Natural ventilation typologies of large buildings

Conference · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:379854

Cook, J ^[1]; Littler, J ^[2]

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1. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
2. Univ. of Westminster, London (United Kingdom). School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Building design concepts as informed by architectural ventilation are defined in a review of recently constructed large buildings in Britain and Africa. All have a narrow floor plan width based on both daylighting and natural ventilation, providing access to the air and light of the outdoor environment at the perimeter wall. Exhaust strategy distinguishes the different types three dimensionally, producing a variety of spatial configurations or architectural typologies. In conclusion, natural ventilation as a compatible strategy with daylighting is a viable and growing practice that is developing a new architectural genre. But the necessary integration of architecture and services requires exceptional collaboration and coordination between architect and engineer/consultant. The buildings examined include Powergen, Coventry: [linear extruded atrium]; Ionica, Cambridge; and De Montfort Engineering Building, Leicester: [shaped atrium]; Anglia Resource Center, Chelmsford: [central atrium]; St. Johns College Library, Cambridge: [central exhaust tower]; Eastgate, Harare, Zimbabwe: [central ducted exhaust flues]; and Inland Revenue, Nottingham: [exhaust towers at ends].

• OSTI ID: 379854
• Report Number(s): CONF-960430--; ISBN 0-89553-211-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AESTHETICS
ATRIA
BUILDINGS
DAYLIGHTING
DIMENSIONS
NATURAL CONVECTION
SIZE
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
UNITED KINGDOM
VENTILATION
WINDOWS
ZIMBABWE