S2-EU 3 : 1° CYCLE LICENCE
S02-AR-3-2 : Ambiance 1: Ambient source phenomena
Managers: Théo Vinceslas
Objectives
'Indeed, environmental control systems tend to be treated somewhat like the Cinderella of architecture, dressed in stripped-down clotheś and relegated to the back room to do the drudgery in order to maintain the elegant lifestyle of the other sisters: light, form, structure, and so on.'
Preface to the book 'Thermal Delight in Architecture' (MIT Press 1979), Lisa Herschong.
Being an introduction to the environmental approach, developed in the upper semesters of the Bachelor's degree and in the Master's cycle, this teaching unit́ must allow the acquisition of the fundamental bases concerning building physics. In particular, the aim is to introduce students to the complex notions related to the production and control of ambiences (thermal, luminous and acoustic), in order to integrate essential dimensions of architecture, such as the physics of construction, sensitive perception and the qualitý of use. These studies will be complemented by deeper investigations of the material in the fourth semester.
The tutorials are associated with the theoretical courses and should provide an understanding of the phenomena that regulate the relationship between architecture, man and environment, in order to learn how to design the physical, material and technical conditions that are the basis for the environmental control of the architectural project.
Preface to the book 'Thermal Delight in Architecture' (MIT Press 1979), Lisa Herschong.
Being an introduction to the environmental approach, developed in the upper semesters of the Bachelor's degree and in the Master's cycle, this teaching unit́ must allow the acquisition of the fundamental bases concerning building physics. In particular, the aim is to introduce students to the complex notions related to the production and control of ambiences (thermal, luminous and acoustic), in order to integrate essential dimensions of architecture, such as the physics of construction, sensitive perception and the qualitý of use. These studies will be complemented by deeper investigations of the material in the fourth semester.
The tutorials are associated with the theoretical courses and should provide an understanding of the phenomena that regulate the relationship between architecture, man and environment, in order to learn how to design the physical, material and technical conditions that are the basis for the environmental control of the architectural project.
Content
The group work is an experimental type of practice, associating to the tools of analysis, control and simulation of the atmospheres, the experimentation and the representation of the phenomena stated in class.
First, an 'analysis' phase in the existing rooms of the school:
- The climatic analysis of the site and representation of the graphic elements
- The sensitive analysis of the room
- The survey and the quantitative measurements of the interior physical phenomena and their representation
Possibly an intermediate visit of the exemplary projects
With a second phase 'mastery' of a 'simple' project of a space designed from the theme of physical atmosphere in priority:
- Analysis of the luminous comfort, including protocol, experimentation and representation
- Analysis of the thermal comfort, in particular in the behavior of the natural ventilation, including protocol, experimentation and representation
- Analysis of the acoustic comfort (if any)
- Possible experimental models
First, an 'analysis' phase in the existing rooms of the school:
- The climatic analysis of the site and representation of the graphic elements
- The sensitive analysis of the room
- The survey and the quantitative measurements of the interior physical phenomena and their representation
Possibly an intermediate visit of the exemplary projects
With a second phase 'mastery' of a 'simple' project of a space designed from the theme of physical atmosphere in priority:
- Analysis of the luminous comfort, including protocol, experimentation and representation
- Analysis of the thermal comfort, in particular in the behavior of the natural ventilation, including protocol, experimentation and representation
- Analysis of the acoustic comfort (if any)
- Possible experimental models
Evaluation method
Continuous work, compulsory attendance at the workshop. Weekly collective and personal production and presentation, pré intermediate reports, and final presentation.
Work required
Based on an exercise of thematic analysis of existing buildings, the learning of theoretical concepts is achieved by linking the acquired scientific knowledge with the study of iconographic representations of atmospheres produced during the architectural design process and the experimentation of the analysed physical phenomena. The use of experimentation - through the manipulation of the architectural devices adopted - thus becomes essential for an intuitive understanding of complex notions by questioning the students in a concrete way on the relationship of the body to sensitive perception.
Hours
Lectures : 0.00
Tutorial : 40.00
ECTS credit
3.00
Coefficients
3.00