project06:Expert2
Structural expert
Building as a relator
In order for a date drive design process to work, one needs to come up with some kind of process design. In the diagram below I attempted to kind of display a strategy to deal with a data drive design process.
A building is essentially a relator between people and the environment. Of course, the people and 'the environment' do influence each other. For exaple: the climate dictates in large part where public life takes place and thus effects the public sphere heavily. In warm countries, such as (in Europe) the Mediterranean countries, public life takes place on the streets, in the city; it is quite the opposite case in colder places. It is clear that climate is only an example, as well as 'public life' is only an example.
Humans, on the other side, influence their environment by building roads and buildings, by adding public WiFi or by occupying the space in their cars, on their bicycles or just on their own.
Human needs and environmental performances
So, if a building relates between the environment and the people, what is it that exactly needs to be related? These are the human needs/preferences and the environmental performances as displayed in the diagram above. It is interesting to see that both are dynamic.
The human needs that could be distinguished are: - comfortable (inner) climate: to be split up in temperature; light; humidity; sound; smell; (taste)
- aesthetics: beauty is a need. - energy: to make sure our devices work: laptops, phones, tv screens, etcetera. Basically this could come down to electric energy. Of course, there is also energy needed to provide a comfortable inner climate, but the 'goal' is not energy per se. (Maybe this also applies for the 'need' for energy). - programme: as defined by some other entity. Humans have programmatic needs: a place to sleep in would be a different space than a place to work in (although this isn't absolute).
The enivornmental performances are:
