Jogi Niyati Jayesh

BE4002

The course of this studio was focused on building science and the optimization of building envelopes, structured into two segments: building physics and building simulation and modelling. These segments fostered the students to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the parameters influencing envelope design and their underlying scientific principles. The principles of heat transfer enhanced our foundational understanding, paving the way for more topics ahead. Moreover, climate analysis tools such as Climate Consultant and DView provided a new perspective for analyzing datasets of various locations. The course project, ‘Hot and Cold Spaces in an Enclosure’, was a group exercise holistically looking at heat transfer through a building envelope and its optimization. The objective was to maximize the temperature differential between the hot and cold compartments of the system. Lastly, building simulation and modelling allowed us to reflect our understandings and explore hypothetical scenarios where the impact of environmental variables on the building envelope and indoor thermal conditions was examined.