Thermoscape

What is the opportunity for a new typology of dwelling that addresses the body’s perception or negotiation of its surroundings? How can dwellings reshape one’s living experience and improve thermal satisfaction? How can certain climate correctional functions be incorporated into products for mass commercialization?

Architects of today are aware of that the building sector consumes 50% of global energy and raw materials, and in equal share of the cause for climate change. We must widen our spectrum of capabilities, extending from the visible toward the invisible, from macroscopic toward the microscopic and inorganic toward the organic, most effectively limiting our dependence on energy and shifting towards a passive climate adaptive architectural strategy. It can be done by investigating the sensitive zones closer to the body, at the limit of our skin. The work, titled “Thermoscape” is a synthesis of functionally reinforced energy efficient materials for a retrofit intervention.