The scope of this study focuses on the concept of In Between with the intention of creating a space of transition and connection between inside and outside, and the simultaneous perception of the two environments. This study will explore the idea of the In Between within the context of a proposed student garden for Edmonton Clinic North, located within the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The intention is to present a design idea that responds to transitioning from one environment to the other as well as exploring opportunities in creating a place that creates the sense of In Between. The concepts of inside | outside, materiality and precedents are researched and analyzed to inform the understanding of the In Between. This research will contribute to the schematic design of the site that exhibits the sense of In Between.

The scope of this study focuses on the concept of In Between with the intention of creating a space of transition and connection between inside and outside, and the simultaneous perception of the two environments. This study will explore the idea of the In Between within the context of a proposed student garden for Edmonton Clinic North, located within the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The intention is to present a design idea that responds to transitioning from one environment to the other as well as exploring opportunities in creating a place that creates the sense of In Between. The concepts of inside | outside, materiality and precedents are researched and analyzed to inform the understanding of the In Between. This research will contribute to the schematic design of the site that exhibits the sense of In Between.

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Architecture is a product of its surroundings. The response to site, program, and history of place differs everytime. How we interpret a place is influenced by our own experiences in life. We each possess a unique set of tools which we use to construct the spaces that surround us. A place is given life and vitality through the people that use them. It is the architect's job to create a place that encourages life to exist. Everyday activities take many forms - eating, sleeping, working, playing, sitting - all forms of interaction. When these activities are set in an urban location, life begins to dictate the spaces necessary for them to take place. An urban setting needs people to thrive; and people choose to live in these settings for human interaction, dependence on others, and a sense of belonging. This thesis investigates the integration of urban housing and retail space in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. It is architecture that is desperately needed in order to sustain urban life in this part of town. / Master of Architecture

Orientador: Maria Solange Gurgel de Castro Fontes / Resumo: As fachadas verdes são variedades de jardins verticais em que a vegetação do tipo trepadeira cresce e se desenvolve em superfícies verticais e podem ser classificadas em diretas e indiretas. A primeira cresce diretamente na parede da edificação, enquanto a segunda necessita de estruturas de suporte fixadas ou afastadas da mesma. Devido ao poder de sombreamento e às funções biológicas das trepadeiras, as fachadas verdes funcionam como dispositivos de amenização térmica, uma vez que sua cobertura vegetal bloqueia a passagem de grande parte da radiação solar para dentro da edificação. Neste contexto, esta pesquisa, de caráter experimental, teve como objetivo determinar e quantificar a atenuação de radiação solar de fachadas verdes indiretas com três diferentes espécies de trepadeiras (Ipomoea horsfalliae, Passiflora Edulis e Thunbergia grandiflora) em um espaço de transição situado no Campus da Universidade Estadual Paulista, em Bauru-SP. A pesquisa objetivou, ainda, verificar a influência das fachadas verdes nos microclimas (temperatura do ar, de globo e umidade absoluta do ar) de um espaço de transição com e sem a influência das mesmas. Além disso, foram analisados os aspectos morfológicos das espécies selecionadas que estão diretamente ligados com seu Potencial de Sombreamento (PSO) e, consequentemente, a atenuação da radiação solar promovida pela vegetação. Os resultados demonstram que, quanto maior o PSO das espécies, maior seu poder de atenuação da radiação solar. Assim, f... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The green facades are varieties of vertical gardens in which the climber grows and develops on vertical surfaces and can be classified as direct and indirect. The first one grows directly on the wall of the building, while the second needs support structures attached to or away from it. Due of their shading power and the biological functions of climbers, green facades act as thermal mitigation devices, since their vegetation cover blocks the passage of much of the solar radiation into the building. In this context, this experimental research aimed to determinate and quantify the solar radiation attenuation of indirect green facades with three different species of climbers (Ipomoea horsfalliae, Passiflora edulis e Thunbergia grandiflora) in a transitional space located on the Campus of the State University of São Paulo, in Bauru-SP. The research also aimed to verify influence of green facades on local microclimates (air temperature, globe temperature and absolute air humidity) at points with influence of green facades and without influence of them. In addition, the morphological aspects of the selected species that are directly linked with their Shading Potential (PSO) and, consequently, the solar radiation attenuation promoted by the vegetation were analyzed. The results show that the higher the PSO of the species, the greater their solar radiation attenuation power. Thus, maximum attenuations of up to 92, 94 and 90% were obtained for Passiflora edulis (PSO 0,75), Ipomoea hor... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

De plus en plus, les membres des organisations sont en situation de mobilité permanente. Ils téléphonent en marchant, font des réunions à distance, ou sont présents dans des espaces de travail partagés pour un temps limité. Les lieux de travail sont davantage traversés qu’ils sont occupés. La gare illustre parfaitement ces tendances autant spatiales que temporelles. La question empirique au cœur de cette thèse a émergée dans le contexte actuel de la SNCF qui refond largement l’espace de ses gares et repense en profondeur le rôle de ses agents. Elle le fait sur fond de digitalisation de ses activités historiques. Dans ce contexte, le cas des agents commerciaux représente un changement de paradigme, avec des pratiques de travail de plus en plus mobiles et « dé-fixées ». Cette mise en mouvement des agents se heurte à une conception historique qui envisage la gare comme un ensemble d’espaces fermés, fixes et stables dans leurs fonctions et leurs usages. Notre constat empirique rejoint un vide conceptuel : si la théorisation des espaces « entre-deux » s’est développée en théories des organisations, on en sait peu sur la manière dont la transition émerge dans les pratiques de travail. En effet, on connaît surtout le point de vue de ceux qui traversent ces espaces. On cherchera donc ici à éclairer le point de vue de ceux qui organisent ces transitions par leurs pratiques de travail. Dans notre thèse, nous pensons le caractère transitionnel de l’espace comme une expérience et un processus indissociables des pratiques de travail. Notre ethnographie porte sur plusieurs grandes gares en France. Elle est complétée par une longue observation-participante des directions centrales chez SNCF sur une durée de trois ans. Cette phase empirique nous a permis de mieux comprendre les métiers et les logiques d’aménagement des espaces. Nous avons analysé l’espace-temps au travers de trois pratiques-clés des agents commerciaux (la vente, l’information et l’embarquement). Nous centrons notre analyse sur les pratiques, en particulier leurs modes d’expressions corporelles, en adoptant une posture phénoménologique. Notre recherche démontre comment les pratiques sont performatives d’un espace-temps de transition. Pour que l’espace soit traversé, il nécessite des gestes qui sont autant de points de rencontres pour diriger, orienter, conseiller ou rassurer les voyageurs. Nous contribuons à la littérature en théories des organisations sur l’espace organisationnel et les pratiques corporelles en conceptualisant le rôle des gestes-frontières dans ces expériences comprenant des dimensions spatiales, temporelles, matérielles et corporelles. Nous proposons également des contributions stratégiques et managériales en insistant sur une logique de fluidité, recherchée dans les parcours des voyageurs en gare. / Organisations’ members are increasingly permanently moving. They talk on the phone while walking, they attend meeting remotely and they share coworking space for a limited period of time. People are increasingly navigating their workspace rather than settling in it. The train station is a perfect example of this spatial and temporal trend. Our empirical question emerged from our fieldwork at the SNCF, which is currently reshaping space within its stations, and deeply re-thinking the role of its field agents. This reorganisation takes place in a context of digitalisation of the organisation’s historic activities. In that regard, we are seeing a paradigm shift in the role of commercial agents, who now become increasingly mobile. Moving agents contrast with a common historical perception of train stations as an aggregation of areas which functions and uses are closed, fixed and stable. This empirical observation converges with a theoretical gap: despite an awareness for “in-between” spaces in organization studies, the literature has paid little attention to how these spaces are enacted through work practices. Indeed, this literature is still more focused on the experience of users and travellers in these spaces, rather than the laboring bodies which are producing space in their everyday work. In this doctoral work, we approach the transitional aspect of space as an experience and a process closely related to work practices. We conducted an ethnography around several French train stations and undertook participant observation of central management for three years at SNCF. This empirical work allows a better understanding of professions and space planning processes. We analyse space and time through commercial agents’ three key practices: sales, information and boarding. We focus on embodied practices, by adopting a phenomenological approach. This study sheds light on the ways practices create a transitional spacetime. In order to the space to be crossed, movements are needed. Those movements are like meeting points which direct, orient, advise or reassure travellers. We contribute to organization theories literature about organizational space and embodied practices by conceptualizing the role of boundaries-gestures in those experiences which encompass spatial, temporal, material and embodied dimensions. We also offer strategic and management contributions by enhancing our understanding of flow and logic required in traveller’s journey.