InHabit: Physiology and Architecture in Time
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13679279092021-08-03T05:23:05Z InHabit: Physiology and Architecture in Time Caylor, Danielle Architecture Circadian Rhythm Architecture Physiology Seasons Time Inherent in the discourse about energy and ecology is the pursuit of an optimal relationship between how we live and the resources we use to meet our needs. Organisms and species have evolved metabolic and behavioral strategies to optimize energy expenditure and food intake that are inextricably linked to the patterns and cycles of daily, lunar, and seasonal change. Current research in the fields of neuroscience and chronobiology reveal increasingly nuanced accounts of how our bodies have evolved to interpret these cyclical conditions. For example, the circadian clock tells our bodies not only when to wake up and fall asleep, but also when to digest certain nutrients, improve cardiovascular efficiency, as well as when to feel the most alert, energized, dexterous, or drowsy. While many of these processes happen automatically within the body, they rely on external cues to stay synchronized. Multiple medical studies have demonstrated the altering effects of artificial lighting on hormonal cycles, and have linked continual disruptions of this kind to such prevalent diseases as cancer, insomnia, depression, diabetes, and obesity —revealing a systemic inefficiency in the cultural expectations of human performance over time. Architecture, then, as the choreography of physiological stimuli, plays a major role in determining the expression of these sensory signals through material choice, lighting design, and the construction of the thermal envelope. Americans now spend as much as 90% of our time indoors while we push for longer working hours and 24-hour services. Facilitating this cultural shift away from diurnal and seasonal schedules, building technology has become increasingly hermetic, as evidenced by the ubiquity of electric lighting and HVAC-controlled interior climates. While seeking to maintain constant conditions for human comfort, we have ignored the temporal dimension of design, and bypassed potentially synergetic strategies to optimize the performance of both body and building. This thesis explores notions of habit and habitat by focusing on how human routines can be integrated with rhythmic variation. Beginning with environmental and physiological factors, this project presents an alternative design process that embraces variability in order to reassert the value of rhythm and ritual in current cultural practice. 2013-10-10 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367927909 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367927909 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center. |
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