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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