Design follows nature

Botanical garden design integrating with biomimetic technology and seismic principles

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

Y. Huang Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders (mentor)
P.H.M. Jennen (mentor)
H.J. Visscher (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2017 Yonghui Huang
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Published Date

28-06-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The graduation started from the seismic studio of architecture engineering and designing a earthquake proof architecture. The context of the design in located in the historical garden of Uithuizen in Groningen, which is a potential seismic area. The research focuses on the three different aspects which are seismic principles, biomimetic structure and biomimic climate. The final design is attempting to responding to the environmental, historical, social and seismic context with the method which I researched in the first part. The program of my design is a botanical education center for young children in uithuizen. As for technology part, I chose the solar-tracking panels and intelligent light diffusion glass to achieve my final goal: communicating with nature in the ways of architecture and human experience.