Thesis: Sharlene Yulita

Lives After Life: Regenerative Design within Learning Environments

Given the worsening climate emergency despite ongoing efforts in the built industry, such as energy- efficient facade systems and prefabrication efficiencies, it is imperative to rethink how we design and manufacture for a regenerative future. Achieving this goal necessitates a radical change in societal behavior. By recognizing architecture’s power to influence behavioral change, designers can strategically shape environments that promote healthy practices and beliefs that regenerate the earth

Sharlene Yulita
This project delves into bio-architecture as an educational tool for young children, placing emphasis on bio-materiality as a driving factor influencing regenerative design decisions. It aims to explore ways in which learning environments can be co-designed with children through tactile interventions using biomaterials. Through this participatory approach to design, this project aims to foster ecological literacy and combat ecophobia in young children, all while nurturing a sense of ownership and belonging for the child.
Sharlene Yulita
Sharlene Yulita
Principles of regeneration, encompassing growth and decay, are introduced through the functional, structural, and aesthetic qualities of innovative biomaterials. The scientific aspects of biomaterials are highlighted in the construction process, emphasizing the distinction between bio-receptive materials that work with nature and common synthetic materials that exploit nature. This unique process of materials- driven design becomes part of the educational experience as children engage with architecture holistically, comprehending how everything originates from the earth and returns to the soil. In other words, generating lives after life
Sharlene Yulita

Sharlene Yulita
Sharlene Yulita
Sharlene Yulita
Sharlene Yulita

Thesis: Sharlene Yulita

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