Sustainable and Smart: Rethinking What a Smart Home Is

Maha  Salman Samar  Sabie Steve  Easterbrook Josie  Abate

Smart  homesTechnology  Passive  and  Active  DesignPassive  and  Active  OccupantsVernacular  ArchitectureICT  systems  

Home: Vernacular, Modern, or Smart

Smart  home  where  everything  is  controlled  by  high  technology

What Do We Mean By A Smart Home

high-­‐tech responsive  systems  

computerized

remote  control

comfort,  

convenience

sustainable  

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE PASSIVE VS ACTIVE DESIGN AND OCCUPANCY

VERNACULAR HOMES IN EXTREME CLIMATES: SMART, SUSTAINABLE, AND PASSIVE

Organic  compact  urban  fabric  orientated  towards  prevailing  windShaded  alleys  for  sun  protection  providing  shadow  for  pedestrians

Courtyards  the  basic  design  element  in  traditional  houses  in  hot  climate

INWARD DESIGN: COURTYARD HOUSE

Solid  elevations  with  small  openings  to  maximum  protection  from  sun

SOLID WALLS AND SMALL OPENINGS

Coral-­stone  wallMountain-­stone  wallPalm-­frond  wall Plastered  wall

Building  materials  used  in  walls  in  traditional  architecture

LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS

Natural  ventilation  through  upper  spaces  in  a  traditional  house  in  hot  climate

NATURAL VENTILATION

Natural  ventilation  features  in  a  traditional  house

NATURAL VENTILATION

Roof  is  covered  partially  to  be  used  as  an  outdoor  space  in  summer

OUTDOOR SPACES: ROOFS

ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE-PARIS

Automatized  photo-­sensitive  shutters  

ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE-PARIS

PASSIVE SMART & SUSTAINABLE HOMES

A  model  for  a  passive  energy  house  using  inward  courtyard  design

NATURAL VENTILATION

Natural  ventilation  utilizing  inner  courtyard  and  wind  tower

RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF SMART HOMESØ Our vision for smart and sustainable architecture, based onvernacular practices, offers a new paradigm of passivedesign and active occupancy.

Ø An approach that uses vernacular design principles indomestic buildings, reversing the usual assumption ofactive buildings and passive occupants.

Ø This approach represents a radical shift in the way that ICTsystems are used to create the smart home.

Ø The role of ICT should be in the use of software tools tosupplement human expertise, to improve designperformance, and to educate dwellers on active occupancy.

Ø A rational blend of passive and active design systems istherefore a favorable strategy to provide more sustainablehomes, made smarter with judicious use of ICT.