Climatic alignment of architectural design strategies through an analysis of native plants in southern California

Unrestricted This paper presents a method of distilling a climate-specific design approach from the adaptive qualities of native plant communities. The method is demonstrated through the analysis of plants native to Southern California and an application of a selected adaptation to the design of a simulated reference building on a site in Los Angeles. Climate data was analyzed in GIS to select representative plant communities for the reference site based on a comparison of microclimate conditions. The climate analysis concluded that the Desert Scrub plant community was most applicable to the reference site. Field research was conducted to catalog the physiological adaptations of prominent species in desert plant communities. The behavioral adaptations of desert plants were studied in biological texts. CAM photosynthesis was the adaptive trait that was applied to the reference building and analyzed through psychrometric study and energy simulation.

无限制（Unrestricted）：本研究提出了一种从本土植物群落的适应性特征中提炼适配当地气候的设计方法的路径。该方法通过两项内容得到验证：一是对南加州本土植物的分析，二是将筛选出的适应性策略应用于洛杉矶某场地的模拟参考建筑设计。研究借助地理信息系统（GIS）分析气候数据，通过微气候条件对比为参考场地遴选具有代表性的本土植物群落。经气候分析判定，荒漠灌丛（Desert Scrub）植物群落最适配该参考场地。本研究开展野外调研，对荒漠灌丛植物群落中优势物种的生理适应性特征进行编目记录；同时通过生物学文献梳理了荒漠植物的行为适应性特征。本研究将景天酸代谢（CAM）光合作用这一适应性特征应用于参考建筑，并通过焓湿学研究与能源模拟对其展开分析验证。