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Biyomimetik Cephelerin Gün Işığı Kontrol Performansı: Bir Ofis Binası İçin Biyomimetik Cephe Önerileri

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 703 - 718, 27.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1655963

Abstract

Günümüzde teknolojinin gelişmesi insanların çevreye, doğaya ve nesnelere ilişkin farklı bakış açıları geliştirmesine olanak sağlamıştır. Bunun sonucunda, çevre sorunlarına yeni tasarım fikirleriyle doğa odaklı çözümler bulma arayışı olarak tanımlanan biyomimikri yaklaşımı yaygınlaşmıştır. Biyomimikri yaklaşımını incelerken doğal çevre öğelerinden olan gün ışığını göz ardı etmek mümkün değildir. Yapı kabuğunun, binalarda gün ışığıyla karşılaşan ilk katman olması, tasarımında gün ışığı kontrol parametrelerinin dikkate alınmasını gerektirmektedir. Bu bağlamda, mekana giren gün ışığının kontrol edilmesi bir tasarım sorunu ise, bu tasarım sorununa biyomimikri yaklaşımıyla çözüm bulunabilir. Çalışmada biyomimetik cephelerin gün ışığı kontrolünü sağlama performanslarını ölçmeye yönelik, cam cepheli bir ofis binasına iki farklı biyomimetik cephe tasarımı önerilmiştir. Cephe önerileri Grasshopper’da modellendikten sonra ClimateStudio’da gün ışığı aydınlanma simülasyonları yapılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar karşılaştırma yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiş, önerilen biyomimetik cephelerin, halihazırdaki cam cephenin aksine, gün ışığı kontrolünü sağlayabildiği gözlemlenmiştir.

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Daylight Control Performance of Biomimetic Facades: Biomimetic Facade Proposals for an Office Building

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 703 - 718, 27.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1655963

Abstract

Today, the development of technology has enabled people to develop different perspectives on the environment, nature and objects. As a result, the biomimicry approach, defined as the search for nature-oriented solutions to environmental problems with new design ideas, has become widespread. While examining the biomimicry approach, it is not possible to ignore daylight, which is one of the natural environmental elements. The fact that the building envelope is the first layer that encounters daylight in buildings requires that daylight control parameters be taken into account in its design. In this context, if controlling daylight entering the space is a design problem, this design problem can be solved with the biomimicry approach. In the study, two different biomimetic facade designs were proposed for a glass-fronted office building in order to measure the daylight control performance of biomimetic facades. After the facade proposals were modeled in Grasshopper, their daylight simulations were performed in ClimateStudio. The results obtained were evaluated with the comparison method, and it was observed that the proposed biomimetic facades, unlike the current glass facade, can provide daylight control.

Ethical Statement

This article was produced from the “Daylight Control in Biomimetic Facades”, Master’s Thesis completed in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Institute of Science and Technology, in the Department of Architecture. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee approval was not required for the study.

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  • Park, J., Loftness, V., Aziz, A. & Wang, T.H. (2021). Strategies to achieve optimum visual quality for maximum occupant satisfaction: Field study findings in office buildings. Building and Environment. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107458
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  • Zari, M.P. (2007). Biomimetic approaches to architectural design for increased sustainability. Toronto Sustainable Building Conference 07. Toronto, Canada.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Architectural Science and Technology, Building Technology
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Berfin Yılmaz 0000-0002-8326-8699

Ümit Arpacıoğlu 0000-0001-8858-7499

Submission Date March 11, 2025
Acceptance Date September 6, 2025
Publication Date December 27, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 10 Issue: 2

Cite

APA Yılmaz, B., & Arpacıoğlu, Ü. (2025). Daylight Control Performance of Biomimetic Facades: Biomimetic Facade Proposals for an Office Building. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 10(2), 703-718. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1655963