Title page for ETD etd-05282004-085314

Document Type

Master's Dissertation

Author

Pettey, Ryan Patrick

ryan@postman.co.za

URN

etd-05282004-085314

Document Title

Hartbeespoortdam Butterfly Conservancy : an ecological splurge

Degree

MArch(Prof)

Department

Architecture

Supervisor

Advisor Name	Title
Prof R C Fisher	Committee Chair

Keywords

Environmentally Responsive Architecture
sustainable
environment
vegetation
tent structure
cycles
natural ventilation
climatic zones
passive systems
nature
fynbos biome
savanna biome
tourist attractions
Hartbeespoortdam
Hartbeespoort
North West
South Africa
damdoryn
butterfly conservancy
heat and energy conservation
autonomous design
environmental design
local skills
Magaliesberg
context
biomes

Date

2004-11-30

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

The thesis focuses on different habitable spaces which have been designed to promote the existence of a number of South African butterfly species. The architecture responses to the context as well as to one of the largest insect groups, the order L e p i d o p t e r a.
Following a sustainable approach, more ecological knowledge is at the core of the design. Instead of human functional needs driving the design, site components respond to the indigenous spatial character, climate, topography, soils, and vegetation as well as compatibility with the existing cultural context.

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