By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are de...By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are desirable in sustainable buildings.This paper presents information on three different straw bales buildings at the Kerkenes Eco-Center,which is located in the village of Sahmuratli in central Anatolia,Turkey.The first of these was constructed with load-bearing straw bale walls;the second with straw bales as infill in a timber-frame structure;while the third utilized straw bales in combination with Autoclave Aerated Concrete(AAC)blocks.This last was a hybrid wall construction that has been tried for the first time to take advantage of the thermal-insulation property of straw combined with the humidity-regulating property of mud plaster inside and the weather-resistance property of AAC outside.These three buildings are being monitored for their temperature and humidity variances with the help of data loggers;this data is also presented herein.展开更多
Design is a structured process or a tactical guideline to accomplish a unique expectation of a product, while a design studio is the environment where students are taught the skills to design the product, which ...Design is a structured process or a tactical guideline to accomplish a unique expectation of a product, while a design studio is the environment where students are taught the skills to design the product, which may be a building. Hence, the design studio course is the most important component of the architectural education curriculum;it is where the students get an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge gained through lecture-based courses. Yet most theory is not put into practice;consequently, the principles of sustainable design solutions are developed. There is an urgent need to teach future architects how to integrate sustainable design principles into their projects in order to prevent or mitigate environmental degradation due to the negative impacts of building projects. This experimental study initiated a new design studio pedagogy and a novel teaching structure for integrating sustainability principles into the architectural design projects of 3rd year students. It also evolved a testing method to assess the success of the new pedagogy and the students’ final design projects. This paper presents the results of the experimental design studio and delivers recommendations for subsequent sustainable design studio courses.展开更多
文摘By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are desirable in sustainable buildings.This paper presents information on three different straw bales buildings at the Kerkenes Eco-Center,which is located in the village of Sahmuratli in central Anatolia,Turkey.The first of these was constructed with load-bearing straw bale walls;the second with straw bales as infill in a timber-frame structure;while the third utilized straw bales in combination with Autoclave Aerated Concrete(AAC)blocks.This last was a hybrid wall construction that has been tried for the first time to take advantage of the thermal-insulation property of straw combined with the humidity-regulating property of mud plaster inside and the weather-resistance property of AAC outside.These three buildings are being monitored for their temperature and humidity variances with the help of data loggers;this data is also presented herein.
文摘Design is a structured process or a tactical guideline to accomplish a unique expectation of a product, while a design studio is the environment where students are taught the skills to design the product, which may be a building. Hence, the design studio course is the most important component of the architectural education curriculum;it is where the students get an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge gained through lecture-based courses. Yet most theory is not put into practice;consequently, the principles of sustainable design solutions are developed. There is an urgent need to teach future architects how to integrate sustainable design principles into their projects in order to prevent or mitigate environmental degradation due to the negative impacts of building projects. This experimental study initiated a new design studio pedagogy and a novel teaching structure for integrating sustainability principles into the architectural design projects of 3rd year students. It also evolved a testing method to assess the success of the new pedagogy and the students’ final design projects. This paper presents the results of the experimental design studio and delivers recommendations for subsequent sustainable design studio courses.
