A new paradigm towards bioclimatic city

Abstract

Taking a glance at the history of development, Architecture has always interacted with and been heavily inspired by nature and this interaction had influenced many architects and designers, placing architecture act as an intersection of human and nature. Basically, architecture was ruled by and adapted depending on the seasonal changes and the climate conditions. However, this dialogue has long been extinguished. Nowadays, the basic notion of architecture has changed, relying more so now on high technological development. Thus, designers tend to draw on mechanical tech. that can easily neglect the external climate conditions and provide a constant comfort. Regrettably, some of these buildings are interpreted as a sustainable building today. Because of man's limitless desire for the concept of 'fast and easy comfort', today we face an environmental crisis due to the use of excessive amounts of non-renewable resources. In addition, the predictions are that without those resources the 'sick buildings' will not survive in the future. Towards a new paradigm of architectural history, the design process should be re-configured to the very basic to ensure that buildings will be sustained for the next 20 years or more. 'Inspired by nature' is a notion of bioclimatic architecture and it insists that 'it is time to return to our point of origin'. Bioclimatic architecture focuses on re-creating a friendly intersection with nature and acts as a mechanism neutralizing the negative urban effect with one another. This thesis will extend to illustrate how the bioclimatic approach on high-rise buildings can contribute to and blend with urban sustainability in the Auckland CBD, and suggest what will be a new definite hypothesis that will challenge the current notion of sustainable architecture.