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Cinematic Wind Cube
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In today’s
world of climate change and complex energy problems, it is critical that
buildings cooperate with the environment. In this approach, wind interacts with
the building's new façade in order to transform wind power into electrical
energy. Automated movable fins, consisting of corian panels have been used in the two lateral façades. The new shell that encloses the existing building and extends to the front access staircase, incorporates a wind catching mechanism.
This additional energy harvesting shell provides a subtle movement to the
building in two ways. Firstly, trough theoscillation of the tensioned membranes fixed between
the fins, which gives the façade a throbbing movement. Secondly trough the
mechanically rotation of the fins, in order to push the wind blowing in various
directions through the belts. When the wind blows vertical towards the lateral façade,
the fins are not rotating. In this case the building gives an impression of monumentality, as a solid volume that seems to
balance on a glass base.
The front façade
is equipped with a media wall. LEDs are embedded in the rear of the white Corian wall. When switched on
the LEDs shine through the wall and change it from an architectural object to a
cinematic surface.
An aluminium skin in
a shape of a wedge encloses the old building. On the front, the main entrance
"disappears" behind the "flying" shell. So, walking the
stairs you are given the impression entering another world, the movie world!
world of climate change and complex energy problems, it is critical that
buildings cooperate with the environment. In this approach, wind interacts with
the building's new façade in order to transform wind power into electrical
energy. Automated movable fins, consisting of corian panels have been used in the two lateral façades. The new shell that encloses the existing building and extends to the front access staircase, incorporates a wind catching mechanism.
This additional energy harvesting shell provides a subtle movement to the
building in two ways. Firstly, trough theoscillation of the tensioned membranes fixed between
the fins, which gives the façade a throbbing movement. Secondly trough the
mechanically rotation of the fins, in order to push the wind blowing in various
directions through the belts. When the wind blows vertical towards the lateral façade,
the fins are not rotating. In this case the building gives an impression of monumentality, as a solid volume that seems to
balance on a glass base.
The front façade
is equipped with a media wall. LEDs are embedded in the rear of the white Corian wall. When switched on
the LEDs shine through the wall and change it from an architectural object to a
cinematic surface.
An aluminium skin in
a shape of a wedge encloses the old building. On the front, the main entrance
"disappears" behind the "flying" shell. So, walking the
stairs you are given the impression entering another world, the movie world!
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