Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers
Urban freshwater ecosystems have many critical functions, such as providing water to all living things and supporting biodiversity. Factors such as water pollution, increased water consumption, habitat loss, climate change, and drought threaten the health of urban freshwater ecosystems. Looking for...
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| author | Berkan Kahvecioğlu Güneş Mutlu Avinç Semra Arslan Selçuk |
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| description | Urban freshwater ecosystems have many critical functions, such as providing water to all living things and supporting biodiversity. Factors such as water pollution, increased water consumption, habitat loss, climate change, and drought threaten the health of urban freshwater ecosystems. Looking for solutions to these challenges, this article aims to recycle water and return it to its life cycle using a climate-sensitive water collection strategy. The model focuses on the biomimetic method as a basic strategy. In this regard, the concept of water-harvesting has been examined in detail by conducting a deep literature review, including architecture and engineering disciplines. With all these data obtained, a synthesis/integration study was carried out by developing a model proposal based on adaptive building façade elements to solve the water problems experienced in cities. The model proposal, which is directly related to the titles of “Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6)” and “Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)”, which are among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aims to provide different perspectives on the disciplines with its superficial and functional features. In this context, it is anticipated that the article will become an indispensable resource for other researchers working on the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9795ab20f7b54c4e98be845038bfbe1b2025-08-20T01:56:10ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732024-09-019956910.3390/biomimetics9090569Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-BreakersBerkan Kahvecioğlu0Güneş Mutlu Avinç1Semra Arslan Selçuk2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Gazi University, 06560 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Mus Alparslan University, 49250 Mus, TurkeyDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Gazi University, 06560 Ankara, TurkeyUrban freshwater ecosystems have many critical functions, such as providing water to all living things and supporting biodiversity. Factors such as water pollution, increased water consumption, habitat loss, climate change, and drought threaten the health of urban freshwater ecosystems. Looking for solutions to these challenges, this article aims to recycle water and return it to its life cycle using a climate-sensitive water collection strategy. The model focuses on the biomimetic method as a basic strategy. In this regard, the concept of water-harvesting has been examined in detail by conducting a deep literature review, including architecture and engineering disciplines. With all these data obtained, a synthesis/integration study was carried out by developing a model proposal based on adaptive building façade elements to solve the water problems experienced in cities. The model proposal, which is directly related to the titles of “Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6)” and “Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)”, which are among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aims to provide different perspectives on the disciplines with its superficial and functional features. In this context, it is anticipated that the article will become an indispensable resource for other researchers working on the subject.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/9/9/569adaptive buildingbiomimetic façade modelingclean water and sanitationsun-breakersustainable cities and communitieswater-harvesting |
| spellingShingle | Berkan Kahvecioğlu Güneş Mutlu Avinç Semra Arslan Selçuk Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers Biomimetics adaptive building biomimetic façade modeling clean water and sanitation sun-breaker sustainable cities and communities water-harvesting |
| title | Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers |
| title_full | Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers |
| title_fullStr | Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers |
| title_short | Biomimetic Adaptive Building Façade Modeling for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Integration of Nature’s Water-Harvesting Strategy into Sun-Breakers |
| title_sort | biomimetic adaptive building facade modeling for sustainable urban freshwater ecosystems integration of nature s water harvesting strategy into sun breakers |
| topic | adaptive building biomimetic façade modeling clean water and sanitation sun-breaker sustainable cities and communities water-harvesting |
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