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BUILDING SCIENCE 2

Project 1 //LIGHTING AND ACOUTIC EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN

This assignment is intended to be completed in a group of 6/7 students per group to evaluate their environment in terms of lighting and acoustics performances. Each group is required to choose a case study from the list of buildings provided. Prepare a measured drawing with appropriate scale of your case study. Show all the necessary features which effect on the lighting and acoustics conditions of your case study.

They should carry out an appraisal of day-lighting artificial lighting, noise and sound condition(quality and quantity) in the selected case study. Their identification of adequacy of the quantity of light and sound/noise for the case study needed to be carried out objectively. 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES :

 

  • Able to produce a complete documentation on analysis of space in relation to lighting requirement eg. natural and artificial lighting. (Pictures, sketches and drawing) and analysis of factors which effects the lighting design of a space.

  • Explore and apply understanding of building physic eg. Lighting towards building / construction technology and building materials on existing building projects.

  • Able to evaluate and explore the improvisation by using current material and technology in relevance to present construction industry

  • Basic understanding and analysis of lighting layout and arrangements by using certain methods or calculations eg. Lumen method and PSALI.

  • Basic understanding and analysis of acoustic design layout and arrangements by using certain methods or calculations eg. Reverberation time and sound transmission coefficient.

Project 2//STUDIO 5 INTEGRATION

 

This project aims to integrate students' understanding of the principles of lighting and acoustics in the context their final design project of studio 5. It encompasses advanced daylighting systems and the integration of electrical lighting, strategies for noise management and room acoustics (where necessary).

 

Each student is required to incorporate 1A2 for Lighting Integrated Design and 1A2 for Acoustics Integrated Design boards and submit in a clear folder (front/back). Within your building design, you are required to identify spaces which require artificial lighting and day-lighting and for your acoustic you are required to identify spaces to integrate your external noises and internal noises. Integration must be solution based and you are advised to incorporate visuals, diagrams and renderings using Ecotect or any other environmental design analysis tools in your presentation board(s). Calculations to resolve your design integrations solutions must be attached in A4 and submitted together.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES :

 

  • To be able to show understanding of lighting and acoustics principles in their final design.

  • To be able to solve design problems in relation to sustainability issues (natural lighting, site analysis).

  • To be able to design spaces incorporating lighting and acoustics (when necessary).

  • Produce site analysis which document, interpret and analyze the site context in relation to lighting and acoustics.

  • Identify and analyze functional needs through case studies to inform of lighting and acoustics.

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