SRT750 - SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
UNIVERSITY
Deakin University
TEAM
Chair: Dr Carlos Bartesaghi Koc,
Tutors: Dr Mehdi Amirkhani, Dr Sarah Shuchi, Jane Toner, Elena Pereyra, Shawn Lim
PROGRAMME
Master of [Landscape] Architecture
Master of Construction Management
PERIOD
Trimester II-2019
STUDENTS WORK
Andrew Galea, Ashley Murphy, Kritina De Castro, Tan Ying Xin, Lewis Iversen, Kean nguyen, Yasmin Wan Rahimi Shah, Amy Smith, Kartik Vaishampayan, Cindy Ong, Emma Threadgold, Nabeel Joomun, Keng Sheng
Towards a systemic design in architecture and construction
The building sector has significant potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation. This course investigates contemporary building design in the context of its environmental responsibilities. Building design, building structure, envelope, services, fit-out and environmental technology as well as the impact of building occupants are evaluated holistically with regard to climatic suitability, resource usage and occupant comfort.
This is the last unit in Building Environmental Technology in the Architecture program. The course is intended to summarise and integrate previous learning from other Environmental Services and Systems units. Furthermore, it is a course of additional learning in regards to developing a holistic understanding of environmental design. It is now a time for synergy, integration and innovation regarding environmental design principles and their application into projects to take place.
Narrated poster
The first assessment task requires students to comprehensively research a particular sustainability related topic, and present their findings as a narrated poster. Students are required to research information about a sustainable building concept, system or product and unpack how it integrates with other systems and the contextual requirements. Based on the analysis of the literature, students are asked to provide answers regarding to the following questions:
‐ WHAT does the concept, system or product do?
‐ HOW does it work and in what built environment context or application is it most useful?
‐ WHY is it useful / better than a conventional solution?
‐ WHAT are disadvantages or limitations?
SRT750 - Narrated Poster
SRT750 - Narrated Poster
SRT750 - Fishy Tan Ying Xin
SRT750 - Cindy Ong
SRT750 - Sik Yang
Environmental assessment report
This assignment is about applying the ‘Systems Thinking’ approach as a framework for the environmental evaluation of a already-operating building. The intention is to understand each of the weekly topics as a system which is then, together with the other topics, a part of a larger system that is the building, which itself is part of a larger system that is the context/city. The aim is to identify interrelationships or environmental interactions (external, internal) among different systems and the surrounding context; and how these can be used as synergies to improve the project from an ecological point of view.
1. Climate analysis
2. Systems Analysis
System 1: Energy (energy saving, production, lighting)
System 2: Air (Indoor comfort and air quality)
System 3: Water (water sensitive design/integration)
System 4: Nature (living architecture, biomimicry, envelopes)
System 5: Materials (resources and waste)
3. Systems redesign + proposals and recommendations
After the analysis, students are asked to assess the environmental performance of the building from a holistic perspective and to suggest improvements. Students are required prepare an integrated report that proposes improvements with regards to use of resources, energy performance and related greenhouse gas emissions.
Images and videos: student's work