Værbitt

Værbitt

av Soheil Hivad Nabi

lærere

Cristian Ștefănescu

Charlotte Erckrath

kurs

Diploma project

sted

Bergen, Norway

Tags

år

2021

Introduksjon

– A Responsive Weather-Protective Envelope for Bergen City Hall

This project is developed within the framework of Responsive Architecture. An evolving field of archi- tectural practice and research dealing with the design of buildings or elements that react to specific environ- mental conditions or user’s needs. There are two criti- cal components in responsive designs; the sensors and actuators. The sensors measure actual conditions such as sound, light, temperature, humidity, movement, position or speed. According to the data measured by the sensors, the responsive element reacts by chang- ing its shape, colour, position or any other property thanks to the actuator. The result is an adaptable architecture that responds to different environmental and programmatic conditions. The project has two phases, an initial research phase, exploring different modes of responsive technologies and media, such as responsive drawing and mapping. Followed by a case study, which aims to develop a spatial prototype.

Amplitudes at Strandkaien and Østre Murallmenning.

Conditions on Bergen city hall's façade.

Mechanical prototype utilising a servo motor as actuator to fold a waterbomb origami base module.

Interior perspective

Aqwis (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NygårdstangenRådhusetSandviken.jpg), „NygårdstangenRådhusetSandviken“, Remixed for architectural visualisation by Soheil Hivad Nabi, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

1:50 section model of Bergen city hall, used for sketching the responsive building envelope in terms of proportions, structural system and different panel designs.