1/200 Model [Local System III]

The model illustrates local and global system joint in physicality to investigate scale, relations, spaces and materials outside the digital domain. The model is missing panelisation on the sides and the second layer of the structural/environmental component. 

Local system III [cumulative radiation/thermal mass]

One of the strategies implemented into the pre-solution local system III, was the idea of exposing thermal mass in winter periods, controlled by the parametric input. The illustrations show the two strings located underneath the envelope of the building in red colour (ill. to the left) and two simulation illustrations showing cumulative radiation onto thermal mass in winter periods (centre ill.) and cumulative radiation in summer periods (right ill.). The informed pre-solution based on heuristics show a clear use in conceptual form finding processes towards optimisation through a first generation of simulation iterations. To further improve the performance of the differentiated environmental input in relation to season an alteration of the parametric set-up will be done.

Local system III [cumulative radiation on surface]

The system design is simulated in Ecotect for cumulative properties of the surface area to investigate potentials for location of photovoltaic thin films, location of absorbing materials, reflectors and orientations of system generations (reflectors incorporated in the system). The graphs shows two simulations in the summer period and in the winter period, to which a similar radiation occur in located cumulation, but large difference in values. Each panels has a minimum of 1 data set, which can be analysed and informed into the parametric model for optimisation. The aim is thereby to registre possible energy gains through solar exposure on the outer surface of the building. A strategy of lowering the cumulative radiation would equally inform the parametric model towards a lowered exposure degree towards the southern summer sun.

Winter period (november-february)

Summer period (may-august)