All Outputs (6)

Atmospheres as environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Lavaf Pour, Y. (2023, June). Atmospheres as environments. Paper presented at Un/Building the Future: The Country and The City in the Anthropocene, University of Warwick

Towards empathy in computational design: Co-design and semantic metrics (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Lavaf Pour, Y., Barakat, M., Calvo, M., & Chatzimichali, A. (2022, July). Towards empathy in computational design: Co-design and semantic metrics. Poster presented at Tenth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland UK

Today , computation design has provoked new theoretical frameworks on the systemic design processes (Derix & Izaki 2014). It is acknowledged that individuals possess varying "emotional intelligent quotients" at various levels. Indeed, Baron-Cohen and... Read More about Towards empathy in computational design: Co-design and semantic metrics.

Architectural form and environment through the lens of integral theory (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lavaf, Y., & Meraz, F. (2021, September). Architectural form and environment through the lens of integral theory. Presented at RAPS 2021 Radicality, Bristol

Much of contemporary discussions in sustainable design have focused mainly on objective attributes whilst overlooking the importance of environmental design factors as sensory qualities. The criticism to current approaches in sustainable design is th... Read More about Architectural form and environment through the lens of integral theory.

The Pedagogy of VKhUTEMAS and its implications on today’s architectural education (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Lavaf, Y., Dutoit, A., & Davidson, C. (2019, April). The Pedagogy of VKhUTEMAS and its implications on today’s architectural education. Paper presented at Association of Architectural Educators, London

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact that modernism's design pedagogy had on abstract thinking and producing architectural form in design studio. The research investigates the impact of visual and spatial language generated in VK... Read More about The Pedagogy of VKhUTEMAS and its implications on today’s architectural education.

The influence of façade design on the optimum window to wall ratio and overheating rate in UK Passivhaus dwellings for current and future climates: A Parametric Design Method (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Lavafpour, Y., & Sharples, S. (2017, July). The influence of façade design on the optimum window to wall ratio and overheating rate in UK Passivhaus dwellings for current and future climates: A Parametric Design Method. Paper presented at Passive Low Energy Architecture, Edinburgh, Scotland

Many researches of overheating in buildings have focused on the optimisation of the window to wall ratio (WWR). However, the physical form of the building envelope has not been widely considered as a factor in optimisation investigations. This study... Read More about The influence of façade design on the optimum window to wall ratio and overheating rate in UK Passivhaus dwellings for current and future climates: A Parametric Design Method.

The potential of inclined walls to reduce overheating risk: A Passivhaus case study for UK current and future climates (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Lavafpour, Y., & Sharples, S. (2016, July). The potential of inclined walls to reduce overheating risk: A Passivhaus case study for UK current and future climates. Paper presented at Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Los Angele

This study used probabilistic climate change scenarios from the UK Climate Change Projections to determine the future overheating risk in an existing Passivhaus dwelling under a high emission 50 percentile scenario in London. Dynamic thermal simulati... Read More about The potential of inclined walls to reduce overheating risk: A Passivhaus case study for UK current and future climates.