Climate as an Input for Design: A Review Based on Norman Foster's Residential Buildings

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Climate as an Input for Design: A Review Based on Norman Foster's Residential Buildings

Yazarlar:

Dilek Yasar

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 3, pp.1546-1559

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290790

pISSN:

2146-9229

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 Climate change and associated global warming and energy crisis have become a prominent issue of architecture and considered one of the primary concerns of architects as regards climate-compatible design, especially in terms of residential buildings, the largest constituent of the building stock. Accordingly, the present study sought an answer to how the 21st century residential buildings took form vis-a-vis climatic data and focused on the residential buildings by Norman Foster, a leading architect in the context of sustainability. Therefore, Fosters projects in different countries were analyzed as regards the relationship between climate and design. The results of the study were indicative of the fact that Foster generally gravitated towards clustered forms in his residential designs, and shaped those forms by creating a series of indentations and protrusions on both vertical and lateral surfaces with an aim to control, and even benefit from, the sun and wind, to blur the boundaries between interior and exterior and at the same time attached special importance to balconies to create environments where users could come into contact with natural air, used shading elements in an artistic style in most of his designs, preferred brown, gray, and beige tones, and used a material palette, which could address climatic factors.

 Climate change and associated global warming and energy crisis have become a prominent issue of architecture and considered one of the primary concerns of architects as regards climate-compatible design, especially in terms of residential buildings, the largest constituent of the building stock. Accordingly, the present study sought an answer to how the 21st century residential buildings took form vis-a-vis climatic data and focused on the residential buildings by Norman Foster, a leading architect in the context of sustainability. Therefore, Fosters projects in different countries were analyzed as regards the relationship between climate and design. The results of the study were indicative of the fact that Foster generally gravitated towards clustered forms in his residential designs, and shaped those forms by creating a series of indentations and protrusions on both vertical and lateral surfaces with an aim to control, and even benefit from, the sun and wind, to blur the boundaries between interior and exterior and at the same time attached special importance to balconies to create environments where users could come into contact with natural air, used shading elements in an artistic style in most of his designs, preferred brown, gray, and beige tones, and used a material palette, which could address climatic factors.

 Climate change and associated global warming and energy crisis have become a prominent issue of architecture and considered one of the primary concerns of architects as regards climate-compatible design, especially in terms of residential buildings, the largest constituent of the building stock. Accordingly, the present study sought an answer to how the 21st century residential buildings took form vis-a-vis climatic data and focused on the residential buildings by Norman Foster, a leading architect in the context of sustainability. Therefore, Fosters projects in different countries were analyzed as regards the relationship between climate and design. The results of the study were indicative of the fact that Foster generally gravitated towards clustered forms in his residential designs, and shaped those forms by creating a series of indentations and protrusions on both vertical and lateral surfaces with an aim to control, and even benefit from, the sun and wind, to blur the boundaries between interior and exterior and at the same time attached special importance to balconies to create environments where users could come into contact with natural air, used shading elements in an artistic style in most of his designs, preferred brown, gray, and beige tones, and used a material palette, which could address climatic factors.

 İklim değişikliği ve beraberinde getirdiği küresel ısınma ve enerji krizi, mimarlık disiplininin önde gelen hususlarından biri olmuş ve iklimle uyumlu tasarım konusu mimarların öncelikli uğraşı hale gelmiştir. Özellikle yapı stoğu içerisinde en büyük paya sahip olan konut yapıları bu sebeple önem arz etmektedir. Bu noktadan hareketle çalışmada 21. yüzyıl konut yapılarının iklimsel veriler çerçevesinde nasıl biçim aldığı sorusuna yanıt aranmış ve sürdürülebilirlik bağlamında öncü mimarlardan biri olan Norman Fosterın konut yapılarına odaklanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında Fosterın farklı ülkelerde yer alan konut projeleri iklim ve tasarım ilişkisi bağlamında analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonuçları mimarın konut tasarımlarında genellikle kümelenmiş formlara yöneldiğini, güneşi ve rüzgârı kontrol altına alabilmek ve hatta onlardan yararlanabilmek için bu formları hem düşeyde farklı yükseklikler hem de yanal yüzeylerde bir dizi girintiler ve çıkıntılar yaratarak şekillendirdiğini göstermiştir. Foster, iç ve dış arasındaki sınırları bulanıklaştırmak ve aynı zamanda kullanıcılara doğal havayla temas edebilecekleri ortamlar yaratmak amacıyla balkonlara ayrı bir önem vermiş, çoğu tasarımında gölgeleme elemanlarını sanatsal bir tarzla kullanmıştır. Daha ziyade kahve, gri ve bej tonlarını tercih etmiş ve yine iklimsel faktörlere cevap verebilecek bir malzeme paleti kullanmıştır.

Makale detayları

Climate as an Input for Design: A Review Based on Norman Foster's Residential Buildings

Yazarlar:

Dilek Yasar

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 3, pp.1546-1559

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290790

pISSN:

2146-9229

Sustainability

Climate

Residence

Architectural Design

Norman FosterSürdürülebilirlik

İklim

Konut Yapıları

Mimari Tasarım

Norman Foster

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Dilek Yasar

Yayıncı: Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar: Mimari Tasarım

Dergi: Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 3, pp.1546-1559

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001290790

pISSN: 2146-9229

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Dilek Yasar

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Tasarım

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 3, pp.1546-1559

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290790

pISSN:

2146-9229