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Abstract
In the past few decades, there was an international interest in developing
inventive solutions for enhancement of sustainability in the built
environments. For example, the improvement of building envelope
design, which is capable of adjusting to outdoor and indoor
environments, is considered a crucial step towards the achievement of
energy saving and residents comfort enhancement. This aspect has
inspired many designers for the development of adaptive, dynamic and
kinetic façade that can change its shape and geometry to be adjusted with
specific conditions. This kinetic façade often involves wireless sensors,
dynamic actuators, control board and building management system. It
combined advanced materials, dynamic automation, and real time
response to many environmental variables inside and around the
building, such as solar thermal, daylighting, ventilation, and energy
generation. A significant example of responsive kinetic envelopes is
Arab World Institute in Paris, which was designed by Jean Nouvel in
1987. On the other hand, the performance of kinetic façades must be
identified and evaluated at the early design stage to assist designers to
understand design issues and select the most affective design. This
evaluation had been much easier in the last years by using digital design
tools and building information modeling (BIM). This thesis aims to
create a framework that provides a framework for designing kinetic
façades. That can help designers to analyze the façade design and
simulate responsiveness of kinetic façades during the early design phase.