How Vertical Premises Can Eradicate the Barrier of Connection and Establish A strong Communal Bonding in Studio-Based Architecture Education

Image: KUET Architecture School Project, Muhammad Golam Sami' 2019

Vertical premises are courtyards that typically rise vertically and connect to multiple levels. A lack of communal connection and social connectivity is the fundamental difficulty with multi-story or vertically developed buildings. Because the multi-story issue has broken this continuity, creating vertical premises is a more straightforward situation to restore. Studio-based architectural education necessitates a more creative and stimulating atmosphere. The primary goal of this blog is to investigate the consequences of vertical premises, studio-based education, and how design components may be integrated.

There is some confusion here because we typically deal with vertical green in architectural design, and this phrase is well-known. So why do I keep referring to vertical premises or courtyards instead of sheer green? Vertical greenhouses are essentially a catch-all term. Examples include vertical green walls, little green sunscreens, the placement of green on multiple floors of a multi-story building, and connected, multilevel neighboring huge community green spaces or courtyards. Vertical greenhouses are an architectural concept, and vertical green buildings are a design element. Vertical Greeneries have numerous advantages and qualities. I'll discuss how vertical properties might promote biophilic community connectedness, noise reduction capabilities, and environmental quality here.

1. Biophilic Community Connectivity: Architectural educational spaces differ from other types of educational environments. While most educational environments are built around classrooms or labs, architecture education requires creative design studios. An atmosphere that would essentially assist students in designing environmentally responsible designs that respect nature while also keeping them connected. In addition, good interconnection of vertical premises is required. Because architectural education trends and trends are not limited to individual studios. The relationship is more akin to a loop or chain. From the Senior Batch to the Junior Batch, They are linked symbiotic or complementary. Everyone requires input, whether it is in design, technical assistance, design criticism, or design development. In the architecture discipline, helping one another is a required incident. This refers to the growth of reciprocity, mutual responsibility, harmony, and communal bonding. The studio's architectural design development for this development can take two forms. One type of building would be horizontal, with studios erected around a courtyard. Alternatively, Site Area Efficient Vertical Development. However, socialization benefits are not as readily available in vertical development as they are in horizontal development. As a result, I suggest these vertical premises to promote biophilic continuous community connectivity.

2. Capability to Reduce Noise: Noise is something that can distract or disrupt the creative mind. Greenery has the ability to lessen the influence of noise by scattering it, therefore, additional vegetation in huge vertical establishments can reduce this noise significantly.

3. Environmental Quality Improvement: Plants can enhance oxygen content by eliminating carbon dioxide from the air, improving air quality, reducing cooling load and increasing energy efficiency. It also improves environmental comfort and quality by lowering pollution levels, air quality, and thermal or heat insolation. This green barrier serves a vital role in improving the ecological quality of indoor and semi-outdoor spaces on vertical sites.

Above all, the development of creative design studios and educational environments is aided by vertical premises and their connecting creation. As a result, I've presented some architectural recommendations for removing these communal obstacles or building a robust creative community in vertical growth. Figure 1 depicts various potential design criteria in the form of hand-drawn steep parts.

Figure 1: Design Criteria

The design diagram depicts how a vertically increasing green premise plays a significant part in maintaining pupils' community bonding with one another. Along with indoor and outdoor displays, a central link, sunken space, and green environment design, spirituality is boosted. I developed a design for the KUET Department of Architecture department building based on an interconnective vertical spatial relationship development. [Figure-2]

Figure 2: Design of DOA, KUET

Meet The Author

Muhammad Golam Sami

B. Arch, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh Architect | Futurist | Sustainable Design Expert

Operational Head, ADORA Studios, Bangladesh

Founder, samism.org

Lecturer, Department of Architecture

Northern University of Business & Technology

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Location: KUET, Khulna; Year: 2019