Nature and Architecture Presentation [Surayyn Selvan ]

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C O N C E P T M A P P I N G

N TURE ND

RCHITECTURE

BUILDING WITH NATURE

RCHITECTUR L

PHILOSOPHIES

INTERDEPENDANCY

CHANGE

THERMODYNAMICS

BELUM R INFOREST

RESORT

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Reducing Negative

Impacts

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

BUILDING DESIGN

MATERIALS


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R E S E A R C H Q U E S T I O N S

WHAT ARE THE

RCHITECTUR L PHILOSOPHIES

OF BUILDING WITH NATURE?


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F I N D I N G S

INTERDEPENDENCY

L i f e C y c l e s

E c o l o g i c a l l y s u s t a i n a b l e b u i l d i n g s t h a t r e l y o n n a t u r ea l w a y s h a s t h e r e s o u r c e s t o m a i n t a i n i t a s w e l l a s b e

e c o l o g i c a l l y r o b u s t t o a s s i m i l a t e t h e w a s t e a b u i l d i n g

p r o d u c e s t h r o u g h o u t i t s l i f e t i m e .


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F I N D I N G S

THERMODYNAMICS

C o n s u m e r e s o u r c e s n o f a s t e r t h a n t h e r a t e a t

w h i c h t h e y c a n b e r e p l e n i s h

C r e a t e s y s t e m s t h a t c o n s u m e m a x i m u m e n e r g y -

q u a l i t y

C r e a t e a n d u s e b y - p r o d u c t s t h a t a r e n u t r i e n t s

o r r a w m a t e r i a l s f o r r e s o u r c e p r o d u c t i o n


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F I N D I N G S

CHANGE

A v o i d O b s o l e s c e n c eB u i l d i n g s s h o u l d b e d e s i g n e d t o a l l o w e a s y a c c e s s f a s t

c y c l i n g m a t e r i a l s w i t h o u t n e e d i n g t o d e s t r o y s l o w c y c l i n g

m a t e r i a l s


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F I N D I N G S

CHANGE

B u i l d A d a p t a b i l i t y

B u i l d i n g s s h o u l d b e d e s i g n e d f o r d e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d

s h o u l d a l l o w t h e n a t u r a l e n v i r o n m e n t t o a d a p t t o t h e

p r e s e n c e o f t h e b u i l d i n g a n d i n r e t u r n s h o u l d m i n i m i z e t h e

n u m b e r a n d m a g n i t u d e o f t h e b u i l d i n g s e c o l o g i c a l i m p a c t .


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WHAT ARE THE

DV NT GES

OF BUILDING WITH NATURE?


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F I N D I N G S

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

E n h a n c e a n d p r o t e c t s b i o d i v e r s i t y a n d

e c o s y s t e m s

I m p r o v e a i r a n d w a t e r q u a l i t y

C o n s e r v e a n d r e s t o r e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s

F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

ECONOMIC BENEFITS

R e d u c e o p e r a t i o n s a n d m a i n t e n a n c e c o s t

O p t i m i z e s l i f e - c y c l e e c o n o m i c p e r f o r m a n c e

F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

SOCIAL BENEFITS

E n h a n c e s t h e o c c u p a n t s c o m f o r t l e v e l s

C r e a t e a n a w a r e n e s s o n s u s t a i n a b l e d e s i g n


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F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

CONTOURS

F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

VEGETATION


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WHAT WERE THE STR TEGIESIMPLEMENTED

BY THE BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT

TOREDUCE THE NEG TIVE IMP CTS

ON THE SITE CONTEXT?

F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

C l u s t e r e d T y p o l o g y

F I N D I N G S


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F I N D I N G S

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

C l u s t e r e d T y p o l o g y


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F I N D I N G S


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BUILDING DESIGN

O p e n n e s s

F I N D I N G S


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BUILDING DESIGN

O p e n n e s s

More apparent in Phase 2 of the Belum Rainforest Resort

Used mainly as transition spaces

The use of perforated steel plates further emphasize this idea

Allows for vegetation to grow without disruption

Creepers grow on the walls of the Rainforest Villas

Embrace nature through intimacy

Reduces the need to cut down vegetation unnecessarily


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F I N D I N G S


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MATERIALS

R a m m e d E a r t h

F I N D I N G S


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MATERIALS

Bamboo was used as roofing and wall structures of Phase 1

The bamboos can be found on site and therefore emphasizes the idea of give and take

Somah Wood Saplings were used as screening devices in Phase 1

The somah wood plants can be found throughout Belum Rainforest Resort

Rammed earth was used as screening walls in Phase 2

The rammed earth was composed of earth that was excavated on site during construction mixed

with a little bit of cement

C O N C L U S I O N


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INTERDEPENDENCY

The principle of interdependency states that an

ecologically sustainable building always has the

resources to maintain the building and is dependent on

the input of resources that could be renewed for future

building developments.

The use of natural materials in the Belum Rainforest

Resort such as the golden bamboo, somah wood

saplings and rammed earth highlights this theory. All

the materials are available on site and are renewable

and recyclable.

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THERMODYNAMICS

The principle of thermodynamics states that buildings

should consume resources no faster than the rate they

should replenish. Besides that, buildings are to create

systems that consume maximum energy-quality. Finally,

buildings should create and use by-products that arenutrients or raw materials for resource production.

The presence of transition pocket spaces and the idea

of openness allows for natural ventilation and

daylighting to occur. This emphasizes the idea of

consuming maximum energy-quality systems.

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CHANGE

The principle of change states that buildings shouldallow for easy access to fast cycling materials without

destroying slow cycling materials. Besides that,

buildings should be designed for deconstruction and

should allow the natural environment to adapt to the

presence of the building while minimizing the

ecological impact.

A majority of the buildings faade uses fast cycling

materials which allows for easy deconstruction and

recycling. This can be seen especially in Phase 2

where the somah wood saplings are used as screening

devices. The clustered building typology allows for the

building to adapt to the environment and vice versa.

The plants grow together with the building instead of

growing around it. This can be seen in Phase 2 of theBelum Rainforest Resort.

R E F E R E N C E S


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sustainable architectural design. London:Earthscan.

Graham, P. (2003). Building ecology: first

principles for a sustainable built environment.Oxford: Blackwell Science.

Sassi, P. (2006). Strategies for sustainablearchitecture. Oxford: Taylor & Francis.

Thomas, R. (2011). Environmental design: anintroduction to architects and engineers.

Oxford: Taylor & Francis.

Take Action. (n.d.). Green Building Benefits.Retrieved October 20, 2014, from https://

bloomington.in.gov/green-building-benefits

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