Architecture: The future of architecture is in traditional materials
Notwithstanding the usefulness of sophisticated advanced techniques of computer-aided design, many of the professional architects turn their attention to traditional building techniques and materials, as it has proved to be much more respectful of the ecology and may even help improve environmental conditions
undeniably one of the trends that will determine the future of architecture in the coming years is the parametricismo1, as the computer and new programs for architectural design, structural analysis, quantification and organization of work have been become tools in terms of techniques as awareness has allowed the creators of the new millennium develop solutions more efficient and adaptable to various environmental variables.
Because of this, more and more frequently we can find proposals from architectural models resolved, ancestral techniques and materials closely related to the environment that, until recently, were kept in the memory lane.
In this way, have reappeared on the stage of the architecture of wattle and daub walls, plastered with lime and the clay, mud and many other materials the builders of the machine was left behind, favoring the artificial and everything that shows a picture factory to symbolize the economic progress and the evolution of architecture.
daub walls
Although nowadays many share that vision, it is increasingly common, in favor of a better quality of life, exalting the values \u200b\u200bof "primitive" and "native." In projects of various scales and types (residential, hotels, schools, halls, housing projects and urban regeneration, etc.) architects see the sun again, to analyze the climate and the behavior of materials at different seasons of the year again integrate with the landscape and buildings to imitate nature, as did the builders of ancient civilizations.
The trend is to create habitats that do not exercise dominion over nature, but become part of it. An interesting example is the project called "Casas Mariposa" ("Tie Hias Ker Soe" in Thai language) designed by TYIN Tegnestue, a group of architecture students to nonprofit work. This housing project, located in Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand, is a series of prefabricated houses made of bamboo, covered with a hinged roof or "butterfly", which in turn allow efficient ventilation, rainwater collected for recycling. These minimum dimensions houses, designed according to traditional methods, were prefabricated and assembled on site.
Another fascinating project which incorporates ancient solutions to create more comfortable environments in extreme weather is "The Buried House" designed by the architectural firm Studio. This residence, located in the Chihuahuan Desert, one of the most extreme weather of Mexico, was partially buried to exploit the thermal mass of soil and balance differences in temperature. This solution allows the ground, the colder around the house, absorbing the heat accumulated during the day to warm the building at night. The spaces inside the house is organized around a series of courtyards and roof vents that provide a spectacular views, more light and ventilation. The rooms and terraces of the house are carved following the inclination of the house. Downstairs, a series of rectangular shaped patios terraces above all spaces find their place under a large artificial topography sloping roof or in the midst of natural scenery, unique and wild.
In countries like the United Kingdom of Great Britain, more and more frequently performed works with ancient materials that had even been forgotten . One of them is controversial cannabis, a highly resistant material, thermal and environmental. This noble material, has recently been used to build some prototypes of housing, including the project called Hempod, a small model developed by the University of Bath, was built as a small laboratory where during 18 months scientists and university academic record the behavior of this material to confirm it is one of the best available today, both from the ecological point of view, structural and economic.
Some architects, as in the case of Chile Smiljan Radic, using clay, wood, copper and stone to form poetic spaces that can even be seen as sculptural as beyond establishing a way of life and organization, proposed an aesthetic that, while not losing its architectural character, the plastic tends to . Far from market forces and architectural fashions, Radic's work offers an independent view, subtle and metaphorical speaking of traditions, culture and environment, without escaping to the needs of the new millennium.
For the architects of this century, the roots of architecture represents an inexhaustible source of inspiration, that from the moment that calls for integration with nature is the evolution of architecture.
1. Term announced in the 11 th Venice Architecture Biennale and offers a new approach to architecture, based on advanced tools and techniques of computer design.
2. Bajareque / Bahareque. Wall constructed from a fabric of sticks and reeds covered with clay. At first the daub was used by farmers and poor people to build their homes.
2. Bajareque / Bahareque. Wall constructed from a fabric of sticks and reeds covered with clay. At first the daub was used by farmers and poor people to build their homes.
Article taken from www.arq.com.mx
