DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

Abstract

The process of architectural design is ever changing and has gone through a lot of changes since the time of architects like F.L.Wright and Le Courbusier. The considerations that one used to keep in mind for designing a high rise building i.e. structural, aesthetic and functionality are no longer enough to make a building that performs well. High rise buildings are rising day by day and they are the only way to keep up with the ever expanding population. Sadly, these buildings are great energy guzzlers, produce a lot of wastes and use up a large quantity of resources which calls for the need for designing high rise buildings that are energy efficient and sustainable The conventional method of designing high rise buildings majorly considers only the structural, aesthetic and functional requirements thus not completely tending to the needs of sustainability and efficiency. Many new software like Ecotect, Vasari, lES are being used in the developed countries to simulate the building designs and estimate the energy consumption. Many new methods of designing have come up such as parametricism and bioclimatic design which give a whole new direction to the process of designing. Thus there is a need to ctys j22...a. de sign methodology for sustainable high rise buildings that incorporates the features of sustainability and building efficiency through he use of new design methods and software. For this reason, a few eminent architects were chosen, who are working in the field of sustainability and their works and process of designing was thoroughly studied. In addition, sustainable design itself and high rise building design were studied too. These studies brought into the front the requirements of sustainable design and sustainable design methodology. On basis of this a new design methodology was formulated which consists of four major phases, Vision, Conceptual design, Preliminary design and Detailed design followed by the construction. Research and analysis are included in every phase of design and phase 2, 3 and 4 feedbacks into the first phase. The research and analysis done at every phase ensure that the process is optimized till there is no more improvement possible with the current level of technology.