DEVELOPMENT OF METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FABRIC SHADING SYSTEMS FOR BOTANIC DOMES IN SINGAPORE

Abstract

In central Singapore there is a conservatory complex which comprises two cooled conservatories - the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest, situated along the edge of Marina Reservoir. The Flower Dome replicates cool dry conditions while the Cloud Forest replicates the cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions. These domes utilize an externally fixed deployable fabric shading systems which are fixed between the main arch structures. This paper shows the algorithm of controlling the shading systems.