The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: a... more The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: at the transport hub – Sloterdijk station, and in one of the “green fingers” of Amsterdam, reaching the city centre. The qualities of the location are not efficiently used. The “green finger” is interrupted with the office area, where a lot of building are vacant because of the crisis. The location does not have good conditions for dwelling, because of noise, mono-functionality and isolation. For these reasons, the challenges posed to the design are: incorporation of housing in mono-functional district and definition of the program with activities for the new coming dwellers, which will make the area pleasant to live. In this way, the Teleport can be potentially transformed from the mono-functional district into a new self-sufficient city centre, strongly related to whole Amsterdam town, located in its “green finger”. The intention of my design was the integration of station with the resi...
Abstract Providing thermal comfort in residential buildings in winter by solid fuel combustion is... more Abstract Providing thermal comfort in residential buildings in winter by solid fuel combustion is a significant source of emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change. In this field study, we investigated thermal comfort in tenements (16 apartments) equipped with heating systems prevalent in Polish urban historical buildings, i.e. solid fuel stoves, electric heating, district-supplied central heating, or individual gas boilers. Our research comprised spot check multi-parameter measurements and continuous monitoring of the thermal environment, together with a longitudinal thermal comfort questionnaire survey (N=.2539). Differences were detected in the thermal environments depending on the heating system. In our sample solid fuel heating was associated with a thermal environment on average 3.3 °C colder than those heated by gas central heating. The inferiority of thermal comfort conditions associated with solid fuel was shown by predicted mean vote and adaptive thermal comfort analyses. However, the survey results on individual thermal sensations and preferences did not confirm these findings. Therefore, activating the residents to expedite the transition from solid fuel heating might not be supported effectively by the “lack of thermal comfort” narrative. Accordingly, we identified a need for further studies investigating the link between domestic thermal comfort and satisfaction with control over the cost of heating.
The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: a... more The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: at the transport hub – Sloterdijk station, and in one of the “green fingers” of Amsterdam, reaching the city centre. The qualities of the location are not efficiently used. The “green finger” is interrupted with the office area, where a lot of building are vacant because of the crisis. The location does not have good conditions for dwelling, because of noise, mono-functionality and isolation. For these reasons, the challenges posed to the design are: incorporation of housing in mono-functional district and definition of the program with activities for the new coming dwellers, which will make the area pleasant to live. In this way, the Teleport can be potentially transformed from the mono-functional district into a new self-sufficient city centre, strongly related to whole Amsterdam town, located in its “green finger”. The intention of my design was the integration of station with the resi...
The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: a... more The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: at the transport hub – Sloterdijk station, and in one of the “green fingers” of Amsterdam, reaching the city centre. The qualities of the location are not efficiently used. The “green finger” is interrupted with the office area, where a lot of building are vacant because of the crisis. The location does not have good conditions for dwelling, because of noise, mono-functionality and isolation. For these reasons, the challenges posed to the design are: incorporation of housing in mono-functional district and definition of the program with activities for the new coming dwellers, which will make the area pleasant to live. In this way, the Teleport can be potentially transformed from the mono-functional district into a new self-sufficient city centre, strongly related to whole Amsterdam town, located in its “green finger”. The intention of my design was the integration of station with the resi...
Abstract Providing thermal comfort in residential buildings in winter by solid fuel combustion is... more Abstract Providing thermal comfort in residential buildings in winter by solid fuel combustion is a significant source of emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change. In this field study, we investigated thermal comfort in tenements (16 apartments) equipped with heating systems prevalent in Polish urban historical buildings, i.e. solid fuel stoves, electric heating, district-supplied central heating, or individual gas boilers. Our research comprised spot check multi-parameter measurements and continuous monitoring of the thermal environment, together with a longitudinal thermal comfort questionnaire survey (N=.2539). Differences were detected in the thermal environments depending on the heating system. In our sample solid fuel heating was associated with a thermal environment on average 3.3 °C colder than those heated by gas central heating. The inferiority of thermal comfort conditions associated with solid fuel was shown by predicted mean vote and adaptive thermal comfort analyses. However, the survey results on individual thermal sensations and preferences did not confirm these findings. Therefore, activating the residents to expedite the transition from solid fuel heating might not be supported effectively by the “lack of thermal comfort” narrative. Accordingly, we identified a need for further studies investigating the link between domestic thermal comfort and satisfaction with control over the cost of heating.
The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: a... more The site of the project -Teleport O, is situated in strategic position for the whole Amsterdam: at the transport hub – Sloterdijk station, and in one of the “green fingers” of Amsterdam, reaching the city centre. The qualities of the location are not efficiently used. The “green finger” is interrupted with the office area, where a lot of building are vacant because of the crisis. The location does not have good conditions for dwelling, because of noise, mono-functionality and isolation. For these reasons, the challenges posed to the design are: incorporation of housing in mono-functional district and definition of the program with activities for the new coming dwellers, which will make the area pleasant to live. In this way, the Teleport can be potentially transformed from the mono-functional district into a new self-sufficient city centre, strongly related to whole Amsterdam town, located in its “green finger”. The intention of my design was the integration of station with the resi...
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