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Derek Thompson email address: derek.thompson@arup.com

http://Link to workshop site

Sustainability Exercise

Create a simple room physical model from card to study the effect of external shading on a window, for winter and summer solstices' using a lamp mounted at correct sun angles. Altitude and azimuth for two nominated times in the year will be provided, and you have to scale the model to study theses two scenarios.

You can first work out on paper how big the sun shade needs to be, then build the model to test it. You will see the depth of the shadow created inside the room by the sun shade, demonstrating the importance of shading on reducing solar load for a building and reducing energy consumption.

We suggest you to design the shading system to eliminate direct sun hitting the floor at 12pm for summer solstice. Think about what they want to do for winter solstice scenario - there is no need to completely block out sunlight, think about beneficial heat gain in winter, glare issues, blind systems. Get them to justify their winter solution design.

I suggest a floor to ceiling of 3m with full height glass of 2m from FFL as the model.

As second step you can then try to work out the sunshade in ecotect! Make note of your process and compare the results!

download software: http://ecotect.com/home
Ecotect_trial_v550.zip

For those who keep getting the user32.DLL related error when trying to open ecotect, here is a link you can download which will ensure you can open ecotect no worries. Microsoft Hotfix
Allison

Thanks Allison. Yu-Hong

Tai's email address: tai.hollingsbee@arup.com

SUNCHART MELBOURNE (provided by Rebecca)

Sustainability Exercise

Requirements for class four!

Create a model that allows you to manipulate the sound coming from an acoustic source or a more general aural environment through its geometrical configuration.

The manupulation could either include sound amplification, reduction or other effects such as echoingd changing the pitch.

The choice of material is up to you, but you have to be able to explain the relation between the material chosen, the model's geometry and the effect you wanted to achieve

The model should not be a complex mechanical device, but rather of simple nature. (although a mere funnel or tube would not be sufficient)

One should be able to stand next to the model and experience the effects of your experimentation in class. (you can provide a specific sound-source if required)

some acoustic links wich you might find helpful

http://www.gmi.edu/%7Edrussell/demos.html
http://www.supercable.es/~espiloz/results/Shells.htm
http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Rudolf_Koenig_Apparatus/Helmholtz_Resonator/Helmholtz_Resonator.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/waves/cavity.html
http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Acoustics/Reflector/Reflector.html
http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Acoustics/Hopkins/Hopkins.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_resonance

Requirements for class three!

Create two models:

Both of them should be able to support a glass filled with water
Both of them should be a minimum 10cm high
Both of them should use as little material as necessary

One is made of paper only
One is made of plastic straws only

Don't use any glue or tape!
good luck!

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Semester Schedule

Class 1 Thursday March 1, Introduction by Dominik Holzer

Class 2 > Mon/Tue March 5/6, Presentation of SIAL Workshop equipment, discussing pyhsical models

Class 3 > Thursday March 8, Guest Presenter: Jochen Ristig, Structural Engineer (Arup)

Class 4 > Mon/Tue March 19/20

Class 5 > Thursday March 22, Guest Presenter Tai Hollingsbee, Sustainability (Arup)

Class 6 > Mon/Tue March 26/27

Class 7 > Thursday April 12, Guest Presenter: Derek Thompson, Accoustic Engineer (Arup)

(Mid Semester)


Class 8 > Mon/Tue April 16/17

Class 9 > Thursday April 26

Class 10 > Thursday May 3

Class 11 > Mon/Tue May 7/8

Class 12 > Thursday May 10

Class 13 > Thursday May 24
(extra class)

Final Presentations > Thursday May 31

Useful links and references

http://www.materialsystems.org/blog/

http://architectureandmorality.blogspot.com/search/label/school

fabric_ation_Dominik.pdf

http://Link to geometry resource

http://www.richardsweeney.co.uk/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardsweeney/

http://www.zingman.com/origami/oriPics/lizard2/lizard_foldP.swf

http://www.metropolismag.com/html/content_0603/mgo/index.html

http://www.milgo-bufkin.com/algorhythms/index.html

Origami programs
Pepakura software

There are a few pepakura tricks.
One is to set the scale at .1 for things to be printed at scale.
Individual triangles could be a problem with the way he's importing stuff - There is an over-ride command to ensure that certain
edges are joined or not, two buttons at top of main window, then click on the edges you want to specify as split or joined.

Homo Faber Catalogue 2006.pdf

Participants

StephenSchweier
TiffanyTan
YuhongWong
DannyKorman
ChrisSeaman
KateMilligan
SimonPearce
RebeccaAdams
AllisonClaney