Energy Efficient Building Design in Undergraduate Design Studio: A Six-Step Structured Experimental Method

Abstract

The energy crisis of the 1970s triggered a re-evaluation of environmental and energy concepts and initiated new efforts to minimize energy consumption. During this period, the building sector emerged as the largest energy consumer, and architects had to play a key role in addressing this challenge. Today, there is an urgent demand for future architects to be trained in designing energy-efficient buildings. In this context, this study, which aims to develop a structured method for developing energy-efficient buildings by architectural design studio students, aims to fill an important gap. The research comprehensively evaluates the impact of the method on students' design projects and presents, analyzes, and discusses the findings in detail. The results show that this innovative approach effectively supports the creation of energy-efficient buildings and provides students with significant contributions to sustainable architectural design. The findings of this study will reveal the applicability and importance of new methods in architectural education on energy efficiency and will contribute to the future generation of architects in making more conscious and effective designs.

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture
• Architectural education
• Architectural design
• Energy efficient
• Energy performance
• Building outer envelope

LİSANS TASARIM STÜDYOSUNDA ENERJİ VERİMLİ BİNA TASARIMI: ALTI ADIMLI YAPILANDIRILMIŞ DENEYSEL METOT

Abstract

1970'lerin enerji krizi, çevresel ve enerji kavramlarının yeniden değerlendirilmesini tetikledi ve enerji tüketimini minimize etmek için yeni çabaları başlattı. Bu dönemde, bina sektörü en büyük enerji tüketicisi olarak ön plana çıktığından, mimarların bu zorlukla başa çıkmada kilit bir rol üstlenmeleri gerekmekteydi. Günümüzde de gelecekteki mimarların enerji verimli binalar tasarlama konusunda eğitilmeleri için acil bir talep bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, mimarlık tasarım stüdyosu öğrencileri tarafından enerji verimli binaların geliştirilmesine yönelik yapılandırılmış bir yöntem geliştirmeyi amaçlayan bu çalışma, önemli bir boşluğu doldurmayı hedeflemektedir. Araştırma, söz konusu yöntemin öğrencilerin tasarım projeleri üzerindeki etkisini kapsamlı bir şekilde değerlendirmekte, bulguları detaylı olarak sunmakta, analiz etmekte ve tartışmaktadır. Sonuçlar, bu yenilikçi yaklaşımın enerji verimli binaların yaratılmasını etkili bir şekilde desteklediğini ve öğrencilere sürdürülebilir mimari tasarım konularında önemli katkılar sağladığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, enerji verimliliği konusunda mimarlık eğitiminde yeni yöntemlerin uygulanabilirliğini ve önemini ortaya koyarak, gelecek nesil mimarların daha bilinçli ve etkili tasarımlar yapmalarına katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

• Sürdürülebilir mimari
• Mimarlık eğitimi
• Mimarlık tasarımı
• Enerji verimli
• Enerji performansı
• Bina dış kılıfı

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