Nishat Tasnim Toosty, Tetsushi Ono, Shota Shimoda, Aya Hagishima
{"title":"Peak load characteristics of aggregated demand in a residential building in Osaka, Japan","authors":"Nishat Tasnim Toosty, Tetsushi Ono, Shota Shimoda, Aya Hagishima","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12394","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12394","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A statistical analysis of the 2-year electricity consumption of 479 dwellings in a residential building was conducted to determine annual peak events and their contributing factors for four different aggregations of sizes 3, 10, 50, and 479. The diverse U-shaped relationships between outdoor temperature and peak demand occurrence and the impact of the part of the week/year were identified for different aggregation sizes using generalized linear models and generalized linear mixed models. Furthermore, the contribution of each appliance on reducing the annual peak demand according to the aggregation size was clarified. The result indicates the significant demand response potential of living/dining room outlets and air conditioners, with a 15%–25% contribution to the peak demand in the interquartile range (IQR), regardless of the aggregation level. In addition, refrigerators contributed 10%–15% to the peak demand for the aggregation of sizes 10 and 479.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12394","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46287586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fundamental study on probabilistic generative modeling of earthquake ground motion time histories using generative adversarial networks","authors":"Yuma Matsumoto, Taro Yaoyama, Sangwon Lee, Takenori Hida, Tatsuya Itoi","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12392","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12392","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study proposes a probabilistic model for earthquake ground motion prediction, named ground motion generation model, which can generate ground motion time history data directly. The ground motion generation model is based on a data-driven technique called generative adversarial networks, allowing generation of ground motion time history data without making assumptions about physical or statistical models. A method to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the performance of constructed model is also proposed and the ground motion generation model is optimized for high performance from earthquake engineering and deep learning perspectives. Numerical experiments show that our proposed model is probabilistic, approximating the probabilistic distribution of the dataset of observed records and generating realistic ground motion time histories with various characteristics in the time and frequency domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12392","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48479527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shoichiro Sendai, Mao Sugiyama, Sinnosuke Tadokoro
{"title":"The formation of “form” and the “decoration” of space in Charlotte Perriand, Part 2: Creation of “forme utile (useful form)” as a space","authors":"Shoichiro Sendai, Mao Sugiyama, Sinnosuke Tadokoro","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12387","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12387","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper aims to clarify the process of the formation of Perriand's concept of “form” toward the “forme utile (useful form),” by tracing her production of furniture chronologically. In other words, by analyzing the intersection of the “Mingei (folk-craft)” tradition experienced in Japan and the Western modernism of “forme utile,” this paper examines how the “new decoration” of steel pipe furniture as “form” led to her particular “decoration” of interior spaces. In Perriand's concept of “form,” touching the material itself was the primary issue. However, it was also synonymous with the main intent of the leader of Mingei movement Muneyoshi Yanagi, criticized her “forme libre (free form).” Furthermore, Perriand, who referred the aesthetician Kakuzo Okakura's “vacuum,” came to understand “form” as the correlation between human beings and the space that surrounds them.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12387","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44339472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of residential reorganization from the living environment before and after group relocation (part 1): Focusing on the living environment and community","authors":"Takayuki Tomobuchi, Osamu Tsukihashi, Juichi Yamazaki","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12383","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The reorganization of residential areas through mass relocation has had 3 impacts on the living environment of the village. Owing to the reduction in the area of the site, the residential space has lost the room for inviting non-family members. The number of houses with gardens and fields has also decreased. As the density of housing has increased, more people are concerned about the view from the outside. As a result, many houses close their curtains. The trust among residents is still high today.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50127140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability-based robust design optimization for building-connecting inertial mass damper","authors":"Mitsuru Murase, Izuru Takewaki","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12391","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper proposes an accurate and efficient reliability evaluation method for robust design optimization using a probabilistic approach. First, the validity of this method is verified using two benchmark functions. This method is then applied to the robust design optimization problem of building-connecting damper parameters, and the effect of robust design is verified. The variation in the natural period and structural damping ratio of buildings is considered, and the criteria satisfaction rate (CSR) are directly evaluated using the response value calculated by time history response analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12391","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50125792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the occurrence of evacuation assistance for wheelchair users by tsunami evacuation drill observations","authors":"Youngeun Yu, Nobuhito Ohtsu, Akihiko Hokugo, Jiefang Liao","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12390","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12390","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake caused great damage to the elderly and disabled, as well as many of the people who supported their evacuation. Various measures and evacuation drills are under way for evacuation of vulnerable people, and when evacuating, it is often decided who will support the evacuation of the vulnerable people. However, there is a need for a mindset that anyone can become an evacuation supporter because there is a possibility that it will not go as set in the actual situation. Therefore, in this study, in order to enable more efficient evacuation of wheelchairs, we measured the evacuation speed and observed an evacuation drill conducted in Nakatosa Town, and examined them separately in 4 phases: preparation, evacuation start time, evacuation action time, and evacuation spare time. As a result, factors to be reflected in evacuation drill and assistance action types for wheelchair evacuation were derived. By incorporating the verification used in this study into the tsunami evacuation plan, we hope to contribute to reducing human damage, including those who vulnerable people and their supporters.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12390","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45566677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Hanroku Yamaguchi's Plan for Ōsaka, 1899 on the urbanization of the Ōsaka Port Reclaimed Area","authors":"Junne Kikata, Kouki Yoshimoto","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12385","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examined the impact of the Plan for Ōsaka, 1899 by Hanroku Yamaguchi on the urbanization of the Ōsaka Port Reclaimed Area. We confirmed certain influences of the design standards shown in Yamaguchi's Explanation on the development plan of the Reclaimed Area, especially with regard to the sizing and numbering of city blocks and plots. Yamaguchi's standards for backstreets and alleys have also affected the urbanization process. Such standards allowed for adaptation in specific conditions, and variations in application. The Plan for Ōsaka, 1899 had an impact on urbanization in that design details from the plan were applied in the actual urban design of the area.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12385","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50135752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Limitations of social prescribing to help prevent isolation and loneliness","authors":"Takayuki Uchihira, Kazunori Nakajima","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12389","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12389","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, a web-based questionnaire was sent to residents of the Kinki region in the westside of Japan (<i>N</i> = 1053), and a multinomial logit analysis was conducted according to their isolation and loneliness status to examine social prescriptions that would presumably contribute to the prevention of isolation and loneliness. By comparing the marginal effects of social prescriptions on those with four types of isolation and loneliness status through the discrete choice model, we discovered that social prescriptions that contribute to the prevention of isolation and loneliness differ according to individuals by isolation and loneliness status. For example, for those who are not isolated but lonely, an effective strategy would be to encourage involvement in social contribution activities in the community and form high-quality human relationships expecting to alleviate loneliness. The results also showed that residents in isolated situations tend to be indifferent to social contribution activities and social prescriptions to encourage involvement in such activities have limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12389","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42040192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Earthquake response prediction of seismically isolated buildings based on the response spectrum method considering changes in characteristics of lead rubber bearings due to repeated deformations","authors":"Masahito Kobayashi, Keita Sato, Kazunori Sato","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12388","DOIUrl":"10.1002/2475-8876.12388","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In 2016, a countermeasure was announced against the Nankai Trough long-period and long-duration ground motions (LPGMs) in Japan. However, the response spectrum method (RSM), indicated by the Ministry of Construction notification Vol. 2009 (MCN), was out of the countermeasure. An RSM considering characteristic changes due to repeated deformations has also been proposed. However, since the damping correction formula of MCN was used, its applicability to LPMGs has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper, a method is proposed to evaluate the influence of characteristic changes due to repeated deformations using RSM for LPGMs and seismically isolated buildings using the lead plug-inserted laminated rubber (LRB).</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12388","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47852793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial distribution characteristics of urban private gardens under the influence of shiyin concept (seclusion in the city): Case studies of urban private gardens in Suzhou from the end of the 14th century to the middle of the 18th century","authors":"Wenda Zhang, Xinpeng Wang, Zhehan Zhang, Kai Fang, Yuri Fujii, Nobuaki Furuya","doi":"10.1002/2475-8876.12386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12386","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examined the spatial distribution characteristics of urban private gardens under the influence of the <i>shiyin</i> concept (seclusion in the city) by studying urban private gardens in Suzhou from the end of the 14th century to the middle of the 18th century. Under the influence of <i>shiyin</i>, private gardens were constructed within the city. The urban spatial distribution features of 38 private gardens were analyzed through space syntax and related methods. The results show that (1) locationally, the private gardens were located more in main functional areas instead of suburban areas, and (2) structurally, the urban private gardens were integrated globally and separated locally in the urban space system. Combined with the discussion of <i>shiyin</i>, the results show that the reclusion aspect of <i>shiyin</i> is not related to the location distribution of urban private gardens, but is reflected more at the structural level, with urban private gardens locally separated from urban space systems. This study provides a new perspective to discuss urban private gardens in terms of urban space and suggests a focus on local structural features of private gardens at the medium and micro level of urban space (such as streets and blocks).</p>","PeriodicalId":42793,"journal":{"name":"Japan Architectural Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2475-8876.12386","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50117482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}