Developing Dynamic and Flexible Façade Design with Fractal Geometry
Abstract
The fact that built environments, which are necessary for people to survive by hosting organizations such as shelters, work, and service cannot meet the functional needs over time, creating a problem for investors, owners, and users. The way to deal with these problems is to have a flexible building design to suit the new conditions to change the capacity, function, and performance. The façade, which is highly affected by indoor and physical environmental conditions; should have a modular, similar, adaptable, and detachable system. In this study, façades with these systems are designed with fractal geometry features that mathematically define the complexity, self-similarity, and access to the macro scale from the micro scales. In conclusion, a façade system that can adapt to changes by making use of a fractal pattern and provide daylight and solar control in the interior with the electrical voltage applied to the glass surface has been proposed.
Keywords
Fractal geometry, dynamic and flexible façade, electrochromic glass, façade design
Thanks
The authors would like to thank Gazi University Academic Writing Application and Research Center for proofreading the article.
The paper complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee approval was not required for this manuscript.
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