Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice: Buildings in Maritime Zones (Innovative Renewable Energy)

This one of a kind reference gathers numerous new studies examining the design of buildings in seaside locations. Chapters discuss design for various locations and seaside climates and include information regarding climate, materials, concepts of cooling and heating, vegetation and micro-climate, and weather conditions and sustainability. This book provides architects, engineers, builders, and students with design examples and applications that will enable them to design and build comfortable, cost-effective and sustainable buildings in maritime zones. Preface 7 Contents 8 Chapter 1: Introduction 10 Chapter 2: The Beach House at Bexhill, England, UK 14 2.1 Setting the Scene 14 2.2 History of the Site 18 2.3 Design Decisions 24 2.4 Materials and Details 27 2.5 Challenges 32 2.6 Conclusion 32 Chapter 3: Natural Ventilation in Hot Seaside Urban Environments 35 3.1 World Urbanization Trends 35 3.1.1 Benefits of Natural Ventilation 36 3.1.2 Limitations of Natural Ventilation 37 3.2 Current Approaches 37 3.2.1 Shading/Greenery and Relation to Urban Canyons 38 3.3 Walkway Orientation 39 3.4 Urban Morphology 40 3.5 Building Patterns and Orientations 41 3.6 Design Variation of the Building Blocks/Canyons 42 3.7 Case Study: Dubai, UAE 44 3.8 Conclusions 47 References 48 Chapter 4: Architecture and the Sea, the Situation in the Netherlands 50 4.1 Office Building RWS Terneuzen 53 4.1.1 Energy Concept 54 4.1.2 Materials 56 4.1.3 Water Concept 56 4.2 Biesbosch Museum 57 4.2.1 Energy Concept 58 4.2.2 Materials 59 4.2.3 Water Concept 59 4.3 Restaurant Aan Zee, Oostvoorne 59 4.3.1 Materials 61 4.3.2 Energy Concept 62 4.3.3 Water Concept 64 4.4 Energy from the Sea Duindorp Scheveningen 64 4.4.1 Energy Concept 65 4.5 Conclusions 68 References 69 Chapter 5: Sustainability Measures of Public Buildings in Seaside Cities: The New Library of Alexandria (New Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Egypt 71 5.1 Introduction 72 5.2 Libraries in Seaside Cities Worldwide 74 5.2.1 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, USA 74 5.2.1.1 Concept and Form 77 5.2.1.2 Spatial Experience 77 5.2.1.3 Building Conditions 78 5.2.1.4 Sustainability 78 5.2.2 The Royal Danish Library “the Black Diamond”, Copenhagen, Denmark 78 5.2.2.1 Concept and Form 79 5.2.2.2 Spatial Experience 79 5.2.2.3 Building Conditions 81 5.2.2.4 Sustainability 81 5.2.3 The Library at the Dock, Melbourne, Australia 82 5.2.3.1 Concept and Form 82 5.2.3.2 Spatial Experience 83 5.2.3.3 Building Conditions 83 5.2.3.4 Sustainability 83 5.3 Public Buildings 84 5.4 Climate Change Impact on Seaside Cities 86 5.5 The New Library of Alexandria, Egypt, and Climate Change 88 5.5.1 Climate Change 88 5.6 The Case Study: The New Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) 90 5.6.1 Introduction and Historical Background 90 5.6.2 Public Libraries Design Framework 91 5.6.2.1 Context 92 Site and Surroundings 92 Climate 92 Layout of the Building 93 5.6.2.2 Design Features 95 Concept 95 Spatial Experience 95 Responsiveness to Environment and User Requirements 98 5.6.2.3 Structure and Technology 98 Structure 98 Building Services and Site Utilities 99 5.6.2.4 Climate Change Mitigation Techniques 99 Heat Island Treatments 100 Water Pond Availability 100 Thermal Insulation Materials 100 5.6.2.5 Sustainability Features 103 Daylighting Enhancement 104 Noise Reduction Using Indoor Acoustic Materials 105 Rainwater Harvesting 105 Waste Management 107 Building Management System (BMS) Coordination for Indoor Temperature, Fire System, Security System and Air-Conditioning 107 Efficient Glass 107 Durable Material Requiring Little Maintenance 108 Using LED Lighting 108 Solar Energy Use 112 5.7 Building’s Structure Assessment 113 5.8 Conclusions 114 References 116 Chapter 6: Seaside Buildings in Portugal 118 6.1 Introduction 118 6.2 Urban Planning 118 6.2.1 Brief Overview 118 6.2.2 Tourism 121 6.2.3 Environmental Impacts: Sea Level Rise 124 6.2.4 Case Study: Bioclimatic Urban Design in Northern Portugal 125 6.2.4.1 Definition of Strategies and Application of Solutions for Urban Bioclimatic Design 129 6.3 Building Design 134 6.3.1 Sustainable Architecture 134 6.3.2 Comfort Criteria 138 6.3.3 Bioclimatic Strategies 139 6.3.4 Materials in Seaside Areas 139 6.3.4.1 Final Considerations 143 6.3.5 Case Study: Espinho 144 6.3.5.1 Original Scenery 145 6.3.5.2 General Strategies Adopted for Design Proposals 146 6.3.5.3 Analysed Models 146 6.3.5.4 Definition of Design and Analysis Criteria 148 6.3.5.5 General Evaluation 148 6.3.5.6 Final Considerations 152 6.4 Conclusions 152 Chapter 7: Climate Adaptive Design on the Norwegian Coast 154 7.1 Introduction 154 7.2 The Norwegian Seaside 155 7.3 Norwegian Coastal Climate 157 7.4 Climate Adaptive Design on the Norwegian Coast 160 7.5 Global Warming Phenomena on the Norwegian Seaside 163 7.6 Conclusions 165 References 167 Chapter 8: Green Design for a Smart Island: Green Infrastructure and Architectural Solutions for Ecotourism in Mediterranean Areas 168 8.1 Green Design Approach in Mediterranean Areas: Five Ideas to Share 168 8.2 Ecotourism as Territorial Challenge for Small Islands 169 8.3 Clusters and Pilot Projects: Self-Sufficient Energy Islands Within the Island 171 8.4 Green Strategies and Green Infrastructure for a Nearly Zero Energy Island 171 8.4.1 CanoPV as Green Infrastructures 174 8.4.2 Pilot Projects 174 8.5 Pilot Project N.1 Asinara Green in Farm Structure 174 8.5.1 Green Room 177 8.5.2 EvaCool 177 8.5.3 Comfort Room 177 8.5.4 General Water Harvesting System 179 8.5.5 Hybrid Heating System 179 8.6 Pilot Project N.2 Euphorbia Lab as Mediterranean Phitorerapic Center 179 8.6.1 The Solar Radiation 182 8.6.2 The Water 183 8.6.3 The Green 184 8.7 The Solar Green Space and Double-Glass PV System 184 8.8 Pilot Project N.3 Agri Farm and Biodynamic Agriculture Laboratories 186 8.8.1 Natural Ventilation 188 8.8.2 Renewable Energy 189 8.8.3 The Water 190 8.9 Pilot Project N.4 Fornelli Cultural Hub 190 8.10 Pilot Project N.5 BioLab and Sailing Center of Cala Reale 191 8.11 Pilot Project N.6 Bio-winery and Test Center of Trabuccatu 196 References 199 Chapter 9: 24 Bioclimatic Dwellings for the Island of Tenerife: 20 Years Later 200 9.1 Introduction 201 9.2 Tenerife and the Canary Islands 201 9.2.1 Climatic and Geographical Conditions of Tenerife 203 9.2.2 Traditional Architecture in Tenerife 205 9.3 Bioclimatic Architecture 207 9.3.1 Bioclimatic Architecture in Tenerife 208 9.4 Results of the Competition 209 9.4.1 The Construction of the 24 Bioclimatic Houses 209 9.4.2 Bioclimatic Strategies 209 9.5 La Geria: 20 Years Later 213 9.5.1 “La Geria”, the Winner Project 214 9.5.2 Description of Bioclimatic Strategies 215 9.5.3 Data Collected Analysis 215 9.6 The Evolution of Vernacular Architecture 218 9.7 Conclusions 219 References 219 Chapter 10: Design of Seaside Buildings in China 221 10.1 The Great Potential of Coastal Cities as Tourist Attraction 221 10.2 The Model of Green Solar Buildings 222 10.3 Green Villas and Solar House Buildings 226 10.4 Eco Green Sea Site Hotel 227 10.5 Smart Dynamic Skin Building 230 10.6 Conclusion 231 References 233 Chapter 11: Conclusion 234 About the Editor 235 Index 237 Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Ali Sayigh)....Pages 1-4 The Beach House at Bexhill, England, UK (Nazar Sayigh)....Pages 5-25 Natural Ventilation in Hot Seaside Urban Environments (Khaled A. Al-Sallal, Amira R. AbouElhamd)....Pages 27-41 Architecture and the Sea, the Situation in the Netherlands (Wim Zeiler)....Pages 43-63 Sustainability Measures of Public Buildings in Seaside Cities: The New Library of Alexandria (New Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Egypt (Mohsen M. Aboulnaga)....Pages 65-111 Seaside Buildings in Portugal (Manuel Correia Guedes, Bruno Marques, Gustavo Cantuária)....Pages 113-148 Climate Adaptive Design on the Norwegian Coast (Luca Finocchiaro)....Pages 149-162 Green Design for a Smart Island: Green Infrastructure and Architectural Solutions for Ecotourism in Mediterranean Areas (Antonella Trombadore)....Pages 163-194 24 Bioclimatic Dwellings for the Island of Tenerife: 20 Years Later (Judit Lopez-Besora, Helena Coch Roura)....Pages 195-215 Design of Seaside Buildings in China (Marco Sala, Antonella Trombadore)....Pages 217-229 Conclusion (Ali Sayigh)....Pages 231-231 Back Matter ....Pages 233-242