Holistic Building Design: An integrated building design methodology based on systems thinking for reaching sustainability

Aliakbar Kamari; Poul Henning Kirkegaard

Holistic Building Design: An integrated building design methodology based on systems thinking for reaching sustainability

Aliakbar Kamari^*, Poul Henning Kirkegaard

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This paper introduces a new perspective on methodological requirements in building design related to questions of sustainability, where stakeholders ought to look at design in an integrated way when economy, society, and technical components are embedded in an ecological holistic perspective. To bind these different aspects together and face complexity, while the goal is to reach sustainability, Holistic Building Design (HBD) is drawn on existing concepts of systems thinking (ST), integrated design processes (IDP), and application of innovative technologies through building information modeling (BIM). The main aim of this approach is to involve deeper in all aspects of sustainable building design. The methodology is introduced and empirically practiced in a master's level course, and a general overview besides the first results of this on-going process are presented in this paper. It is observed that the HBD framework could significantly influence the understanding of the design process and enhancing it by iterative decision-making and turning the focus on the early design stage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Anthropologic - Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age
Number of pages	10
Volume	1
Publication date	2020
Pages	505-514
Chapter	D1.T5.S1
ISBN (Print)	978-9-49120-720-4
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	eCAADe 2020 conference : Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe - Technische Universität Berlin, online, Berlin, Germany Duration: 16 Sept 2020 → 17 Sept 2020 Conference number: 38 http://www.ecaade2020.tu-berlin.de/

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Conference	eCAADe 2020 conference
Number	38
Location	Technische Universität Berlin, online
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	16/09/2020 → 17/09/2020
Internet address	http://www.ecaade2020.tu-berlin.de/

Keywords

Building Information Modeling
Complexity
Holistic Building Design
Integrated Design Process
Sustainability
Systems thinking

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Kamari, A & Kirkegaard, PH 2020, Holistic Building Design: An integrated building design methodology based on systems thinking for reaching sustainability. in Anthropologic - Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age. vol. 1, pp. 505-514, eCAADe 2020 conference , Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 16/09/2020. <http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/ecaade2020_036.pdf>

Holistic Building Design: An integrated building design methodology based on systems thinking for reaching sustainability. / Kamari, Aliakbar ; Kirkegaard, Poul Henning.
Anthropologic - Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age. Vol. 1 2020. p. 505-514.

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