Mr. jayesh hariyani, burt hill stantec

Biomimicry Presentation by Mr. Jayesh Hariyani, BurtHill Stantec at India Interior Summit 2012, Kempinski Ambience Hotel, Delhi, India

1. BIOMIMICRY
November 2, 2012
New Delhi, India
Presented by
JAYESH HARIYANI
M. Arch, MBA, AIA, COA, LEED AP
Burt Hill - Stantec

2. STANTEC SNAPSHOTS
Founded in 1954
Multidisciplinary global design firm
Recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of
sustainable solutions.
Diverse range of markets at all stages of development
Trades on the TSX and NYSE (STN)
Stantec. One Team. Integrated Solutions.

3. STANTEC SNAPSHOTS
13500+ staff across 190 locations globally
56 years of uninterrupted profitability
18 practice areas
“Full-service” Buildings, Environment, Industrial, Transportation, Urban Land and
Construction Administration Services
Cutting-Edge Technology
Award Winning Projects
500,000 projects, 50,000 clients, in 80 different countries
ISO 9001:2008 Registered
Stantec. One Team. Integrated Solutions.

4. PRACTICE AREA GROUPS
Building Design
& Interior
Design
Buildings
Engineering
Environmental
Infrastructure
Environmental
Management
Industrial
Buildings &
Facilities
Power
Resources &
Chemicals
Transportation
Infrastructure
Transportation
Planning & Traffic
Engineering
Infrastructure
Management &
Pavement
Engineering
Planning & Landscape
Architecture
Urban Land Engineering
Survey &
Geomatics

5. GLOBAL LEDERASHIP IN
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND
LEED

6. INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS
ARCHITECTURE
HUMANISM
EXPERIENTAL DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
THE ENVIRONMENT
Design Positioning Statement
Performance Based Design + INNOVATION

7. “From my designer’s
perspective, I ask: Why
can’t I design a building
like a tree?
A building that makes oxygen, fixes
nitrogen, sequesters carbon, distils
water, builds soil, accrues solar
energy as fuel, makes complex
sugars and food, creates
microclimates, changes colours with
the seasons and self replicates.
This is using nature as a model and a
mentor, not as an inconvenience.
It’s a delightful prospect…’
(McDonough and Braungart,)

8. What is “Biomimicry”
It is the examination of nature, its models,
systems, processes, and elements to
emulate or take inspiration from in order to
solve human problems.
From the Greek words bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate.

9. What is “Biomimicry”
Over the last 3.6 billion years, nature has gone
through a process to refine the living organisms,
processes, and materials on planet Earth.
It is not a new idea.
Humans have been looking at nature for
answers to both complex and simple problems
throughout our existence. Nature has solved
many of today's engineering problems.

10. •Biomimicry, where flora, fauna or
entire ecosystems are emulated as a
basis for design
•It is a growing area of research in the
fields of architecture and engineering.
WHY :
•an inspirational source of possible
new innovation
•The potential it offers as a way to
create a more sustainable and
even regenerative built
environment.
BIOMIMETIC APPROACHES
The widespread and practical application of biomimicry as a design method
remains however largely unrealised.

11. WHY :
•Biomimetic approach to
architectural design that
incorporates an
understanding of ecosystems
could become a vehicle for
creating a built environment
that goes beyond simply
sustaining current conditions
to a restorative practice
where the built environment
becomes a vital component in
the integration with and
regeneration of natural
ecosystems.
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA – LEED Platinum
Mafraq Dialysis Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE

12. Defining a human need or design
problem and looking to the ways
other organisms or ecosystems to
solve this,
Identifying a particular
characteristic, behaviour or function
in an organism or ecosystem and
translating that into human designs,
referred to as biology influencing
design
(Biomimicry Guild,)
DESIGN APPROACHES TO
BIOMIMICRY:
1:
DESIGN LOOKING INTO
BIOLOGY:
Cartilege or Semi-rigid Car, by Tom Wiscombe Design

13. Designer looks to the living
world for solutions, requires
designer to identify problems
and biologists to then match
these to organisms that have
solved similar issues.
This approach is effectively
led by designer identifying
initial goals and parameters
for the design.
DESIGN LOOKING INTO BIOLOGY

14. Thematic Pavilion, South Korea
2:
BIOLOGY INFLUENCING
DESIGN
When biological knowledge
influences human design, the
collaborative design process is
initially dependant on people
having knowledge of relevant
biological or ecological research
rather than on determined human
design problems. An examples is
the scientific analysis of the lotus
flower emerging clean from
swampy waters which lead to
many design innovations.
DESIGN APPROACHES TO
BIOMIMICRY:

15. LEVEL OF BIOMIMICRY
Organism Level
( Mimicry of a specific organism)
Behaviour Level
(Mimicry of how an organism behaves
or relates to its larger context)
Ecosystem Level
(Mimicry of an ecosystem) :
o Form
o Material
o Construction
o Process
o Function

16. Humans have an extensive pool of
examples to draw on to solve
problems experienced by society
that organisms may have already
addressed, usually in energy and
materials effective ways
ORGANISM LEVEL
Dragonfly at Sci Arc by Tom Wiscombe Design
Special feature, rather than a
whole ecosystem

17. On a functional level,
ecosystem mimicry could
mean that an in-depth
understanding of ecology
drives the design of a built
environment that is able to
participate in the major
biogeochemical material
cycles of the planet.
ECOSYSTEM LEVEL
Where objective is the wellbeing of ecosystems, rather
than ‘power, prestige or profit’.

18. Biomimicry to be conceived
as a way to increase
sustainability of an
architectural project…..
Mimicking of general
ecosystem principles should
be incorporated into the
design at the earliest stage
and used as an evaluative
tool throughout the design
process.
BIOMIMICRY TO INCREASE
SUSTAINABILITY

19. Environmental assessment of
existing biomimetic products
reveals some practical
consequences of the
reductive mindset.
Simple imitation vs Green
design
Imitation of the living world
is not by default
environmentally superior.
BIOMIMICRY: GREEN BY DEFAULT?

20. •Life builds form from the bottom-up
•Life fits form to function Behavior Level
•Life depends on Water
•Life is cyclic (processes) and recycles (material resources)
•Life is locally attuned and resourceful
•Life adapts and evolves
•Life coexists within a cooperative framework
Life’s Characteristics and Relation to
Engineering

21. BIOMIMICRY =
RESPONSIBLE DESIGN

22. 10 Metrics for Evaluation of Design
1 The Story -narrative, theme, metaphor
2 Innovation -research, information, synergistic whole
3 Integration -all disciplines, concept through delivery
4 Sustainability-quantitative, beyond leed
5 Context -social, economic, physical, environmental
6 Aesthetics -composition, language, expression, taste
7 Humanism –emotional connection to physical space
8 Content -research, benchmarking, understanding client
9 Performance -technical response, project feasibility
10 Representation -communication of ideas
Agreed upon criteria for design assessment and evaluation
Basis for internal design audit

23. •HUMANISUM
•STORY
•INNOVATION
•INTEGRATION
•SUSTAINABILTY
•ASTHETICS
•PERFORMANCE
DESIGN METRICS

24. CLOSING REMARKS

25. •VISIONING
•PLANNING & PROGRAMING
•DESIGN
•EXICUTION
•OCUPATION & DATA COLLECTION
•ANALYSIS - RESEARCH &
SYNTHESIS
•VISIONING….
PROCESS CYCLE

26. •To emulate nature, our first challenge is to describe her in her terms.
•The collaborative team's ability to create a strong sense of
community, clear goals, and their interest in searching for integrated
designs that are inspired by nature will dramatically improve the
results.
•Establishing and maintaining this forum for discovery requires more
preparation, research and participation by more people (all
stakeholders). More participation means more time and money.
Fortunately there is a growing body of evidence that the additional
investment delivers long term benefits including increases in flexibility,
durability, and human health and productivity, with decreases in
energy consumption, pollution and operating costs.
CHANGING THE METAPHOR

27. CLOSING

28. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA – LEED Platinum

31. Mafraq Dialysis Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
7407 SM

34. “Nature supports right actions”
“Nature works in parallel ways”
“The nature of life is to more and more”
“If a man is able to submit himself to nature, then nature
will react to his needs. Almighty nature is powerful
and all loving, for the laws of nature are for the
creation and evolution of all beings and creatures
throughout cosmos. There is no greater kindness
than the kindness of nature.”
Quotes from Maharishi Yogi