Analysis of the Sustainable Design in One Central Park, Sydney

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the design of One Central Park in Sydney, an environmentally conscious building. It begins with an abstract and introduction, followed by a definition of environmentally conscious buildings and a detailed explanation of the conceptual design, including the heliostat system, secondary reflectors, and park area. The report then delves into an analysis of the design, discussing potential risks such as solar exposure, mechanical and electrical failures, and unusual responses. Recommendations are provided to enhance the building's sustainability and environmental friendliness, emphasizing the use of green construction, renewable resources, and economically beneficial materials. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and reinforcing the importance of sustainable practices in building design. The analysis covers various aspects like heliostats, mirror surfaces, mechanical and electrical components, and maintenance procedures, with a focus on minimizing environmental impact and maximizing resource efficiency. The report highlights the innovative approach of the building's design, which aims to control solar rays and create a sustainable ecosystem.

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Abstract
This report clearly explains the concept of the design used in ONE CENTRAL PARK, present
in Sydney. It is an environmentally-conscious building and the research depicts on its gained
sustainability. The main intension is to discard the negative atmosphere influence of the
building, by constructing it with efficient materials, energy, implementation space and
ecosystem. The generic details of this building’s proposed system are described briefly. The
conceptual system design is demonstrated, its related theories and models are discussed. The
design is analysed and the necessary recommendations are provided for the materials used in
the construction of this building.
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Table of Contents
Abstract.................................................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
2. Definition – Environmentally Conscious Building.....................................................................3
3. Conceptual design.........................................................................................................................5
4. Analysis..........................................................................................................................................8
5. Recommendations.......................................................................................................................10
6. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................10
References...........................................................................................................................................11
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1. Introduction
The environmental commitments are changed into the noticeable architecture and
helps in looking at the strategy approach has to broaden the ranking checklists outside. For the
purpose of creating new solution in technical that may not get recognized but it push the
performance operation beyond the desires and requirements (Architecture And Design, 2017).
The newly solution provides the strong visible to others. This technology approach have to
work through famous culture and using this recognisability and usability to the merits of the
project. It is very useful and provides an improved human experiences. The report will explain
the design concepts which acts as a green house and hence, controls the solar rays to flow.
This main objective of the project is to critically analyse the design of the system by using the
theory and principles. The definition, the conceptual design, the research skills, the analysis,
recommendations will be discussed.
2. Definition – Environmentally Conscious Building
The project is to designing a report on an Environmentally-conscious building with
sustainability (Burgess, 2012). The sustainable architecture is an architecture that seeks to
decrease the negative atmosphere influence of building construction through moderation and
efficiency in the use of material resources, energy and the implementation space as well as the
ecosystem at big (Architectural heliostat system lights up One Central Park, 2017). The
sustainable architecture is used for conscious method approach to environmental preservation
and energy in the scheme of the built environments.
The building includes the two housing apartment towers. The towers are east and west
in addition to a six level trade shopping centre at the base of the towers. The park integrates
the two technologies (TILT, 2017). There are heliostats and hydroponics. The hydroponics
consuming the reprocessed water from the black water dealing plans to irrigate plants that can
produce on tower frontage facades in very high perpendicular green walls (Indesignlive |
Daily Connection to Architecture and Design, 2017).
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The heliostats technology make it probable to take programmable volumes of direct
sun into the sheltered areas of the development for light and heat (Watpac.com.au, 2017). The
infrastructure of the central park deploys direct relation to the location or site. The solar power
system is contained of forty two sun tracking heliostats, each of which targets is 320 separate
mirrors in the Fresnel reflector to the taller tower. There are connected to the particular target
board zones on the earth or ground (Charter Township of Texas, 2017).
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3. Conceptual design
The conceptual design is an initial stage of the design process, in which the wide
outlines of function and type of something are expressed and articulated (Churchill, 2012). It
contains the interaction of design, processes, experiences and strategies. In real time example,
the conceptual design involves a people needs and requirements and how to meet persons with
services, products and processes. The general artifacts of conceptual design are models and
sketches (Sarfaraz, 2012). The conceptual design is used for easy to understand and interpret.
This design provides the clear idea of what going on the project and intended use of the
product (Amaechi and Counsell, 2013). It determined the user view requirements. So, the
outcome is very easier to achieve. The conceptual design illustrates the various users and their
needs and avoids the recurring tasks.
The appearance of design opinion as a vehicle for industry and study development,
more conventionally trained visual designers incorrectly been called upon to support
workshop organization particularly to process development in the wrong hypothesis
assumption that whole design plan is equal in this ability (Architectural Conceptual Design –
the Sustainable Shopping Malls Structures, 2016). This has resulted in a high outline being
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direct over the task of design in industry development and implementation as well as problem
being asked regarding the worth of a design as an appliance for business industry and study
development. The conceptual design phase of a building construction can be commonly
denoted as the stage wherever all the related data is grouped and accessed (Fitchburgwi.gov,
2017).
The main aim of the report is to explain the concept behind one of the conscious
building called ONE CENTRAL PARK, Sydney (Tan, 2017). The design is created in such a
way that the flow of the sunlight gets simplified. In this the following are involved. They are
1. Sun
2. Heliostats
3. Secondary Reflectors
4. Park Area
The major components needed are given below.
1. Target zone
2. Heliostat array
3. Proposed Tower
4. Secondary Reflector array
Prototypes of the Heliostats and Reflectors will be developed during the design phase
(Antica, 2017).
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Heliostats
The Heliostats of the building are located on the roof top of tower that has 36 storeys.
There are many general details of the Heliostat which is shown below.
General features of the heliostats are the following:
1. The array of Heliostat has many number of heliostats individually. It has around
140 heliostats.
2. The surface of the mirror is approx. 5 meters per every heliostat.
3. The surface of the mirror is positioned and hence the rays of the sun rays are
reflected to the secondary reflectors.
4. Each and every Heliostat mainly aims at reflecting the secondary reflector.
Moreover, the secondary reflectors reduces the number of components (Nouvel &
Bessiel, 2014).
Mirror surface and structural frame
The surface of the mirror is polished in aluminum. The panel is light in weight and it
has the surface which is unbreakable for the reflection of light (Town of Dryden, 2017). The
frame structured in aluminum and the construction happens. The design ensures that the
vibration of heliostats and the movement is very limited and is much suitable for performing
operations. The construction materials are selected according the standards. Some of the
features which are under mechanical work are given below. They are
 A mechanical drive system is used
 Heliostats are motorized
 To move the mirrored surface
The mirrored surface moves in both the elevation (up and down) and the azimuth (side
to side). To simplify the flow of sunlight.
The surface area of the park is approx. more than 1200 Square kilometers. The
proposed system of Heliostat helps in delivering approximately below 700 Square kilometers
the rays of sunlight directly to the park. The resulting reflection intensity for the proposed
system is in the order of 80% of the original sun light intensity. Each and Every components
performs the maintenance best order for functioning. The most common needs are planned
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and implemented at the time of construction. Once the construction is over then comes the
main phase called maintenance. In the maintenance process contains an evaluation and review
of overall materials, physical items, powered items and completion of repairs as compulsory.
The heliostats are to be washed by three months once. The maintenance of heliostats checks
are to be carried by six months once. The maintenance process contains an every material
resource coatings, structural things, mechanical things and conclusion of repairs as mandatory.
The heliostat switch software checks provides the monthly remote error checking and
updating windows tool mechanism.
All the elements of the entire system which has the Heliostat system are prototyped. It is then
undergoes the process called testing. In the process of testing, many prototypes are checked
that it has the resistance against the heavy wind and so on. The process of testing happens
before it is committed to the process of production.
There are different types of prototypes are there. The following are the most important
prototypes that are given below.
 Structural
 Aesthetic prototypes
These prototypes are under the Heliostats and also the Reflectors will be developed
during the design phase.
Wind tunnel testing will be conducted in order to manage the effects of movement on
the mirror arrays during low and high wind events. Understanding the impact of movement
within the lighting system is important for structural engineering developments as well as
considering public responses to the movement of reflected light.
4. Analysis
It is well analysed that the design is reported in a clear way. The report explains the
conceptual design entirely and it is made sure that the one central park is a conscious building
(Pepe, n.d.).The building structure and the plan made sure that it implements green
construction and there is a depletion in the resources that are non-renewable. The environment
is maintained in clear manner ad there is a decrease in the pollution. The construction is made
in such a way that the building and the materials of the building gains benefit economically
(Burgess, 2012). The rare many vertical green walls that makes the sun to directly flows. This
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helps in preventing the production of many new raw materials and finally it saves the entire
ecosystem in a healthier way.
It is analysis that several issues present in the current system. The risks are appears
when utilizing an organization system through solar energy drive potential. After analysing
that, developing risk minimization strategies and control scheme in order to decrease the
regularity and power of these issues is vital for the effective implementation (Sarp Yalçın and
Balanlı, 2016).
The more number of risk approaches are presently being utilized. There are given
below:
 Solar exposure
 Mechanical failure
 Electrical failure or software failure
 Unusual responses
Solar Experience
It analysis that the system design could not deliberate solar energy radiation at
pulverized level. Every reproducing and reflecting surface are flat level and confirm that no
light can be absorbed at earth level (Polymeric solar cells: materials, design, manufacture,
2011). It does not contain the multiple exposures and more than one reflector panel.
Analysing that, the system organization will not generate improved solar exposure. After, a
reproduction is bounded from a heliostat to a reflect indicator it losses accurately ten present
of solar panel potential in ground apparent surface (Central Park, 2013).
Mechanical failure
It analysis that, incident of mechanical powered failure an alarm type will inform key
suppliers and construction maintenance personnel in command to correct the problem. The
powered failure happens when casing the heliostats through the supplied fabric cover
protection will avoid the potential of lost reflections (One Central Park, and Park Lane and
The Mark, 2017).
Electrical failure
It analysis that, the event of electrical failure or mistakes in software system an alarm
scheme will inform construction preservation personnel. The switch system will off the
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heliostats. Every units will look faintly down and southward as no indicate reflections are
probable from this situation.
Unusual responses
It analysis that, to remove the options of reflection under cyclical vibration might
persuade an epileptic answer in the public community (El-Alfy, 2010).
5. Recommendations
 It is recommended to implement Green construction everywhere (One Central Park
Architectural Heliostats | TILT Industrial Design, 2017).
 It is recommended to use more number of renewable resources than the non-
renewable resources.
 It is highly suggested to slow down the depletion of the sources that are non-
renewable.
 It is suggested to be prevent the usage of more number of non-renewable
resources.
 It is recommended to be environment friendly and to reduce the usage of efficient
less construction materials.
 It is recommended to use materials that are beneficial economically (Logi, 2017).
 It is highly suggested to save the ecosystem that the building would be destroying.
 It is suggested to follow the principles of Green engineering which is already
verified that it is successful in many large buildings (King, 2017).
 It is recommended to check the prototype to meet the actual site map of the
building.
 It is suggested to use the materials which is
6. Conclusion
The central park helps integrating the technologies as it has heliostats made it possible
to get design in the best way possible. For the purpose of irrigating the plants black water is
used. The area have good lifestyle that the infrastructure is good. The report says that the
design for the construction works similar to the green house. All the incoming energy from
the sun is controlled. This kind of technology has an approach which works as it has
greenhouse. Using the feature named recognisability and the usability, the system designed
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with great care. There are more number of the merits in the project. It is much useful and it
helps in providing the improvement in the experiences of human. The report explains the
design concepts which acts as a greenhouse and hence, controls the flow of sunrays. This
main objective of the project is to critically analyse the design of the system by using the
theory and principles. The definition, the conceptual design, the research skills, the analysis,
recommendations are discussed.
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