Text: Nor Azua Ruslan
[ Dressing Architecture : Colour, Style & Fashion ]
In Relation With Architects and Clothing
Original works submitted to the Manchester School of Architecture for the Bachelor of Architecture dated April 2009. Received a commendation in Summer 2010.
2.5] Facades
and Fashion
· Architectural (Façade) Period and Style: Classical,
Early Christian and Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo,
Colonial, Georgian, Neoclassical, Greek, Victorian, Arts and Craft, Art Nuevo,
Neo-Gothic, Art Deco, Art Modern, Deconstructivism, Formalism, Modernism,
Structuralism, and Postmodernism.
·
Facades in
Climate: Architects and designer should be
able to demonstrate a building design that involves a relation between the
building and the climate. Since we have seen how similar the facade was to the
clothing, we should be able to resemble it as a climate-responsive
architecture. In cold climate, double glazed facade with thermal insulation is
used to create a thermal-comfort building that is responsive to the cold
weather. In hot climate, only single glazed facade is used, but sun shading or
overhangs are needed to prevent from glare and rain.
.... The first
documentation of architectural design with climate interests in mind dates back
to fourth century B.C. in Greece. The philosopher Vitruvius is quoted as
saying, “We must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which
buildings are built..........Vernacular architecture varies for regions of hot
climate and regions of cold climate. Many of the same techniques are employed,
but it is the way they are used in each respective climate that makes them
unique.[4]
[4] Lauren T. (2003), Climate and Architecture in Report for Honor's Section 8 of MET1010:Introduction to the Atmosphere. Florida State Universty: United State
http://www.learn.londonmet.ac.uk/packages/clear/thermal/climate/images/climate_and_architecture.pdf (accessed on Feb 2009)
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