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IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G1 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

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This year’s group 1 Introductory Studio was developed around a series of questions, posed in reference to the context of Torre Baró: How can we transform a landscape into a productive one? How does water, solar energy, wind or biological processes affect sustainable design cycles for structures and landscape? Which strategies and which technologies are appropriate for such social and environmental context? The Introductory studio will focus on the topics of designing and implementing a self sufficient green house and a productive land, where “production” is understood as the production of food, energy, materials, and knowledge.

The Introductory Studio led by Claudia Pasquero and Carmelo Zappulla focused on the topics of energy, natural process, bio materials and environmental resources. The projects received feedback from an international juryvoard composed by Areti Markopoulou – IAAC Academic Director, Silvia Brandi – IAAC Academic Coordinator, Jonathan Minchin – Green Fab Lab Coordinator, Marjan Colletti – marcosandmarjan design limited, Sandra Manso – UPC and Lluis Víu – Max de Cusa Arquitects.

Wednesday 17th of December // IS1 Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G1 // FINAL PRESENTATIONS

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Introductory Studio – Torre Baró Energy District G1

Wednesday, 17th of December 2014 // 10h00 – 14h00, IaaC Auditorium

Senior Faculty:

Claudia Pasquero

Carmelo Zappulla

Jury:

Vicente Guallart – Chief Architect of the Barcelona City Council

Areti Markopoulou – IAAC Academic Director

Silvia Brandi – IAAC Academic Coordinator

Jonathan Minchin – Green Fab Lab Coordinator

Marjan Colletti – marcosandmarjan design limited

Sandra Manso – UPC

Lluis Víu – Max de Cusa Arquitects

MAA Final Projects: Following the Sun in Eixample

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MAA Student: Javier Gonzalez (Spain)

Research Studio: Self-Sufficient Buildings

Studio Instructor: Vicente Guallart, IAAC Director

Project Goal: Create a self-sufficient urban block for 22@, Barcelona.

Student Summary:

Trying to look to the past by adapting the proposal to Ildefons Cerdá’s urban structure to keep the character of the city (not only adjusting the façades to the pre-existing grid to maintain the alignment of the streets, but also providing a big central courtyard working as public space inside the block, as the original thoughts of Ildefons Cerdá), the building also tries to look forward to the new paradigm of Self-Sufficient architecture.

Taking advantage of solar energy as the easiest renewable energy source in Barcelona, the building tries to orient itself to the position of the sun. Its form follows the sun tilting the main “roof façade” into a proper angle for solar energy gathering, while also decreasing its height in the southern part and increase it in the northern part, in order to allow the best access to the solar daylight as possible.

The characteristic element of this building, its “roof façade”, has been though as a double skin which will contain a mixed system of photovoltaic panels and openings, based on Ecotect analysis and their own interior program, thus optimizing the position of panels and voids. Overheating inside the building will also be controlled through the double skin, allowing a natural flow of air through the gap between the interior and the exterior skin.

About the MAA Final Projects

In Final Phases of the Masters in Advanced Architecture program students attend one of three Research Studios: Self-Sufficient Buildings, Digital Tectonics or Emergent Territories. At the end of Phase II MAA Students presented their initial proposals. Throughout Phase III they will refine this research for their final presentations.

In the time leading up to the week of presentations we will give a preview of each project on the blog.

This year final presentations will be held the week of June 27. All presentations are open to the public. We invite you to come to see the students present. More information will be provided closer to the week of presentations.

H_explorer

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:33:31 +0000

Phase II Final Presentation

Group work Margherita Filpi_Michail Fountouklis

H_explorer concept provides :

•Flexible and innovative design that adjusts to every city and its needs.

•A fixed space assigned to each carpsule that completes the room of your choice.

•Space to plug your carpsule while you are exploring the city (pit-stop).

•Solar energy harvesting and free distribution back to the city.

•Solar powered and fully automated “Carpsules”, each one producing 20 times more energy than it needs.

•Specially designed I-plug points integrated in comfortable public spaces with plugging points for every electric device

•100% self-sufficient, green hotels, that do not burden the city or the enviroment.

•Freedom of luxury, space and comfort through movement.

With the help of grasshopper we regulated the size and distribution of the fractal parts that would become the rooms as well as the regulation of the central part that would accommodate the common spaces and facilities.

In the same fractal concept the shape of the pit-stop is redefined in a more enclosed shape that tries to implement the concept of car designing into the architecture of the building

Carpsule 3rd edition

Carpsule sections

Inner space renders