Facades: more than a wall: investigating how to reach architectural qualities using different facade design principles
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
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2022
Författare
Holm, Elin
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The residential façade, defined as the building enveloping shell, impacts the
interior environment, while simultaneously acts as the backdrop of the exterior
space. The duality of the façade makes the topic span over several architectural
quests in one. While addressing the delicate question of integrity for the residence
the design of the façade is also a subject of interest to the public view, with a large
impact on the atmosphere of the urban environment in our cities.
The thesis investigates the performance of the individual façade as a crucial
contributing part of the coherent city and its’ simultaneous importance for the
home environment. The focus is the interface, the transition where the private
home and the public space meets.
The thesis aims to define architectural qualities connected to the private home
and the connecting public space, set in a Swedish city environment. Further, to
develop design tools aiming to reach these qualities through features in the façade
design.
The purpose is not to propose the ideal façade, but rather to contribute to a more
conscious approach to designing façades in general and inspire fellow architects
by providing suggestions to design qualitative living environments.
Through theoretical research of subjects like Enriched Environments connected
to the human perception of the home, and influences from classical city planning
theorists, conclusions are made leading to the outcome of a number of design
principles possible to use as tools when analysing a façade and in the design
process of a façade. The principles are showcased in a re-design of a façade of
an existing building in Gothenburg. An analysis of the result regarding reached
qualities and consequences of the design choices in the project are presented to
conclude the project.
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residential façade design, design principles, duality, interface, coherent city, privacy