Therma Testa

This study investigates and demonstrates a method and process for the development of thermal clay tiles, with a focus on cooling properties. The study is based on a craft-computation approach, combining clay-ceramic manual techniques with parametric design-simulation methods, using thermal flux and computer fluid dynamic simulation procedures. 

From the experimental studies, novel clay-glaze prototypes are proposed and tested for temperature and air properties, which effectively impact building thermal environments and energy consumption in a warming world. 

The studies find that thermal performances can be significantly steered by the specific material-form articulation presented, that the suggested modular assembly and simple fabrication procedure support a feasible integration, and that the proposed tiles illustrate a rich, articulated material-form characterization that presents both qualitative and quantitative perspectives for further studies.

Dissemination

Foged, IW, Hansen, FT & Fragkia, V 2023, Therma Testa: A Method for the Development of Thermal Clay Tiles. i A Crawford, N Diniz, R Becket, J Vanucch & M Swackhamer (red), Habits Of The Anthropocene: Scarcit Y And Abundance In A Post-Material Economy: Proceedings Of The 43Rd Annual Conference Of The Association For Computer Aided Design In Architecture - Volume II: Proceedings Book One. Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), s. 258-269, ACADIA 2023, Denver, Colorado, USA, 21/10/2023

Hansen, FT, Foged, IW & Fragkia, V 2023, 'A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Development of Thermal Clay Modules', Formakademisk, bind 16, nr. 4. https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.5424