IMAGING RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE
‘We live,
work and play in a built environment where most buildings and works of
Architecture are a static responsive to their surroundings, however our
surroundings are dynamic and subject to continuous change. The design of
buildings that respond effectively to dynamic change present Architects and
Engineers with challenges, they can be approached with heavily serviced
buildings that consume large amounts of energy and often do not represent the
most efficient integrated solution. An alternative approach is passive-design
that works with dynamic change in the environment, this approach presents
unique challenges. My doctoral research at UCL investigates how Architectural
and Engineering consultancies can use advanced imaging, sensing and
visualisation technology to capture, record and playback the responsive
behaviour of built Architecture in response to its environment as a
decision-support tool to meet this unique challenge.’
Through a
series of pilot studies this research demonstrates how a hybrid of
Architectural prototyping and imaging technology can offer advantages to design
consultancies and add value to design by providing tools to analyse responsive
behaviour based on real-world performance that complements conventional
computer simulation software.
The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) at UCL is sponsored by Haque Design Research
Limited http://www.haque.co.uk .
Keywords: Adaptive systems, Architecture,
Building Information Modeling (BIM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Dynamic
Modelling, Environmental Monitoring, Imaging, Motion-capture, Photogrammetry,
Smart Materials, Surveying.
ACM Classification (Sub-classifications):
I.4.8 Scene
Analysis (Motion), (Sensor fusion), (Time-varying imagery), J.6 Computer-Aided
Engineering (Computer-aided design (CAD))
© 2006
All rights reserved Chris Leung Last
Updated: 18
July 2007