Wojciech Bonenberg

The impact of visual impressions on human work environment: based on the example of industrial design

This paper presents an original method for evaluating aesthetic factors in the work environment. The study assumes that the aesthetic appeal affects the behavior, enhances the identification, positive effects on the emotional attitude toward work. On the contrary, ugliness causes negative attitude, discourages creativity, causes indifference. In reality between perfection and aesthetic ugliness there is a whole range of intermediate states, which are in very different ways shaping our emotional relationship to the environment. The aim of research is to associate those emotions with d characteristic aesthetic features of industrial forms.

Application of the Green Roof System in Small and Medium Urban Cities

The urban green roof has been built in many large cities, such as Hong-Kong, Singapore, New York, Tokyo and in the like around the word. Anyhow, this idea already brings a lot of benefits to the society, environment and the economy. However, in my opinion, a lot of small towns also need to develop the green-roof system in order for it to be promoted as an easy and effective strategy for beautifying the living environment and increasing investment opportunities. In this research including functional analysis based on the designed projects, there are some high buildings in small cities used to be designed with the Green roof system; Furthermore, green roofs can also help reduce the dispersion of dust and particulate matter throughout the city, and limit smog. This can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting urban areas to the hot summer season climate of the future.

BIM in Prefabrication and Modular Building

“Prefabrication and Modular Building” and “BIM” were two major buzzwords in the industry of construction in 2017. If the Prefabrication and Modular Building refers to a revolution in building production, BIM (Building Information Modeling) [2] application will act as an important technical means to promote the revolution. BIM technology can be applied in the design, construction, operation and maintenance, demolition and other full life cycles of construction field. As a newly applied technology, BIM is able to digitally virtualize and informatively describe the elements of various buildings as well as achieve the collaborative design of information, the visual assembly, the interaction of engineering information and the simulation and verification of node connection. Prefabricated buildings can use BIM technology to integrate various industrial chains and realize an all-round information integration. In the era when the connection between industrial elements and informational elements becomes closer and closer, BIM technology will be integrated with the prefabricated buildings in a perfect way so as to promote the innovation and development of the construction industry and even overturn the traditional construction industry.

Urban Green Spaces: An Element of a City’s Balance Between the Built and Natural Environments

The article presents a report on the possibility of using greenery as an element of natural balance in the city. The research was carried out in 2016 and 2017 with the aid of Poznan University of Technology Faculty of Architecture students and under the guidance of the authors. The reasons for the growing environmental problems in cities and proposals for remedial measures to prevent a breakdown of the ecological balance have been suggested. In this context, a model equilibrium in the natural spatial plan of the city was proposed, based on the quantification of the basic relationships between biotic and anthropogenic components. It emphasises the need to establish a dynamic balance in the urban environment. Particular significance to ecological engineering based on the principles for adapting biocoenoses to habitat conditions was assigned. Research within this scope focuses on three primary directions: adapting natural sites to the changed environmental conditions, ecosystem protection, formation of new natural ecosystems. The presented method for defining environmental balance was used in drafting detailed designs for rebuilding the natural environment in the Poznan Metropolitan Area.

Success Analysis in Architectural Design Competitions in Terms of Design Quality

The article presents a report on research pertaining to the possibility of success in architectural design competitions. The research was carried out in 2016 and 1017 with the aid of Poznan University of Technology Faculty of Architecture students and under the guidance of the author. The significance of architectural design competitions in building spatial systems and improving the built environment was highlighted. The significance of architectural design competitions for the growth of architectural creative activities and in particular educating architecture students was also pointed out. As a result of the research, architectural design quality attributes were identified, which are decisive to the greatest extent when it comes to success in professional architectural design competitions.

How Vertical Farming Influences Urban Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Urban Developments

In order to feed the growing population in the big cities, there is an increasing demand for sustainable food supply. Vertical farming as the effective way for growing in the city and it is supposed to provide a physical base to conduct research into sustainable urban food production. Nowadays vertical farming has been working as the skyscraper gardens or skyline farms in many cities. Acting as the community garden hub the urban vertical farming is providing the place where residence around can easily go to see, plant their lovely vegetables, take care of the gardens, working in the harvesting process of the vegetables and fruits. The vertical farms are usually located in the city and around the community, residents around have opportunities to access to the plants easily. With good design of the vertical farming as well as the proper management, vertical farming is playing an important role in the urban landscape architecture. In many cases, vertical farming can shape the urban landscape. Meanwhile, vertical farming is also considerated as the symbol of wellbeing of the society and urban sustainable development by many people.

Kurdish Garden as an Example for Middle East Botanical Garden: New Approach and Aspect

Botanical Garden (B.G) is becoming a multi-purpose garden in contrast to traditional gardens or parks. However, it’s almost absent in whole Middle East countries so far. The landscape study for this project is a necessary need at the moment to create, improve and recreate botanical gardens in Kurdistan. Hawler Botanical Garden (H.B.G), with various landscape designs involves samples of almost all known gardens of the world. However, Kurdish garden will be forwarded for the first time and scientifically will be studied. Kurdish gardens will be the guide line for any progress in this aspect. Any way throughout the present project natural Kurdistan gardens will be considered in contrast to other gardens of other parts of the world. One must refer to that, the goal of Hawler Botanical garden will be to establish a Kurdistan flora, Kurdish Garden, Kurdish national herbarium and seed bank all of which are not exist so far.

Requirements Engineering as a Tool for Sustainable Architectural Design

The paper presents options for using requirements engineering in architectural design and its significance for the introduction of sustainable development principles in architectural practice. The primary question in architectural design is whether an object actually does best satisfy the needs of users. Does it satisfy energy efficiency requirements? Is it in line with the social and landscape context? Are the requirements not contradictory, are they complete and how are they to be verified? It should be remembered that stakeholders usually have different requirements of design process, stemming from their diverse needs and expectations. That is why a systemic association of design requirements with user needs, taking into account sustainable development principles is important. A significant element of the presented approach is an identification of the technical, organisational, spatial and functional as well as use conditions, which have to be satisfied to comply with the aforementioned requirements.

The Case Study of BIM in Urban Planning and Design

The objective of this paper is to explore the application of BIM (Building Information Modeling) [1] in Urban Planning. Using BIM technology, urban planning and design from the three-dimensional information model to start, making the original two-dimensional drawings of the abstract has become “concrete” and “visualization”. In order to achieve the design goals and three-dimensional visualization, such as VR (virtual reality), designers use the three-dimensional planning diagram to communicate the design, discussion and optimization with the customer to be identified ultimately. By using the BIM simulation of the 3D terrain combined with the design to see whether the layout of the building is reasonable, designers guarantee that road and landscape design is up to design expectations. Through building information model, it is reasonable to analyze the sunshine, noise, ventilation and so on so forth. BIM delivers benefits the building project life-cycle in every aspect. For instance, it helps making better design decision, building more efficiently, and managing and maintaining building portfolios more effectively. BIM supports architects throughout the green design. It uses the concept to ameliorate reality with improved quality and efficiency. It ameliorates your creative vision with innovative technology solutions which enable you to impact the green design. This research case aims at identifying the shortcomings of the design through sunshine analysis and ventilation analysis, thus optimizing the design. This not only makes the planning and design more reasonable, but also can meet the corresponding green building standards at the beginning of the design.

Analysis of the Transformation of Industrial Parks in Chinese Urban Planning to Eco-Chinese Parks and How They Are Performing – A Case Study

In the past, a lot of industrial factories have been built around Chinese cities. This has led to serious pollution issues in many of these cities. Therefore, it is vital to solve this environmental problem as a matter of urgency. One of the solutions was to force the industrial factories to move out to more remote areas in China. Chinese Eco-Parks were developed and created in these former industrial areas to restore heavy and light industry. Although the evolution of Eco Industrial Parks in China has already been developed, in recent years the EIP model has been used in many other countries including Italy and the UK. But a lot of regions in China are still need to meet the demand of their sustainability and development. In this case study the researchers analysed the Bin river park along the Hutuo River and Fen River Parks. Eco-Industrial Parks can have a significant role in realising economic, environmental and social improvements both to individual plants and to a network of companies. The key to developing a successful Eco Industry Park is to determine the best connections amongst different industrial plants and their surrounding communities within an Eco Industry Park. In this research, authors analysed the function of these parks with an on-going planning for community process, including examining: sufficient assets within land; staffing and the equipment required to meet the system’s goals; local resident’s satisfaction as well as the benefits for the city beyond the boundaries of the EIPs.