Architectural project, materials for construction and environmental comfort: a study on the relationship between these elements and their importance

• Grant number: 12/16554-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2013
• End date: August 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Project
• Principal Investigator: Eduvaldo Paulo Sichieri
• Grantee: Filipe Rocha de Abreu
• Host Institution: Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo de São Carlos (IAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research will address various issues related to the design thinking of buildings, houses, and other buildings. What is discussed here is the relationship between the design of the building itself the way in which it relates to the materials that are used in it, and the effect in terms of environmental comfort after the use of these materials. To address this issue, an architectural design of a legal forum will be chosen as a case study. It will be investigated the reasons for its construction, the climate, the design process, its stages, and the selection criteria of the chosen materials, preparing a discussion on these aspects and a general evaluation of the product built.(AU)