Research On Cognitive Approach And Construction Method Of Modern Architectural Skin

Cognitive models and aesthetic ideas of contemporary architecture have changed greatly.Contemporary architecture design is now seeking a development which can be transformedfrom a form with fixed use value and beauty to an environmental vigor and diversifiedexperience of public sphere, and to this end, architectural skin need develop new functionsand properties with the help of new materials and technologies. It will not just play animportant role in solving problems of climate, environment, and energy, but also becomeactive elements for delivering visual information and building cognitive experience. The skinhas become the important content of architecture exploration. The premise is that visualizedand landscape-oriented city environment and highly developed building technology will makeskin become a powerful tong for the modern architects to improve the building function andseize the future architecture forms if correctly grasp the idiographic rules of cognition anddesign. This thesis studies cognitive approach and construction method of modernarchitectural skin by using methods of deductive argumentation, experimental analysis, andmultidisciplinary association.With the correlation analysis of biological skin features, this thesis sums up the basicfunctions of modern architectural skin in three points——“relatively independent surfacestructure”,“comprehensively functional surface”, and “expressively visual surface”. With thehelp of cognitive psychology and design semiotics theory, it builds a symbol system ofarchitectural skin and expounds the composing elements and conveying mechanism of thesymbol system. Combined with eye movement experiment, the paper deduces “visualrepresentation”,“architectural style”,“location context”, and “social landscape” these fourcognitive approaches of architectural skin and expounds cognitive characteristics of eachapproach. Combined with the cognitive characteristics, this thesis establishes “building andtechnology” and “vision and culture” these two levels of construction methods of architecturalskin.This thesis leads architectural typology theory into the thoughts of the building strategyof skin style, establishes basic structure of “skin typology”, ascertains prototypes andclassification principles of architectural skin, and extracts “mask”,“display”,“combination”these three skin types. This paper also sets the “conversion” mode of skin types, presents thebuilding strategy based on “type evolvement”,“type apposition”,“type alternation”, and“type synthesis” these four converting mode, expounds the impact of “technicaltransformation of skin elements” on whole construction, establishes “decomposition of walls”,“transformation of columns”,“evolvement of fa ade openings”,“reconstruction of topsurfaces” these four transformation modes of skin structure, and summarizes the constructionstrategies such as “appropriate technology”,“high technology”,“biological technology”.From the level of “vision and culture” this thesis puts forward “constituent grammar”,“material performance”, and “graphic evolvement” these three construction strategies andconstitution approaches such as “variation, combination, and accumulating and disseminatingof points”,“tension, alternation, and flow of lines”,“transition, fluctuation, combination, and superposition of planes” and “folding”. Aimed at natural materials, burnt-clay products,modern-times materials, and modern new-type materials, this paper respectivelypresents“returning to the original nature”,“changing the shape and colors irregularly”,“molding at liberty”, and “constructing with poetic flavor” these four construction methods ofmaterials. Through analyzing the graphic elements of skin surface, this paperestablishes“symbolism”,“surface decoration”,“texture design”,“dynamic image” these fourkinds of deductive methods.Through the study of cognitive approach and construction method, this thesis deepens thesystematic thinking of creative idea and performance strategy of modern architectural skin.Through the construction of “building and technology level” and “vision and culture level”,architectural skin transforms and integrates the innovation from fields of technology, art,culture, communication, and social service, improving the architectural appearance which isdreary, poor, chaotic and lacking in sense of belonging, and thus, enhancing the quality of cityenvironment and vitality of public space according to the cognitive demands with complexityand multiplicity.