Week 9 - Experimentation and Draft Sheets

20/09/11

As the whole concept of this project is to identify the impact humans are having on the environmental outputs of architecture. I must first identify how the building behaves in the design phase. After talking with my client it is common occurrence for a building to be more environmentally friendly in the design phase than in reality. This has been narrowed down to many different factors, with human occupancy being almost negligible. It's more the fact that this area has not been explored rather than it simply not effecting the efficiency of the building.

The environmental analysis of the Cancer Research Centre has begun using AutoDesk EcoTect. More research into appropriate software is necessary, but this is a relatively comprehensive place to start.

I have also been in contact with Steve King in regards to getting equipment for thermal and humidity readings. I am aware that his Environment 2 class is currently examining the computer labs in the red centre. This would save me having to outsource/purchase them.

- Precedent Study six added.

- Precedent Study seven added.

- Added post in Experimentation/Research

25/09/11

Below shows an image of my draft layout. It has been down in A0 format so you can see how the separate A3 sheets fit together. Initially I thought of using a transparent image to hold the A0 layout together, but everything I experimented with looked strange when viewed in A3 size. Rather than try to over-complicate things I stuck with a relatively clean and simple design. Example text has been used where necessary, and the large squares will be filled with images. I still think that some further development needs to be done, but this is what it looks like so far.

This is a low resolution screenshot of the construction lines and margins used to create my layout in Adobe InDesign.