildings and make them more environment friendly . As a principle element of architecture ,technology advancement has made the wall as a dynamic part of the building .The traditional objectives of wall has been redefined .The research focuses on the emergence of new technologies .Their relevance in Indian context in terms of climate, energy consumption and practical application. The main objective of this research is to control internal environments through a responsive building fabric . And Explores a new approach to Intelligent Buildings, focusing on the fabric of the building responding to external changes and internal demand.The research has been conducted through various research papers , journals and articles on intelligent skins .Few references has been taken by the book 'Intelligent skins ' by Michael Wigginston and Jude Harris .To study about the feasibility of intelligent skins ,many secondary case studies have been referred . KEY WORDS :Dynamic facades , adaptive skins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 INTRODUCTION The external walls are referred as 'facades' which has a fundamental function of protection from weather and also interior comfort . Another aspect is its aesthetic feature, need for ornamentation to give building its identity . The building facade mark the transition between outside and inside .Since facades acts as a physical barrier it should understand the need and comfort of its occupants , also to view , lighting, ventilation, solar gains are the tasks which it needs to address. This inability of self-detection and self adjustment lead to the development of building envelopes that would perform under all types of weather conditions . .Building membrane acts as a climatic mediator between climate and occupant . The term “intelligent” and “adaptive” building skins is referred in façade design to describe the building envelopes that enhance the relationship between the built and the natural environment by using design principles inspired by nature. The development of the facade technology involved the creation of