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Transformable Space Based on Human Body Movement
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Fu, Yishan; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
Due to the increase in urban population and the rising cost of providing housing, the size and quality of dwelling space in the city has become an issue. Asian cities like Hong Kong and Tokyo have already shrunk the normal living space to accommodate more units in a development. Taipei, Singapore, and Shanghai are also evolving toward the same solution. This dissertation argues that there are alternative ways to design and reshape our dwelling space to create an efficient space based on human body movement and at the same time retain spatial quality . Dance can be seen as creating extreme body movements compared to our daily movement, so the hypothesis of this dissertation is that if a space can accommodate dance movement, then most likely it will be a comfortable space for daily movement. The study begins with a historical research of space, including the concept of space, human use of space, and body movement in the space. Rudolf Laban’s theory of dance movement is one of the main ideas investigated and reinterpreted for the research and design dissertation. To understand the human daily movement, data gathering is key to the thesis. The subjects of study are from both dance body movement and daily body movement. A videotaping process is used to record these movements. During the data collecting process, both two dimensional and four dimensional methods are used. The first phase records the body movements and translates these into two dimensional images. These images are simulated into three dimensional representations. In the design phase, computer models are made with Rhinoceros, Maya, 3D Studio Max, and MotionBuilder to simulate the new space prototype and body movements based on the analyzed information to create more efficient spaces that also provide a better quality living environment. 1 For the purpose of this study, spatial quality is defined as visual experience, lighting quality, and ventilation quality. 2Four dimensional is a combination of three dimension and the time factor, can also be called 3D animation.
Sound Aesthetic: A Form of Narrative
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Garcia, Ardison; Park, Hyoung-June; Architecture
This research presents an exploration into a novel design methodology that incorporates architecture, multimedia, and interactive digital technologies to create an immersive experience that encourages a spatial and sensorial discourse between user and their built environment. This immersive design method creates a continuous narrative that allows a multi-directional interaction between the two. This interaction creates a “sound” architectural aesthetic that changes the experience of space. The target of the interaction between user and space is the five human senses resulting in an immersive aesthetic. In order to illustrate this immersive aesthetic, five architectural prototypes were created using an assorted design workflow of parametric programming environment and interactive prototyping platform. This workflow is employed for the creation of five prototypes used for the simulation that has user interaction as an input and formal geometries as an output. These five prototypes target various human senses in order to enhance the immersive aesthetic. Each protoype is evaluated according to individual prototype’s ability to stimulate user’s senses. Finally, future research based on the outcomes of this research is suggested.
Community Self-Analysis and Temporary Intervention in Arts and Cultural Districts
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Gushi, Raquel Nozumi; Clifford, Janine; Architecture
The collected data revealed opportunities for integrating shared cultural elements into housing design; it also informed the program and concept for the Doctorate Design Project while supporting the viability of culturally appropriate public housing design in the United States. The project illustrates that the process of understanding specific cultures can ultimately reveal universal strategies for improving the quality of life for residents from any culture.
Renovations That Reduce the Operating Costs of Single Family Homes in Hawaii
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Hayler, Christopher Wittich; Miao, Pu; Architecture
Architecture of Healing: A New Paradigm to Heal Body and Mind
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Imai, Nanako; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
Humans are influenced by the conditions of their surroundings. The environment has a profound impact on people such that physiological condition and psychological state are affected in both conscious and unconscious ways. People in contemporary society spend much of their time within constructed buildings; however, the design of interior environments often fails to address the specific needs of a person’s body and mind. The aim of this research is to expand the boundaries of conventional spatial design and create a new paradigm of architecture in which interior environments heal both the physiological and psychological conditions of the occupants. The final product of this research will be an inpatient cardiac surgical recovery facility that expedites the recovery process and minimizes physical and psychological discomfort. The design of the facility will be developed based on scientific evidence on human-environment relationships and information from established concepts of healing.
Learning Environments: Design Solutions for Elementary Schools
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Lei, Jenny Oi Wah; Miao, Pu; Architecture
Children start to acquire physical, cognitive, and psychosocial skills during their attendance in elementary school, which ultimately influences their academic achievement. With a great amount of time spent in school, they quickly learn and are stimulated by the spaces designed for them. Knowledge and skills obtained during childhood affect their overall health and are eventually carried into adulthood. Historically, the evolution of learning environments was influenced by innovations of designers. The effects the spaces had on education and the well being of the children, however, was not considered in school designs until more recently. Although many parts of the world are beginning to incorporate new ideas to develop and enhance the skills of the children, studies have shown that designs which decrease productivity and progress can still be found in schools today. Because of this, there is a great need for change. The study of the history of schools will determine common design issues while analyzing new innovations will establish ideas that would enhance the necessary skills for children as well as support the changes of modern day schools. Information on how children develop and methods of teaching will be used as a guide in understanding what spaces are appropriate for development in the schools of today and the future. The information gathered from this research can be used as a starting point for designs of new schools. The purpose of this study is to create awareness of reoccurring issues in elementary school designs and to inspire creative thinking for new ideas that support and enhance the growth and development of children. The innovative ideas that have emerged should be seen as alternatives to traditional school designs and not as the only solution for new schools. Information acquired does not apply to all learning environments but instead should be altered, manipulated, and applied on a case by case basis.
War Shelters Inspired by Nature: Design Model for Contingency Troop Housing Based on Biomimetic Principles
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Lin, Shao Yu; Noe, Joyce; Architecture
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military are serving in the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism. Aside from the danger that soldiers have to face every day, they are challenged by the harsh desert climate conditions, which greatly affect their quality of life. The only means of thermal comfort there is largely governed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that are powered by fossil fuels, one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature’s best biological ideas and then imitates these forms, processes, systems, and strategies to solve human problems, is the recommended approach to sustainable design. The purpose of this project is to develop a design model that offers comfort and protection for troop shelters based on biomimetic principles. The final design proposal is a synthesis of three important aspects of the research: the recognition of global warming challenges, the confinement of military standards, and the interpretation of nine biomimetic design principles extracted from the study of desert plants and animals. A detailed outline of the biomimetic design principles along with a clear understanding of the different phases of contingency construction formalized the initial context of the new war shelter. The final design example is a burrowed and bermed living space that is sheltered by a modular panelized roof and wall system. Through a combination of building and model simulation and a comprehensive comparative analysis that factors in every numerous variables of design, one can conclude that a low greenhouse gas emission design model for troop shelters that provides comfort and protection can be achieved by using biomimetic principles. The principle of burrowing in particular demonstrated the strongest improvement in both the thermal comfort and protection in a desert contingency environment. Meanwhile, the range and level of improvements in the comfort and protection need to be further supported by scientific and quantitative data. Biomimcry is a relatively new discipline and is open to many different interpretations. Unlike other design approaches, biomimicry is research and scientific driven, which means it is a less subjective and more valid approach to green design solutions. The design example provided is not the ultimate solution for the improvement of war shelters in a contingency environment. It merely serves as an experiment and exploration of the many possibilities that nature can offer to improve the comfort and protection housing in a desert environment throughout the world.
Re-Designing the Apartment-High-Rise through a Child's Perspective
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Lum, Shirley Wai Mun; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
“Children learn by being active participants with their environment” –Piaget Children perceive space very differently than adults. Their progression in physical and cognitive development limits them from experiencing space as an adult would. With this understanding it is an interesting fact, that many of our buildings are designed by adults without the understanding of a child’s perception of space. Sometimes the adult’s misperception limits children from being active participants with their environment. According to the United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT), “it has been estimated that by the year 2025 the world’s largest cities would need to accommodate four billion people. In which, an average of one-third of this estimated population will consist of children under the age of 18 years and in result the majority of these city residents (at least 45-50 percent) will be children.” 1 With such a high ratio of children in the overall future population of cities, much more effort must be made to create children-friendly apartment buildings. The purpose of this doctorate project is to research and propose several spatial ideas to address the spatial and social limitations of children in our developing world, specifically with high-rise apartments. Spatial limitation theories, derived from Psychologist Jean Paiget’s child development cognitive and physical observations, are defined and incorporated into the proposed spatial designs of this doctorate project in order to encourage a child’s social participation within the apartment building as they develop through their childhood. Social spaces within the apartment building are the focus of this project. Assuming that a child learns by being an active participant with the environment and that a child’s perception of space grows concurrently with age, personal spatial interpretations are paired with Psychologist Jean Piaget’s child development stages. Initially, to better understand how a child perceives space, the apartment building space is broken down into three spatial focuses: 1. The apartment unit, 2. The apartment floor, and 3. The apartment building as a whole. 1 UNCHS, An Urbanizing world: Global Report on Human settlements 1996, Oxford: Oxford University Presspotential peer socialization. With this assumption, the goal of the design is to encourage a child’s development of peer relationships within the proximity of the apartment floor by integrating a range of diverse social spaces.
Wearable Architecture: Fashion to the Rescue
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Marinas, Cherri; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
This dissertation, titled “Wearable Architecture: Fashion to the Rescue,” studies fashion and architecture in order to assess if the emerging urban nomad fashion trend can inform a new direction in temporary disaster relief for the families of Hawai‘i. The intention is to discover whether the clothes and accessories worn by survivors of natural disasters in bicoastal cities can provide shelter and relief to survivors between the event and the supply of government issued temporary housing. The methodologies used to prove the need for a wearable disaster relief kit are organized into three parts. The first topic researched is natural disasters. Analysis and observation of natural disasters support and demonstrate the need for a kit in times of a natural disaster. This section covers the various needs and problems of a disaster victim and thus reveals what design features should be incorporated into the proposed prototype. The second topic researched is minimalist shelters, which include indigenous shelters, low-income housing, and homeless shelters. This study is crucial as it explores the world of people who live with only the most basic and simple items that are necessary for survival. The resulting information is aimed at defining the basic essentials of everyday survival and how these necessities can be incorporated into a wearable disaster relief kit. The third topic researched is current related technologies. While the first two parts focus on the needs of people following a natural disaster as well as on a day-to-day basis, this part focuses on the tools and inventions that people have created to help address those needs. The information gathered concentrates on portable architecture, wearable architecture, survival kit tools, and materials. With this information, ideas for the prototype arise as the potential and constraints of each invention are examined, thus paving the way for design features that can be incorporated into the proposed prototype. Based on the information gathered, the design parameters were created and this list served as a guide for the wearable disaster relief kit prototype. By establishing the limitations and structure of the design, it paved the way for the design of The Compleat Retreat. The Compleat Retreat is an all-in-one shelter, jacket, floatation device and emergency kit.
Modern Kyo Machiya: Livable Architecture for Kyoto
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Miyake, Yuhei; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
The World Monument Fund listed KyoMachiya, the traditional merchant houses of Kyoto, as endangered sites in 2009. Modern, high-rise buildings of commercial and residential use have rapidly replaced the KyoMachiya. These replacements have resulted in the loss of urban identity, livability, and the traditional social network in the region. In 2007, the prefectural government of Kyoto issued a new urban policy with the intent to reverse such losses. Today, all new residential developments are required to incorporate traditional design elements of KyoMachiya in their design. However, the urban policy does not fully address the true characteristics of KyoMachiya, and the incorporation of the traditional design appears only on the façade and in the gabled roof forms of apartment buildings. Unlike KyoMachiya, apartment buildings are set apart from the streets by walls, security doors, and a lack of commercial activity on the street level floor. As a result, such apartment buildings are often unwelcome as they damage the integrity of the remaining KyoMachiya structures and result in a further loss of the urban identity of Kyoto. However, with the ongoing depopulation of the central city, housing boards also desire multifamily residences whose occupants can continue traditional activities. This project includes design guidelines for multifamily residences that may solve conflicts between developers and housing boards.
Hybrid Architecture: The Integration of a Community Center on Existing Retail
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Nip, Joyce K.; Miao, Pu; Architecture
A community center serves people in close proximity. It draws residents of the immediate neighborhood and those commuting to that neighborhood for work and other purposes. It has the power to form a sense of community that many communities lack. It consolidates different wants and needs in one location. However, existing community centers, especially the ones in Hawai‘i, often lack these qualities. Simply put, they are basically senior and childcare centers. Buildings labeled “community centers” are not designed with the programs and spatial qualities that would attract a wide range of age groups. The unnoticeable locations of most community centers do not advocate the importance of community centers either. By incorporating a community center on top of an existing retail center, the resulting hybrid can create exciting changes that can accommodate for the programmatic and social needs of individuals. A retail development is ideal for addition of a community center for several reasons. Retail has the ability to unite people in a way that few other places can. Everyone has shopped in one way or another. A retail center’s central and visible location can help create an identity for and magnify the significance of the integrated community center. However, the single-functionality of typical retail centers has caused many to run out of business. There is a growing desire for greater living in today’s urban developments; it is about creating enjoyable environments for buying goods and spending time. People visit retail environments wanting to shop, dine, socialize, and be entertained. Retail cannot function as a single entity. Rather, it is a subunit that supports other uses, such as a community center. More importantly, second floor retail has been proven unworkable through the years because Americans are accustomed to shopping on the street level. Thus, the addition of a community center above an existing retail development is a feasible solution that would promote positive changes to both building types. Successful civic facilities address pedestrian circulations and activity spaces, which can serve as catalysts for buying goods. The resulting hybrid development merges two disparate functions to support and benefit from each other. Areas where the functions of the two overlay can pose opportunities for exciting interventions. This new combination of mixed-use can increase efficiency by concentrating more uses into a central location. The architecture of a retail and community center can bring about numerous spatial and program changes to correspond to the needs and lifestyles of the residents that it serves.
Branding in Architecture: Image and Spatial Communication
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Okaneku, Reid; Palagi, Kris; Architecture
This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.” This project aims to develop a clear understanding of the role and process of branding in architecture. Too often, the breadth of brand is reduced to a common logo. By analyzing a client’s goals to a specific branded attribute, designers have an opportunity to develop a stronger branded identity to relay the client’s business accurately to the public. This research explores how a brand is expressed through product, customer interaction, and physical space. With the use of 2D and 3D creations, designers are able to tell a story without a saying a word. To clarify the understanding of brand between the design team and clients, this research tests a tangible representation of brand in the form of a “storyboard diagram.”
A New Residential Archetype for Hawai‘i: Application of a Regional Design Approach for the Department of Hawaiian Homelands
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Shaw, Andrew; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
The State of Hawaii is the most isolated population center in the world, with nearly three thousand miles separating it from the rest of the United States. As a result of this extreme isolation and its tropical climate, Hawaii has a unique and distinctive environmental landscape, which includes a broad spectrum of individual ecosystems. Coupled with its long history of “meltingpot” demographics, this has resulted in the development of a strong cultural and sub-cultural identity. Despite this well defined environment, much of the residential architecture in Hawai’i generally does not capture or reflect upon the unique regional qualities. Many will argue that much of Hawaii’s architecture has contracted a sense of “placelessness”, in which it has no connection to the contextual features of the region. Much of the architecture has become simply about style, with less concern for appropriateness. The concept of critical regionalism is a design approach that helps to define a sense of place. A regional approach to architecture clearly addresses and incorporates the contextual forces of a region, such as the local climate and culture, rather than just applying preconceived notions of building “styles” as the primary generator of form. Considered to be one of the precursors of the current movement of sustainability in architecture, regionalism is an ideal design approach for any location that is in danger of environmental and cultural degradation, such as Hawai’i. By not only serving as an expression of cultural identity, but also doing so in a manner that is environmentally sensitive, architectural regionalism can serve as a primary tenet for the sustainability movement in Hawaii. The theory of regional architecture, including the underlying paradigm of critical regionalism is thoroughly discussed in Part I of this document in order to establish a foundational understanding of this subject matter. This discussion addresses the role of sustainability in regional architecture, as the two concepts are tightly interwoven, and to a large extent, defined by one another. The culmination of the project is a prototype for a residential community for the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) that assimilates the presented research topics. Located on the island of Kaua’i, the site for this prototype has many unique regional qualities that will be used to inform and inspire the design of the 3 development. Through the research and design efforts, the goal of this project is to explore an alternative to the conventional residential development currently found throughout islands of Hawai’i by creating a more regionally and environmentally appropriate, and thus sustainable, community.
Culture into Architecture: Amalau - Designing A Samoan Village for the Future
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Stucky, Leah; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
According to Samoan oral tradition, Samoan architecture has existed since the beginning of time. Yet information on this subject is limited, and must be sought out by the determined researcher. This thesis synthesizes research on sustainability, regionalism, culture, and lifestyle at the residential scale, and unites the past, present, and future of Samoan architectural design in a concept home designed for a specific Samoan family. We have begun to realize that, in order to survive in this changing world, we must change the ways in which we design, build, and live. This thesis explores the regionalism of the Samoan islands in terms of Samoans’ everyday lives, and in terms of the core values (God, faith, family, respect, honor, the church, the matai (chief) system) in which Samoan life is rooted. It explores traditional Samoan building methods, and maps their changes through time. It considers sustainability, and how it has affected building materials and techniques. Finally, it examines the cultural and social systems that define Samoan society and Samoan architecture. The result is a prototypical concept model for a new type of village and a culturally sensitive home for a Samoan family. It aims to represent all aspects of Samoan culture (past, present, and future), and to accommodate the Samoan way of life. One that encompasses their regional systems, the cultural aspects of Samoan culture that help to dictate the uses, forms and purposes of architecture and one that adjusts to the Samoan lifestyle and way of life that is so lovingly, faithfully and greatly respected. A design that brings together the past, the present and the future of Samoan architectural design while keeping true to the principal values on which the first fale was built, the design not only represents the culture, but it also looks toward a sustainable future and a better way of life for future generations in the Samoan islands.
Suburban Sprawl Alternatives: Retrofitting Residential Neighborhoods for Community Growth
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Szajnecki, Justin; Clifford, Janine; Architecture
As a city‘s population grows, a need is created for increased housing. A traditional way to meet demand is to build new housing and commercial developments at the city‘s edge. As cities sprawl outward, limitless greenfield development becomes standard practice. The developed areas become predominantly low density residential areas that are reliant on automobiles. Increasing concern for suburban lifestyles in terms of health, transportation, environmental issues, etc. have validated exploration for alternative forms by numerous organizations. After being developed, homes often have little connection to community resources and are occupied solely for private use until they fall out of favor for newer developments. The objective of the project is to improve existing efforts of alternative community design by providing methods to improve residential neighborhoods. The project aims to encourage community aspects while increasing the longevity and prominence of communities. In retrofitting existing residential neighborhoods, considerations for housing demands can also be addressed; directing growing populations to existing neighborhoods rather than continually sprawling away from cities. This project intends to create a design alternative to sprawling development and provide comprehensive techniques to retrofit suburban neighborhoods for community growth.
Designing Reconciliation after Urban Warfare
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Tada, Kanoa Takara; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
The cycle of conflict can repeat itself through a city’s rebuilding. In the most extreme cases where the space of a city has become divided, disconnected, and socially segregated, remnant fear, anxiety, and hostility after years of violence are perpetuated through contested territory. This research is interested in the intersection between spatial practice and reconciliation in the aftermath of war. Divided cities that experience ethnic warfare, specifically Beirut, Belfast, and Nicosia have been affected by cyclical violence and consequential trauma. Physical manifestations that were expressions of conflict have had negative long-term impacts that affect social recovery. By understanding the dynamics of conflict, intervention, and spatial patterns that occur before, during and after war, similarities of challenges that pervade these types of cities begin to emerge. The objective is to build a conceptual framework that serves to engage the architect, planner, and urban designer to activate the healing of social space. One theme of these three cities is the homogenization that happens during warfare. After conflict, the geography of the city continues to suffer from social segregation of these antagonistic groups who become isolated unto themselves. Isolation in turn causes a snowball of negative effects that proliferate in the political, economic, and social environment. Stability and the quality of life after war in the face of physical divisions/demarcations/security measures become almost insurmountable for those who were the most impacted. This is due to the perceived insecurity that is enforced by the physical barricades that were erected during violence and kept long after the formal end of the war. To address this social handicap, it is important to understand the effects of physical division related to fear, anxiety and insecurity that has continued an ethos of hostility. If the intentions to increase security with constructs instead perpetuate the cycle of violence over the long term, then reconsideration of the physical environment, its composition and consequences, as well as active engagement towards progress in these environments must be undertaken. Defining reconciliation as a priority in segregated post-conflict cities poses the question of how spatial practice can counter divisiveness that scars these cities. Belfast, Nicosia, and Beirut are case studies that, through their successes and failures, build a process to actively involve the architect with the healing of social space; both action and inaction have resounding impacts.
Human + Nature Office Design: Design to Support and Enhance Work and Life
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Wong, Dayton Hinu; Noe, Joyce; Architecture
This study investigates how architecture can improve the well‐being and productivity of urban office workers by examining the problems with traditional high‐rise office building and discovering new methodologies to design offices that support the basic human needs of employees, the demands of the modern 21st workplace and the need to be environmentally sustainable. Research on the traditional office environment has provided evidence that they do not support the well‐being of workers and the demands of the 21st century workplace. There is evidence that shows that the disconnection, both physically and visually, from the natural environment is detrimental to the health and satisfaction of employees. Some common problems include poor indoor air quality, Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), worker stress, absenteeism and low job satisfaction. Sustainability has also been a challenge in high‐rise office building because it lacks a human connection and a deeper meaning that goes beyond energy saving, which is not always enough to justify the added cost of a sustainable office. Current sustainable practices lack a connection to human benefit and experience, so it is difficult for a building to be sustainable overtime if the building does not provide added value and a deeper meaning that evokes stewardship. Most offices today do not support the work processes and values of the 21st century workplace. Spaces were designed to separate people based on the type of work they did, which does not support today’s collaborative, interdisciplinary workforce. Space was distributed based on traditional models, instead of where space is needed most. This often meant a generous lobby up front and small cubicles with no spaces for teaming in the back. New office space typologies were developed to address the problems with the traditional office. The hypothesis of this study is that “Human+Nature” space typologies can improve the well‐being of workers while supporting the needs of the 21st century workplace. These Human+Nature space typologies are informed by two sets of attributes that describe the sensitivities required of each space. The Biophilic Human Needs attributes, are derived from Biophilia, which believes that humans have an innate attraction and fascination with nature and depend on it for their physical and mental well‐being. The Operational attributes come from the needs of the 21st century workplace, the work processes and values of a specific company and the physical environment necessary for health and wellbeing. H+N | 13 The relevance and value of these space typologies were established through 4 processes: Preference Experiment, secondary surveys and data, case studies and finally a design project. The design project is a redesign of an existing office space in a high‐rise, glassskinned building, using the Human+Nature space typologies and the two matrices, the Biophilic Human Needs Matrix and the Operational Attributes Matrix. Communications Pacific (CP) agreed to be the client in this hypothetical design project. A client analysis was conducted to determine the values, goals and work processes of CP. Their office was analyzed to determine the successes, challenges and needs of their current space. The matrices were used as a guideline that was further tailored to support and strengthen the unique identity, values and work processes of CP and their employees. New space typologies were identified as necessary to support the goals and values of CP. These include a gallery space, locker room and showers and a kitchen and dining area. The design response was a synthesis of Biophlic Human Needs, demands of the 21st century office and the values and work processes of the client, Communications Pacific, all while integrating sustainable features that provide added value and human benefit. The Biophilic Human Needs Matrix and the Operational Attributes matrix were shown to be successful tools in designing for the needs of the employee and the demands of the 21st century workplace. The Human+Nature office not only improves the health and well‐being of the employees, but also uses the work environment as a business tool to maximize the value of its employees while strengthening the company’s unique identity and values providing a truly sustainable office that supports and enhances work and life.
Resting for Productivity: Integrating Rest Environments in the Workplace for Public Health, Happiness & Productivity
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-05) Yee, Robyn; Clifford, Janine; Architecture
TOD at the Street: A Human Scale Evaluation of the Socialization of Mass Transit Infrastructure
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-12) Arakaki, Matthew M.; Llewellyn, Clark; Architecture
With Hawaii in the mix of a huge mass transit project, communities in Hawaii will undergo major transformations. The introduction of an elevated rail will affect the character and experience of whole communities. This research will focus on maximizing the opportunity to enhance communities through social interactions that is presented by the introduction of a rail station. Social interactions in the public realm will play a key role in the integration of an elevated rail station into existing communities. To do this the research will look at new ideas to understand the experience at the human scale to shape the relations in the overall context of a community. The project will look to not only integrate the station in the community but to maximize the potential of these spaces as an urban core. The transit stops are important nodes within the city and play a unique role in the interactions it can create in a community. Through design the typical station can be transformed into a new dynamic element to revitalize existing communities.
Designing and Analyzing Residential Passive Cooling and Energy Efficiency Strategies in Hawaii
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011-12) Badgett, Eric Robert; Meder, Stephen; Architecture
This project is designed to help develop a more climate appropriate residential architecture in the State of Hawai‘i. There is an opportunity and need to improve home design in Hawai‘i in order to maximize day lighting, provide natural thermal comfort all year, take advantage of the trade winds to cool the interior, keep the occupants comfortable without using mechanical systems such as air conditioning, and through all of these strategies, conserve electricity. The goals for this project are to research and design for the topics of passive solar cooling design, day lighting, thermal comfort and natural ventilation; and specifically how to use these strategies in the predominately cooling climate of Hawai‘i. The researched design strategies will be applied, then tested for effectiveness in the Hawaiian climate and, specifically, on the site chosen for the project. The design will then be analyzed and further modified to achieve the greatest potential energy efficient and naturally comfortable design. This project will become a useful published source as a case study for new or retrofitted projects in Hawai‘i. The project is aimed to provide homes for Hawai‘i that are affordable, attractive, comfortable, functional, healthy and environmentally friendly. The homes designed for this project will be at least 30% more energy efficient than required by Hawai‘i state energy codes, and provide at least 30% more natural light access than city code demands. These homes will bring a new standard of comfort and efficiency to Hawaiian homes. The first phase of this project is the research phase. The topics studied for this project include passive cooling techniques, daylighting, thermal comfort, natural ventilation, the macro and micro climatic data for Hawai‘i and effective building materials to help mitigate interior heat. This project will use what is learned from the research phase and apply it successfully into a new residential design strategy in Hawai‘i. The second phase of the project is the design phase. Computer models will be created for simulation and verification using the computer program Ecotect to test the designs. This will provide the most useful quantifiable data on the design’s effectiveness. The understanding about how different components are affected, either positively or negatively, will be shown through testing and re-testing many different design possibilities.

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