目前大部分建築物缺乏彈性變動能力，難以因應環境變化與使用者需求。為了創造符合人本需求的空間，同時兼顧永續發展的課題，必須採取多元性與適應性的設計策略。近年來遍佈運算、智慧空間與機器人產業的研究發展趨勢，為建築與機械的整合體系開啟了契機，本論文就可回應建築這個主題，探索以感知運算科技為基礎的動態建築設計。「可回應建築」是指：一個靈敏的可變動建築構造，能感知環境條件、生態涵構、使用者活動等變動因子，並調整自身形貌或物理性質。
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本研究基於兩個基本觀點，巨觀的涵構觀點，認為建築形貌是依循所處的涵構情勢而存在；在微觀角度，受到生物學與機構學的啟發，影響了後續研究對於基本個體在構造上與行為上的看法。本論文的討論過程包含以下幾個部分：
相關文獻回顧：
回溯過去相關論述了解當代研究發展，並建立案例分析觀點；橫向涉獵本議題所牽涉的相關領域如生物學、機構學、資訊科學；分析相關案例並歸納設計手法。
概念架構建立：
提出可回應建築的概念架構並分節探討，分成幾個部分：
空間情境－著眼於真實涵構條件的變動特質，空間需求應該跳脫單一性的預設機能，而被視為成具有多元性的及時情境狀態。
可動實體－發展「可回應建築基元模組」與「基元組構方式」以利於動態設計方法的建立。
行為劇本－討論可動元件的運作控制，提出兼具思考推論與即時反應的「混合式控制架構」，各層次控制模式與人機介面的議題也在此被探討。
運動狀態－動態構造的的實際行為，需要一套運動學模型來表達重現。
原型系統演作：
藉由原型系統「MimosaSystem」，演作一整合性的設計流程。包含：設計草案、動態構件、控制程式、數位製造，原型的演作經驗促使研究知識的修正與擴增，以及更進一步的議題探討。
本文結論回顧本研究之任務工作，並討論相關研究議題，最後提出有必要被進階發展的後續研究方向。

Current architectural design is limited by the lack of flexibility, where spatial configuration is static and cannot satisfy the requirement of environmental change. To create such a space that can respond to changing needs, current approaches to architectural design must be expanded to support dynamics, flexibility, and adaptability of design.
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Trends in ubiquitous computing are opening up new opportunities for developing a new vision of an interactive and responsive and machine-integrated architecture. The term “responsive architecture” is commonly defined as a dynamic shape-shifting building system that is susceptible to alter its shape and physical properties in response to environmental conditions, user activities, and social contexts.
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This thesis is focused on the design of responsive architecture from two complementary perspectives. One perspective is the macro-view regarding architecture as an interaction interface of contextual situation. The micro-view, inspired by Biology and Mechanism, is the dynamic conformation and behavior revealed by the characteristic of the basic primitives.
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This thesis is organized as follows:
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1. Literature Review:
This thesis provides a literature review of the contemporary development of responsive architecture. Analysis of design concepts, practice, and techniques are presented.
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2. Conceptual framework :
This thesis provides a conceptual framework of responsive architecture, which is comprised of four parts:
Situation － responsive architecture is driven by situations where context is sensitive with respect to user and environmental conditions
Embodiment －Responsive primitive modules are developed to construct a dynamic responsive architecture.
Scenario －The behavior of kinetic components is controlled by scenario-based hybrid control systems.
Kinetics －To representation the actual performance derived from the motive population, a kinetic design model is required.
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3. Prototyping:
A design prototype called “Mimosa” has been implemented. The design process ranging from sketching, kinetic modeling, physical design, control mechanisms, and digital fabrication is demonstrated.
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4. Conclusion and future work:
A Review the research works of responsive is presented. The potential, derivational issues, and further research directions in responsive architecture are discussed.
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