Abstract
Recently, responsive building skins have gained importance in the world of architectural engineering.
A lot of research has been done on control systems required to obtain responsive façades, but the real challenge today is the development of a new generation of components and structures which are able to give the building envelope the required transformability.
The scope of this paper is to analyse to what extent deployable scissor structures are appropriate for use in a responsive building skin.
The parameters analysed in this research are the type of transformation, the type of deployment and the morphology.
Of course, a lot of other aspects have an influence on the applicability of scissors structures in the building envelope, but these fall out of the scope of this paper.
The result of the analysis is a first impression on the behaviour of scissor structures in the building envelope and possible applications, based on their shape and transformation characteristics.
This paper can be considered as a starting point for further development of deployable scissor structures for responsive building skins.
A lot of research has been done on control systems required to obtain responsive façades, but the real challenge today is the development of a new generation of components and structures which are able to give the building envelope the required transformability.
The scope of this paper is to analyse to what extent deployable scissor structures are appropriate for use in a responsive building skin.
The parameters analysed in this research are the type of transformation, the type of deployment and the morphology.
Of course, a lot of other aspects have an influence on the applicability of scissors structures in the building envelope, but these fall out of the scope of this paper.
The result of the analysis is a first impression on the behaviour of scissor structures in the building envelope and possible applications, based on their shape and transformation characteristics.
This paper can be considered as a starting point for further development of deployable scissor structures for responsive building skins.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 6th International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials |
| Editors | W.p. De Wilde, C.a. Brebbia, S. Hernández |
| Publisher | WIT Press |
| Pages | 493-504 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 124 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-84564-596-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2012 |
| Event | 6th International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials - New Forest, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Jun 2012 → 21 Jun 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS VI |
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Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | New Forest |
| Period | 19/06/12 → 21/06/12 |
Bibliographical note
W.P. de Wilde, C.A. Brebbia, S. HernándezKeywords
- responsive building skin
- adaptive building skin
- responsive architecture
- deployable structures
- transformable structures
- scissor structures