Light catcher: Exploration of the use of textiles on exterior window wall
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Deng, Xiaofei
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Sammanfattning
Many architectural design concepts draw inspiration from the knitting/weaving
techniques of textiles and their properties. For example, woven bamboo, timber
construction and decoration, metal building shells, ceramics and cement plasticity
can all draw inspiration from the unique knitting/weaving methods and the
softness of textiles, resulting in striking exterior designs and unique spatial effects.
However, today textiles themselves are rarely used as building materials, especially
in large-scale architectural projects and exterior designs. At the same time, there are
a lot of research teams working on how to expand the use of textiles in architecture.
As a special material close to people’s life, it can bring people a sense of kindness,
comfort and beauty. And in the context of sustainable development, people are
looking for various materials to replace or optimise existing materials, then textiles
are also one of the optional materials.
The use of textiles in windows can date back more than a thousand years, when
most windows in China were made of textiles and oiled paper rather than the
glass like today. Textile and oiled paper windows have gradually dropped out of
sight due to their vulnerability to breakage, poor sound proofing, and inability to
withstand extreme weather conditions, etc. Nowadays, textiles are mostly placed
inside and outside of glass windows for shading and privacy. This master thesis
will explore the spatial diversity, advantages and disadvantages of restating textiles
to replace glass as the main material for architectural windows. It will focus on
demonstrating the special/beautiful light and shadow outcome produced by textiles
on architectural spaces, learning from shadow play, light art and textile knitting/
weaving methods.
In order to incorporate the actural spatial design, the glass facade of an old
building, the Meilac Cinema, located in the centre of a small town in southern
China, will be transformed into textile windows.
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Textile, Window, Light, Shadow