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  • 7/29/2019 Abstract - High density forms in contemporary architecture

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    First International Conference for PhD students in Civil Engineering

    CE-PhD 2012, 4-7 November 2012,Cluj-Napoca, Romaniawww.sens-group.ro/ce2012

    High density forms in contemporary architecture

    Maja Bldea*11 "

    Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Faculty of Architecture. 2/A Traian Lalescu Str., 300223, Timisoara,Romania

    Abstract

    The continuous growth of the human population is stressing out profoundly the global resources,

    out of which one is physical space. It is expected that in the near future the population and

    especially the number of people living in the cities will continue to rise, so that two out of three

    people born in the following 30 years will live in cities [1]. The population growth must be provided

    with physical and spatial support in the form of dense urban environments and architecture with

    similar qualities. Under those conditions, high density architectural forms represent the most viable

    models for the future in general and for living environments in particular.

    The architectural object is a spatial system that offers support for a complex network of social

    relations that facilitate mutual proximity. Social crowding researches have shown that high density

    population correlated with environmental and architectural settings do influence the behavior

    patterns of residents [2].

    Understanding the models of high density architecture can offer a key to successful and healthy

    architectural design. The main concern should focus on identifying best models for future living

    environments, and how they can offer a correct support for residents in relation to the crowding

    degree. A premise exists that the spaces that contain high numbers of population become

    themselves sources for variation, intensity and diversity [3].

    The specific objective of the study is to generally define the concept of density in relation to thebuild environment [4], followed by an overview of the relations between highly populated

    environments and the forms of dense architecture, following especially positive models of design.

    The study has a theoretical component, backed up by diagrams, drawings, 3D sketch models and

    spatial patterns in relation to usage and spatial indices.

    The models of high density architecture that really work are not solely based upon physical context

    and the maximization of density in relation to the allotted surface and the number of residents, but

    they are largely based on the mix between spatial configuration and the way in which people are

    living inside it. The quality of high density architectural forms resides in the diversity offered by it

    as a spatial support for activities.

    References

    [1] By the Editors. Street-Savvy: Meeting the biggest challenges starts with the city. Scientific American,Volume 305; pp. 38-41, 2011.

    [2] Baum A, Vallins, S. Architecture and Social Behavior: Psychological studies of social density. 1St ed.Hillssdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, 1977.

    [3] Uytenhaak R. Cities Full of Space: Qualities of Density. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2008[4] Roskamm N. The concept of density. GAM. Architecture Magazine 08. Dense Cities: Architecture for

    living Closer Together. SpringerWiennNewYork; pp. 132-141, 2012.

    1* Corresponding author: Maja Bldea Tel./ Fax.: 0726311007E-mail address: [email protected]

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