Arezzo Law CourtTuscany Architecture: Contemporary Italian Legal
Building DESIGNER: Studio Nicoletti AssociatiORIENTATION: To the
SouthLOCATION: ItalyFAADE DESIGN: undulating transparent sunscreen
faade of stainless steelFORM CONCEPT: a geometrically warped
geometry which is characteristics of the skin of many living
creatures,including leaves.
Penumbra Shading System
DESIGNER: Architecture student Tyler ShortSCHOOL: University of
OregonOBJECTIVE: to developed an alternative to the traditional
window shade - mechanical louvers that move in three dimensions to
adapt to sunlight at different times of the day ORIENTATION: the
conceptual Penumbra shading system would hang down in front of
windows and could be pivoted left and right to adapt to the east
and west orientations of the sun. But it would also be able to fold
upwards to create a horizontal shade against the high afternoon
sun.
SOLUTION: a series of vertical shading louvers, that can
independently pivot to maximise solar protection, and when the sun
reaches an altitude in which vertical louvers would be ineffective,
completely rotate upwards to act as a horizontal shading element
and light shelf.
Putrajaya Waterfront Development
DESIGNER: Studio Nicoletti AssociatiLOCATION: Kuala Lumpur,
MalaysiaSOLUTION: Sustainable strategies like terraces, horizontal
sunshades, natural ventilation and integrated green space, between
the buildings, are included in the design. A light brise-soleil
skin connected to the vertical pillars protects each unit and
controls the amount of daylight coming in without compromising the
expansive lake views.
Al Bahar Towers
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCOORDINATES: 24 27' 23"
N, 54 24' 4" EDESIGNER: Aedas Architects, Abdulmajid
KaranouhSOLUTION: A dynamic and sensitive shading screen further
reduces solar gain, acting as' Mashrabiya "secondary skin filters
the light and reduces glare. The system is powered by renewable
energy derived from photovoltaic panels. Wraps giant Lattice almost
two towers completely except for the area north-facing facades.
"At night all screens fold, allowing more of the facade." "As
the sun rises in the morning in the east, the mashrabiya along this
side of the building will begin to close, and when the sun moves
around the building, all vertical strip mashrabiya move with the
sun.
The novel shading screen towers, computer-controlled, operates
as a curtain wall, ready to two meters of the exterior facade of
buildings, in a separate frame. Each triangle is coated withmicro
fiberglass and programmed to respond to the movement of the sun as
a way of reducing solar gain and glare.
Blur Hotel
LOCATION: Beijing, ChinaDESIGNER: Studio Pei Zhu DesignSOLUTION:
The exterior is wrapped in a continuous and semi-transparent faade
of panelised, extruded fiberglass. At night, the building is
transformed by light to resemble a Chinese lantern.
