Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nitschke, Geoff Stuart | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coetzee, Leon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-11T12:24:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-11T12:24:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2024-04-04T12:48:40Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The research objective behind this study is to compare ‘traditional' architectural sun-shades with evolved sun- shades to determine which best blocks direct sunlight from entering a window. Two geographical locations are tested along with two fa ̧cade conditions for each. The sun path on the summer solstice provides the projected sun rays, measured every fifteen seconds. The sun-shades are made up of points in 3D-space that form a ‘point cloud'. The points can be connected to form a surface and from there a geometric form. An Evolutionary Strategy, using self-adaptation, evolves the points within the point cloud to generate the sun- shade. Fitness for each point is determined by the number of sun rays the point can block from striking the win- dow surface; furthermore, the point may not obstruct the view from the window given certain conditions. The mean fitness for ten ‘traditional' architectural sun-shade solutions represented as point clouds, is compared to the mean fitness of the evolved sun-shade point cloud. This study provides two contributions to this field; firstly it provides a method to measure the fitness of ‘tra- ditional' sun-shades solutions and compares them with evolved solutions, secondly it provides a form for the so- lution. Architecturally, the form the evolved sun-shade takes becomes interesting. Finally, some possible improvements and modifications are further discussed. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Coetzee, L. (2023). <i>Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Coetzee, Leon. <i>"Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Coetzee, L. 2023. Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Coetzee, Leon AB - The research objective behind this study is to compare ‘traditional' architectural sun-shades with evolved sun- shades to determine which best blocks direct sunlight from entering a window. Two geographical locations are tested along with two fa ̧cade conditions for each. The sun path on the summer solstice provides the projected sun rays, measured every fifteen seconds. The sun-shades are made up of points in 3D-space that form a ‘point cloud'. The points can be connected to form a surface and from there a geometric form. An Evolutionary Strategy, using self-adaptation, evolves the points within the point cloud to generate the sun- shade. Fitness for each point is determined by the number of sun rays the point can block from striking the win- dow surface; furthermore, the point may not obstruct the view from the window given certain conditions. The mean fitness for ten ‘traditional' architectural sun-shade solutions represented as point clouds, is compared to the mean fitness of the evolved sun-shade point cloud. This study provides two contributions to this field; firstly it provides a method to measure the fitness of ‘tra- ditional' sun-shades solutions and compares them with evolved solutions, secondly it provides a form for the so- lution. Architecturally, the form the evolved sun-shade takes becomes interesting. Finally, some possible improvements and modifications are further discussed. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Computer Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades TI - Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Coetzee L. Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades. []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39337 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | Eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Computer Science | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.subject | Computer Science | |
| dc.title | Evolution of sun-shades outside building facades | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MSc |