Innovative Pneumatic (Inflatable) Façades for High-rise Structures: Designing with AI for Future Technical and Smart Textiles
Technical Textiles and Smart Textiles: Materials, Technologies, and Applications, wiley, ss.499-526, 2026
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/9783527852703.ch18
- Yayınevi: wiley
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.499-526
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Building façades are architectural interfaces that reflect humanity's way of life as well as technological and scientific advancements. These interfaces, constructed with various materials, are today evaluated not only for their esthetic and technical innovations but also for their energy efficiency and life cycle performance. High-rise buildings, despite their prominent role in urban development, present unique challenges in terms of resource consumption, cost inefficiency, and lengthy construction processes. Traditional high-rise construction often demands significant amounts of raw materials, energy-intensive methods, and long project timelines, which can negatively affect both economic feasibility and environmental sustainability. In this context, pneumatic facades offer a promising alternative. Pneumatic systems are structures where membrane surfaces are pressurized with gas to become load bearing. These systems became feasible after World War II and Industrial Revolution due to advancements in industry, technology, and science. Their lightweight and prefabricated nature enables faster assembly, reduces material transportation requirements, and minimizes construction waste, making them an ideal choice for high-rise structures. In addition to this, achieving indoor thermal comfort plays a critical role in the future applications of pneumatic facades. The dynamic and adaptive nature of pneumatic facades enables them to quickly respond to external environmental conditions. In this study, future pneumatic high-rise building facades are proposed using an AI-assisted design software. They are evaluated comparatively based on their efficiency in terms of the synthetic and physical properties of membrane materials and construction methods to provide optimized solutions for energy efficiency and thermal comfort. In the future, these systems are expected to play a crucial role in environmental and economic sustainability.