Investigating adaptive facades and the impact of architectural and environmental parameters on them

Nima Bagherigorji¹ Mahdieh Abravesh²

1) Iran University of Mazandaran, Faculty of Arts and Architecture Email:
2) Iran University of Tehran, College of fine arts, School of architecture Email:

IOI Code : XCAZ-EGKKB
Publication : 2nd. International Congress on science & Engineering - paris(parisconf.com)
Abstract :
    Today, environmental and energy crises have emerged as fundamental issues in human life. Architecture is no exception to this important phenomenon, because the amount of energy consumption in buildings has a great impact on the environment. On the other hand, with the increasing use of glass facades, it is necessary to use an efficient method to control the environmental conditions inside the building. Glass facades can be inefficient due to their low insulating properties. By creating a building envelope independent of the glass facade, the amount of heat, light and ventilation entering the space can be controlled. To achieve this, it is best this building envelope to act as a living organism and adapt to environmental conditions. These innovations create new tasks for designers and architects who do not lag behind the high-tech caravan of technology and apply them in their designs. As a result, the use of moving and adaptable elements in building envelope due to adaptation to different environmental conditions can reduce energy consumption inside the building. In this study, an attempt has been made to examine Investigating adaptive facades and the impact of architectural and environmental parameters on them.

Keywords : facade building envelope adaptive facade architecture