New Transparency
Energy Design
Department of Energy Design, Die Angewandte
Energy Design
Department of Energy Design, Die Angewandte
Students:
Hao Wu, Alina Logunova, Lisa-Marie Androsch
Supervisor: Brain Cody
Teaching Assistants: Bernhard Sommer
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Concept Statement
The project adds a new layer of transparency to mid and high-rise buildings: Air, to blur the distinction between the interior and exterior. Instead of using MEP to circulate air, solar energy is collected from the glass panels on the south side atrium (solar trap) to drive the air through the building.
Hao Wu, Alina Logunova, Lisa-Marie Androsch
Supervisor: Brain Cody
Teaching Assistants: Bernhard Sommer
Concept Statement
The project adds a new layer of transparency to mid and high-rise buildings: Air, to blur the distinction between the interior and exterior. Instead of using MEP to circulate air, solar energy is collected from the glass panels on the south side atrium (solar trap) to drive the air through the building.
Form finding with Solar Energy
The south side of the building facade are treated as “heat collector” to catch solar energy. It heat the air at the south atrium, to create a negative pressure zone to drive the air move from north side, through the atrium, then left the buildign from the roof top.
Section augmented with CFD simulation (OpenFoam)
All right received