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Extended Thresholds III: Auxiliary Architectures

  1. Michael Hensel,
  2. Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel

Article first published online: 27 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ad.1014

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Architectural Design

Architectural Design

Special Issue: Turkey: At the Threshold

Volume 80, Issue 1, pages 76–83, January/February 2010

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Hensel, M. and Hensel, D. S. (2010), Extended Thresholds III: Auxiliary Architectures. Archit Design, 80: 76–83. doi: 10.1002/ad.1014

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  1. Issue published online: 27 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 27 JAN 2010

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Keywords:

  • Auxiliary Architectures: Membrane and Cable-Net Systems Workshop, İzmir University of Economy, İzmir, Turkey, April 2009;
  • no-energy material interventions;
  • Frei Otto;
  • high-energy consumption electrical-mechanical devices;
  • Auxiliary Architectures: Membrane and Cable-Net Systems workshop;
  • systems more akin to tree canopies;
  • a differentiated array of membrane patches;
  • construction of additional compression elements, frames or anchor points;
  • experiment-driven process;
  • Nets were developed as continuous or branching systems;
  • triangular patches in hexagonal arrays;
  • computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Abstract

In Turkey, there exists a rich tradition of auxiliary architecture that is supplementary to permanent domestic structures. In hot climates, it often provides essential shade, either as stand-alone shelter or as transitional spaces between the cool interior and the sun-exposed exterior. It is a history that offers great potential for innovative sustainable solutions that require little or no energy. Michael Hensel and Defne Sunguroğlu Hensel describe the work that they have undertaken in this area through the Auxiliary Architectures: Membrane and Cable-Net Systems Workshop at the İzmir University of Economy. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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