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Protective Metal Mesh Enshrouds GlassĪ sculptural metal mesh enshrouds the glass of the Sipopo Congress Center in Equatorial Guinea, creating a protective veil that filters views of the adjacent bay and forests as well as the direct sun. Every hour, the building shows a new ‘face,’ making it a sort of oversized dynamic sculpture. Architecture firm Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner wanted to add movement and an element of surprise to what would normally be a very strictly defined exterior with fixed architectural elements.
Kiefer technic showroom dynamic facade windows#
The appearance of the Kiefer Technic Showroom in Styria, Austria rarely looks exactly the same way twice, its network of windows shifting in apparently random patterns. Designed by Bernard Bühler, ‘Arc en Ciel’ shades the curving exterior hallways that serve as interior circulation for the apartments with these bright panels, which are periodically interrupted by projecting volumes that serve as extensions to the terrace.
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Rainbow louvers bring lots of vivid color to the outside and inside of a French apartment building. Designed by Canadian studio UUfie, the cladding reflects the sunlight during the day, while LED lights embedded in the glass put on a show after dark. The membrane between the bands need be tested through metal origami, fabric, and other hybrid methods to find optimal folding mechanism.Inspired by an iceberg that’s floating freely in the ocean, the glass block facade of the flagship Ports 1961 store in Shanghai’s commercial district is translucent yet solid, its icy qualities even more apparent at night as it’s illuminated from within. The engineering of intentionally applied weakening building components will be also tested. As for building, the snapping bands will be explored with patterned metals, plastics, and/or wood veneers. Foldable car window shades also use the property of snapping. of adaptive facades where climatic control is a key feature of the designed envelope.
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This elastic instability is already utilized in kids’ products such as Rubber ball poppers and Snap Bracelets. Without complicated maintenance, users can participate in the dynamic movement of the building envelope for play, fun, and energy saving. Traditionally, unstable movement within the building construction is considered as an undesirable occurrence but, the Snapping Facade aims to harness the characteristics of elastic instability by applying it as an opening and closing mechanism using the embedded energy within the materials. The prototype explores using weakening-induced bands tied within the elastic threshold which, produce “snap” deformation with minimal stimulus. Snapping Facade suggests an alternative approach for the design of dynamic facade systems that use a “snapping-induced motion” to open and close apertures, providing shading for the building. Compared to the mechanical dynamic shading, these glass systems can efficiently provide substantial energy saving with low cost, however the façade design becomes independent gears added to the irrelevant building design. Other Smart glass such as Suspended Particle Devices can provide the similar function and form-changing polymer sheet can be installed in the glazing units. For instance, electrochromic glass uses voltage to change light transmission property. Built dynamic façade systems such as Abu-Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters by AHR Architects, dynamic roof shading at Aldar Central Market by Foster + Partners, Hoberman Associates and Adaptive Building Initiative and Kiefer Technic Showroom by Giselbrecht+Partner are based on mechanical actuators which need additional energy consumption to operate and require complex maintenance.Īdvances in material science and engineering have also contributed to the mission of smarter building envelope. The increasing need for high performance buildings and advancements in manufacturing industries have facilitated the design of dynamic building envelopes to replace traditional, uninspiring shading controls. However, in the United States, buildings account for 41% of energy use and 38% of CO2 emissions. The reflection and refraction of glass represents the dynamic, bustling activities of our cities while diverse lifestyles and programmatic functions are expressed through the façade of our buildings. We assumed 4 divisions of the Kiefer Technic Showrooms façade, designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner (Kiefer Technic Showroom/Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, 2010), as a departure point for the façades grid divisions. Advances in the high performance glass industry have made the use of glass ubiquitous. The 90 interactive kinetic façades configurations for every grid are simulated. The building envelope controls heat gain and loss, allows views for visual comfort, and provides natural light. Snapping Facade explores a sustainable building envelope design strategy that utilizes elastic instability to create dynamic motion at the building envelope.ĭongsik Kim Seonjajang (intangible cultural asset)