| id |
ecaade2007_191 |
| authors |
Cardoso, Daniel; Michaud, Dennis; Sass, Lawrence |
| year |
2007 |
| title |
Soft Façade: Steps into the Definition of a Responsive ETFE Façade for High-rise Buildings |
| source |
Predicting the Future [25th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-6-5] Frankfurt am Main (Germany) 26-29 September 2007, pp. 567-573 |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2007.567
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| summary |
Façade systems are to a great extent responsible for both the energy-performance and overall aesthetic qualities of a building. The study presented in this paper explores the tectonic integration of a distributed computer network and the façade of a high-rise tower through the use of ETFE cushions, exploiting the soft nature of this material to embed a sensor network to provide touch-responsive changes of opacity in the façade, potentially improving the energy-efficiency of a building, and promoting a novel kind of dialogue between a space and its inhabitants. We propose that the inclusion of computer networks and displays in the built environment necessarily leads to new design philosophies that solve tectonically the dialogue between traditional materials and technological devices, and we put forward the first results of a research into a novel implementation of electrochromic ‘smart’ cushions that allows for changing opacities of the façade elements of a building in response to human touch. |
| keywords |
Responsiveness: smart windows, interactive architecture, tangible interfaces |
| series |
eCAADe |
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| full text |
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