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Architectural, interior architectural and industrial design in the last phases of life: Design for wellbeing in palliative care Hasselt University
The environment in which patients (need to) reside has a great influence on their wellbeing (Ulrich, 1991). That is why introducing ‘Design for Wellbeing’ is key in the design of palliative environments. People in the last phase of their life become more receptive to environmental stimuli. From our perspective, this triggers design to become even more relevant in such contexts. People’s search for subjective well-being (SWB) has promoted a ...
Populating Architectural Design: Introducing Scenario-Based Design in Residential Care Projects KU Leuven
Despite the very aim of designing living environments for people, in architectural design processes the perspectives of end users are underrepresented. Architects are expected to address the challenges of a diverse and ageing society but, due to increasingly complex design processes, they often have limited access to the perspectives of those they are designing for. This study aims to bring people’s spatial experience to the foreground in ...
Involving Blind User/Experts in Architectural Design: Conception and Use of More-Than-Visual Design Artefacts KU Leuven
Architectural design as collaborative practice relies on using representational artefacts. However, these artefacts and their use are prone to a visual bias, which may pose problems in co-designing with vision impaired people. This article studies how we can develop representational artefacts to support a discussion between architects and blind people, and how these artefacts mediate the discussion. We performed a 3-month focussed ethnography ...
Classification and Use of Design Tools: The Roles of Tools in the Architectural Design Process Hasselt University
The growing complexity and fragmentation of the architectural design process, largely due to stricter regulations, new technologies and increasing specialization, has led to an important rise in the number of design support tools available to designers today. These tools, ranging from simple checklists to complex simulation software, are intended to facilitate different aspects of the design process. While there are numerous studies available ...
The Architectural Unhomely In Educational and Representational Practice and Theory: Gazing into the Empowering Gaps of Architectural Education and Design KU Leuven
Research into the architectural 'Unhomely' (or ‘Uncanny’) addresses a disquieting force in architecture. As society is currently dominated by an unspoken sense of anguish, this research calls for a better understanding of and confrontation with imminent threats. The architectural research into ‘(Un)homely’ does not intimidate. Rather, it stimulates the growth of human creativity through architecture. The ‘Unhomely’ serves as a ‘positive’ and ...
Enabling Participation in Performance-Driven Architectural Design in the Early Design Stage KU Leuven
Parametric thinking in design has been present in the strategies and design thinking of architects, engineers and design teams even before the emergence of the Computer-Aided parametric tools; architects and engineers take into consideration different parameters related to the context of the designed artifact. With the emergence of Computer-Aided Design tools integrating parametric capabilities, the terms "parametric design", "parametric ...
Linking BIM and Design of Experiments to Balance Architectural and Technical Design Factors for Energy Performance KU Leuven
To transform the existing energy systems towards renewable energy sources, buildings need to use less energy, use energy more efficiently and harness local renewable energy sources. For the design of energy-efficient buildings, building energy simulation of varying sophistication is commonly employed. Types of simulations range from simple, static calculations to sophisticated dynamic simulation. Especially for building retrofit many assumptions ...