Development of a responsive system for building façade protection – exploring and controlling a process
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11606/gtp.v11i2.118346Keywords:
roteção de fachadas, Cobogó, arquitetura responsiva.Abstract
The aim of this paper is present an exploratory research process to integrate technichs and tools to develop a system for building protection façade using as reference the Cobogó. Two traders and one engineer –Coimbra, Boeckmann and Góes - settled in Recife created this element in the early XIX. The Cobogó has as main characteristics the capacity of been manufactured in a mass production system, the capacity of protecting indoor environment from direct sun light and promote natural ventilation in these spaces, the possibility of, even being a hollow element, create a sensation of privacy and, furthermore, be used as a composition element in building façades. This document will present the research different steps, which involved collecting data about how the Cobogó has been used in different buildings in the city of Recife, the genesis of a geometric concept, the development of different physical and digital prototypes and other methodologies and software used along the research.
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