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  • Building Science
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Sustainable Architecture

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  • Occupants spend 90% of their time indoors in the United States.
  • Current building design follows a top-down, owner-dictated approach.
  • There is a need to prioritize occupant safety and well-being in building functionality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a human-centric design approach for building functionality.
  • To shift from a top-down to a bottom-up design process driven by occupant needs.
  • To integrate social science research into architectural design for enhanced well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Defining building functionality as essential services for occupant safety and well-being.
  • Incorporating social science research on occupant well-being into architectural layouts.
  • Collaborative design between architects, engineers, and social scientists.
  • Ensuring continuous power supply through integrated photovoltaic panels and storage.

Main Results:

  • A framework for designing building functionality based on occupant needs and well-being.
  • Identification of essential services (lighting, HVAC, water, waste) and their required levels.
  • A shift towards an interdisciplinary design process integrating social science and engineering.
  • Consideration of onsite power generation and storage for essential services.

Conclusions:

  • A human-centric, bottom-up approach enhances building functionality and occupant quality of life.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for successful implementation of this approach.
  • Integrating occupant well-being research leads to more effective and sustainable building design.