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02PLATEAU TEAM | SDE 2014
SymbiosisMEET OUR MAGAZINE Plateau Team>>
“Symbiosis borns from the hand of Plateau Team with the goal of providing quality information about current issues related to architecture and construc-tion, and always creating a relationship with their project SymbCity devel-oped for the next Solar Decathlon Europe.”
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PLATEAU TEAM
Plateau Team is one of the twenty interna-tional teams selected to participate in the new Solar Decathlon Europe edition, to be held in Versailles. It is mainly composed by architecture students (UAH) and Building En-gineering students (UAH and UCLM) together with the collaboration of other faculties and schools from these universities, which will provide their knowledge in order to cover all the necessary areas for the creation of an innovative solar habitat.
Plateau Team proposes a change in the city model through a sustainable redensifica-tion which limits the current uncontrolled consumption of land.
SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE
It is an academic competition which is orga-nized by the French Ministry of Housing in collaboration with the European Commission that promotes research in sustainable and self-sufficient energy housing development.
The aim of the participant teams is to design and build a house that consumes the minimum amount of natural resources and produces the minimum waste during its life-cycle. Special interest is given to the reduction of energy consumption and the generation of the re-quired energy from the sun. During the final stage of the competition the teams will build their houses in Versailles, in a public place named “La Cité du Soleil”.
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00>> Symbi sis
Edit: Plateu Team for Solar Decathlon Europe2014.
Address: “Press Team”. E-mail press.plateauteamsde14@gmail.com
Drafting Articles and Projects: Elba Castellanos, Sergio Hernández, Carlos Pérez, Antonio González, Patricia Gil, Pablo Humanes and Javier Sols.
Design and Layout: Sandra Urbaneja y Ana Isabel Urbaneja.
Gratefulness: Ángel Cuadrado, Lucia Heras, Javier Núñez, Basf and Serge Ferrari.
Monthly Edition in Spanish and English. May 2014 Free Publication for public use, online.
02 Symbiosis. The Plateau Team NewsletterEDITORIAL
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ETFE
ARTICLES
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Green Walls
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Trombe Wall
18 Solar Protection Systems
ENVELOPE
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Symbcity House
PROJECTS
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36 Caixa Forum
40 Snow House
44 Eden Project
INTERVIEW
48 Campus Abengoa
52 Meet our Team
Summary
We can identify three main aspects: there are some compartments between two sheets of fibrous mate-rial that allow plants to set their roots; Water supply is provided between the blades and can grow many different plant species; and finally a bacteria on the roots of the plants helps metabolize air impurities.
PLATEAU TEAM | SDE 2014
06“A green facade is a vertical installation of different species of indoor plants that are being cultivated in a special structure, giving the appearance of a garden on a vertical plane, it is also known as a vertical garden.“
Green Walls The
The purpose of these walls is multiple, as they help to ‘beautify’ the urban landscape, but also serve to cool the air and reduce dryness. And they may even contribute to thermal comfort inside the building in which they are located, also acting as insulation and waterproofing element.
What are the keys to this innovative creation?
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Plant walls are provided with five basic elements
that allow its execution:
1. A structural base that supports all elements
and materials that make up the green wall, and
that attaches to the wall. This structure can be
made out of wood, which must be waterproofed,
or metal that has to be treated against corrosion.
2. The irrigation system that allows the develop-
ment of vegetation. Drip irrigation is very appro-
priate because it reduces water consumption and
perforated tubing systems easily adapt to vari-
ous shapes and high altitudes.
3. A waterproofing layer is needed to protect
humidity, in order to do so it’s necessary to a
barrier element, for instance a polyethylene
geomembrane. These are widely used for their
ease of installation against fire.
4. The support of vegetation should be able to
hold moisture in the roots. So the fabrics of
various kinds are used, also for its ease of appli-
cation.
5. And finally the substrate, which is the support
on which the plant is grown. Your goal is for the
plant to endure, and to hold water and nutrients
the plant needs to grow. Materials that meet this
objective, such as rock wool, tend to absorb the
needed humidity and promote growth.
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The reference in Sustainable Insulation“
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The European leader in prof ile
systems for windows and doors[ [
“Install quality window is critical to achieving good insulation. KOMMERLING you will keep with you the ideal temperature in your home with the maximum energy saving. You will enjoy being at home”
“The sectors of the building and industry, should accept their share of responsibility and influence in global warming and the preservation of valuable energy resources.”
Green wall has various systems for modulation of
plant walls:
The Patrick Blanc system superimposes the light
elements of irrigation and substrate (Two layers of
polyamide felt), thereby reducing the overall weight
and high vegetation density (20 plants/m2).
The Green Living Technologies system consists of
modular panels with cells of various sizes, in alu-
minum or stainless steel. This variety allows you to
design complex shapes with green walls
A modular panel system, 60x60cm, with perforated
metal panels that have an extruded polystyrene
base are fixed to the wall using profiles, it includes
automatic irrigation system.
And finally the green Tresma system consisting of a
wire netting with hexagonal mesh triple torsion PVC
with coated galvanized.
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“They not only help beautify the urban landscape, but also serve to cool the air
and reduce dryness.”
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“Passive Solar Design”“The energy of the sun is a radiant heat source that promotes natural processes upon which all
life depends.
Trombe Wall
Some of these processes can be used by building de-
sign in a manner that helps the heating and cooling in
buildings.
The basic natural processes are the thermal energy
flows associated with radiation, conduction, and natu-
ral convection. When sunlight falls upon a building, the
building materials can reflect, transmit, or absorb the
solar radiation.
Furthermore, the heat produced by the sun causes air
movement that can be a key designing parameter.
These basic responses to solar heat lead to design ele-
ments, material choices and placements that can pro-
vide heating and cooling effects in construction.
Passive solar energy means that mechanical devices are
not employed to utilize solar energy. One of the ele-
ments that can be used to harness solar energy is the
Trombe Wall.
A Trombe wall is a system for indirect solar heat gain
and, although not being extremely common, is still
a good example of thermal mass, solar gain, and
glazing properties used together to achieve human
comfort goals through passive strategies.
The
>> J.F. Tricaut-Solar Passive House. Font-Romeu, France-1982
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It consists of a dark colored wall of high thermal mass
facing the sun, with glazing spaced in front to leave a
small air space.
Trombe walls are thermal storage walls, named after
the French inventor Felix Trombe. A typical Trombe
wall consists of a 20 - 40cm thick masonry wall
painted with a dark, heat-absorbing color and faced
with a single or double layer of glass. The glass is
placed in between 2 and 15cm away from the ma-
sonry wall to create a small airspace. Heat from sun-
light passing through the glass is absorbed by the
dark surface, stored in the wall, and conducted slowly
inward through the masonry.
The glass prevents the loss of radiant heat from the
warm surface of the storage wall. The heat radiated
by the wall is therefore trapped within the air gap,
further heating the wall surface. For a 40cm thick
Trombe wall, heat will take about 8 to 10 hours to
reach the interior of the building. This means that the
room behind remains comfortable through the day
and receives slow, even heating for many hours after
the sun sets. Such designs are ideal for use in houses,
in living areas and bedrooms.
Its working process is based on the density difference
of the hot air and cold air, which causes currents
in either direction, depending on the flaps we open.
These currents of hot or cool air, can heat or cool air
by entering or removing hot air from the building or
room where it is installed.
The interior element works as thermal collector. By
moving the heat away from the collection surface, it
greatly reduces thermal losses at night and improves
net heat gain. In summer months the interior vents are
shut when the heat gain is not wanted. High specific
heat materials are used for the collector surface (inner
member), obtaining large heat capacity and thermal
mass consequently.
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“Specialists in energy management and leaders in energy efficiency solutions”
TROMBE WALL BENEFITS
Installing a Trombe wall is a relatively inexpensive way
to make your home more energy-efficient, helping
you minimize your monthly heating bill.
Not only is it easy on your wallet, it’s great for your
health. By installing a Trombe wall you get evenly dis-
tributed, natural, and constant radiant heat through-
out the year, while improving indoor air quality.
This eliminates the need to rapidly blast your AC or
heating system, thus decreasing the possibility of tem-
perature shock to the body and reducing drafts.
It also reduces the cost of materials due to easy
installation that can be built with traditional materials
easy to obtain, such as rammed earth, recycled
crushed concrete and recycled glass.
In addition to enjoying reduced heating bills and
health benefits made possible by a Trombe wall, you
can be environmentally friendly.
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PLATEAU TEAM | SDE 2014
ETFE is an acronym for ethylene-Tetrafluoro-
ethylene, being the material a copolymer of
this molecule.
Its approximate tensile strength is 42 N/
mm2 (6100 psi), with a working tempera-
ture range from 89 K to 423 K (-185ºC to
150ºC or -300ºF to 300ºF).
It’s also a combustible, but nonflammable,
material. In its combustion it releases hydro-
fluoric acid (HF), which is extremely corro-
sive and should be treated with care.
It is most notable for its high resistance to
ultraviolet rays. In an accelerated aging test
(comparable to a 30 year exposure) there is
almost no sign of deterioration of the film.
This feature makes the ETFE a good alter-
native to glass in buildings.
In addition, it’s easy to clean because it has
a non-stick surface and it’s recyclable.
“ETFE It is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer designed to have a high resistance to corrosion and a great stability in very
wide thermal variation conditions.”
“A fluorine-based plastic”
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If we compare it with to glass, it is lighter and
allows more light in; and when configured as
double blade or “pillow” it has one higher in-
sulating capacity.
However, it can be damaged by sharp elements,
so it is mainly used for ceilings, although, if
torn, each element could be repaired with a
hot patch of the same material. The most
common way to use it in architecture is in sheet
form. It is able to stretch up to three times its
length without any loss of elasticity.
The Centre for Smart Infrastruc-ture Innovation (CI3) is a public sector entity, general inter est and non-prof-it whose purpose is to contribute to the develop-ment, promotion and development of information technolog y a nd communications (ICT) applied to infrastructure
APPLICATIONS
The use of this material in architecture is main-
ly in tensile structures, both monolayered
and doublelayered. The material’s popu-
larity is due to its use as inflatable pneumat-
ic panels, and its versatility in sizes and shapes.
These cushions are made by two or more pre-
stressed blades with intermediate air chambers,
which are fixed to a light substructure (steel, alu-
minum, or tensioned cables) that is subsequently
supported by the primary structure of the building.
It should be noted that the cushions need a
semi-continuous pressure air to maintain its sta-
bility, so this type of skin is necessarily accom-
panied by an air supply system, connected to
the valves that the panels should incorporate.
In many cases this set-up is complemented by an
intelligent system that automatically adjusts the
level of pressure pads, allowing a certain play with
the secrecy and transparency of the envelope de-
pending on the ex terior solar energy, as i t
happens with the Media TIC building in Barcelona.
Another key use of ETFE is as covering for elec-
tric cables and optical fiber, used in high voltage
wiring in aircrafts and spacecrafts. It is common-
ly used in the aviation, aerospace and nuclear
industry, since the material exhibits a great resis-
tance to high-energy radiation and can withstand
high temperatures for a long period of time.
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Visible light, the wave length range that allows us
to perceive color and shape of the objects we are
looking at, is necessary for life and much cheaper
than artificial illumination, therefore getting the
maximum amount of solar light inside the building
would help us to save large amount of energy
needed to lighten up dark spaces.
The problem comes with the rest of wave lengths in
solar radiation. Infrared light that comes from the
Sun can excite air molecules when kept in a closed
space rising air temperature. This phenomenon is
called green-house effect and it is one consideration
we should when designing space. When a space
whose envelope is permeable to solar radiation
(such as glass or plastic) is not well ventilated, air
containing within this boundary will be heated due
to infrared radiation accumulation that could come
in but cannot come out. Sometimes this effect can
be used to heat up spaces, but due to the low ther-
mal mass of used materials, during the absence of
solar radiation (or night-time), this spaces would
become very cold and with have large energetic
losses, which makes them not desirable for resi-
dential use.
“Solar light and its different wave lengths produce diverse effects on architecture, therefore control over it becomes
basic for the design of different spaces.”
“Light spectrum”Protection Systems
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In places of the world where solar radiation is abundant, like Spain, the control over it becomes essential to achieve warm spaces during the win-ter and cool and protected from the Sun spaces during the summer.
That is why solar protection seeks the azimuth, letting the solar radiation inside the building in winter, giving its precious infrared radiation to the inside, and avoiding it in summer, keeping cool the air that in, and reducing cooling costs.
These passive systems for solar protection are commonly used as strips, horizontal elements or-ganized sequentially, that can intercept solar ra-diation when the Sun is in its highest peak of its path and can be permeable to it in those moments when Sun leans closer to the horizon. 18
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Heating and cooling radiant ceiling Zehnder.
“The good air comes from above ...”
Also, cornices can be used over the window voids
with the same aim. For these, we have to use
a bigger cantilever over the façade in order to
achieve enough shade to cover the hole from solar
radiation.
There is also a special glass, tinted and serigraphed
that allows to filter solar radiation to control its
way through the inside of the building, such as the
ones used in the 80’s and 90’s office buildings,
that through reflection and tint a better thermal
behavior is achieved.
This glass has a big influence in the materiality of
the envelope and, might lead to reflection on the
surrounding buildings.
Alternatives glasses are being developed. The
objective would be then to let the whole visible
light spectrum in and to absorb of the rest.
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Summer, sun, sunshine – although much longed for
throughout the winter months, they can soon be-
come too much of a good thing when they arrive.
Especially modern houses of lightweight construction
and office complexes of steel and glass with a trans-
parent frontage creating a greenhouse effect can
turn into a sauna overnight. One solution is offered
by BASF with Micronal® PCM, a microencapsulated
latent heat storage based on paraffin wax which –
when integrated in construction materials – absorbs
excess heat. The effectiveness of Micronal® PCM as
a thermal buffer is due to the physical phenomena
that occur when the wax changes from the solid to
the liquid state. During this phase transition, a large
amount of thermal energy – known as latent heat
– is absorbed without the temperature of the ma-
terial itself changing. This is the same effect which
is so welcome on sweltering hot days when the ice
cubes in a drink absorb large amounts of heat when
melting, effectively keeping the drink cool for a long
time. Naturally, the temperatures in private homes
and offices don’t have to be quite so icy, which is why
BASF’s development experts chose high purity paraf-
fin waxes instead of water as latent heat storage (also
known as phase change materials or PCM), and op-
timized their melting point to suit the specific climatic
requirements of buildings. The waxes contained in
Micronal® PCM melt at 23 or 25 degrees Celsius
depending on the application. On melting, they ab-
sorb excess heat from the environment, thereby pre-
venting the room temperature from rising further. At
night, when the outside temperatures fall, the heat
bound when the wax solidifies is released again and
the heat storage is ready for a new summer’s day.
HOW MICRONAL PCM WORKS
So much for the physical theory. But how can
melting wax be safely integrated in practice into
construction materials like wall plaster, mortar or
gypsum boards? “Our solution is microencapsula-
tion”, replies Marco Schmidt of BASF’s Dispersions
& Pigments division. “We enclose microscopically
small droplets of wax in a virtually indestructible
acrylic polymer shell that withstands even drilling
and sawing.
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Micronal PCM“BASF’s phase change material Micronal® PCM effectively
absorbs daytime temperature peaks”
for a pleasant indoor climate
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MICRONAL PCM IN POWDER FORM
The wax cannot leak out of this impenetrable cap-
sule and the Micronal® PCM products satisfy all the
building and environmental regulations.” With a
particle size of a few micrometers, the tiny capsules
can be readily integrated either as a dispersion or
powder into construction materials. Depending on
the material, a Micronal® PCM content of 20 per-
cent or higher is possible.
The cooling effect of about 3 to 4 degrees Cel-
sius achievable with the innovative Micronal® PCM
products is almost equivalent to that provided by
conventional air conditioning systems which are
usually designed to create a temperature difference
of 6 degrees Celsius.
OPTIMIZED ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH MICRONAL® PCM
This makes cooling units either completely superfluous, or at least they can be made much smaller”, comments Dr. Peter Schossig of the Fraunhofer Institute for So-lar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, with which BASF has been closely cooperating in developing PCM since 1999.
Unlike air conditioners, Micronal® PCM is also com-pletely maintenance free, emphasizes Schossig. The Fraunhofer researchers performed stress tests in which they subjected the material to about 10,000 melting and solidifying cycles to simulate a 30-year-period of continuous use. “These tests revealed no impairments of function or material”, adds Schossig. This corresponds to Quality Level A of the RAL Seal of Quality PCM.
In the last 10 years, Micronal® PCM has successfully made the transition from the laboratory into practical use. This is on one hand reflected by several commer-cial or residential buildings equipped with Micronal PCM which are in use today. The main factor is that numerous ready to use construction materials incor-porating Micronal® PCM are commercially available.
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STAMISOL FT 381 is a technical solution for
coatings in construction. This solution is appealing
for its effectiveness, its technical performance, re-
liability and longevity. It presents all the eco-
nomic and technical benefits to convince bidders
and investors: guaranteed durability, excellent
energy balance, optimum thermal regulation of
the building due to its solar protection properties,
minimum maintenance costs and a 100% recycla-
ble material that uses the Texyloop technology
The façade STAMISOL FT 381, consisting of a
mesh of high-tenacity polyester with PVC coating,
presents an opening factor of the 28% that offers
a full transparency to the outside while allowing
excellent heat control. This mesh is fixed on various
a solution of façade that opens up new perspectives!
Stamisol FT 381
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types of supports created to respond to the most
diverse requirements, offering total freedom in the
realization of volumes, shapes and curves. Adapts
to any kind of use: administrative, cultural or ter-
tiary buildings, shopping centres, sports centres,
communities, industrial buildings, parking out-
door...
STAMISOL FT 381 is manufactured according to
the technology Precontraint, a unique patented
process which consists of exercising a prestress to
the fabric throughout its cycle of manufacture and
coating. This exclusive procedure produces tissues
with a great dimensional stability and extremely
resistant to tearing and deformation.
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CREATIVITY IN ITS PUREST FORM: THE FAÇADE «3D»
• 27 colors, grouped in 5 thematic families that
respond to current trends.
• A reversible fabric with a metallic/pearly face
and a matte one. A sample created jointly with
architects and specialists from the color.
• A surface that gives free reign to graphic design
for the customization of façades, or transforma-
tions into authentic supports of communication
(possibility of digital printing or silk screen printing).
• Combined with STAMISOL COLOR as a protec-
tor against the rain, STAMISOL FT 381 gives the
façade a changing reflection, thus multiplying the
creative possibilities in pastels and vivid colors.
• The lightness of the fabric STAMISOL FT381 can
also adapt to any façade, enabling a finish turns
the building into ‘sculpture’.
• The incorporation of lighting inside or in front
of the façade allows creating added chromatic ef-
fects and enhancing the architectural lines.
Esta vivienda, situada en el número 33 de la Aveni-
da António Augusto de Aguiar (un lugar privi-
legiado en el corazón de Lisboa con vistas a la
desembocadura del Tajo y a la plaza Marqués de
Ponbal), espera ser un referente para las futuras
construcciones de esta tipología, ya que cuenta con
un peso específico muy bajo y ha tenido en cuenta
desde su diseño hasta su ejecución, técnicas espe-
cíficas para construcción modular y de transporte
que permiten la rápida ejecución de la misma so-
bre la cubierta de un edificio ya construido.
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En Ciudad del Cabo, la protección solar Soltis permite disfrutar de las vistas más hermosas.
Una increíble panorámica a través de un gran ventanal.
Estas ventanas están equipadas con membranas Soltis 86 que son un filtro de la radiación solar, a la vez que preservan
las vistas del exterior. Proporcionan un ambiente luminoso, sin efectos de deslumbramiento y limitando la entrada
de calor del exterior.
Siga nuestros proyectos en sergeferrari.com
En Ciudad del Cabo, la protección solar Soltis permite disfrutar de las vistas más hermosas.
Una increíble panorámica a través de un gran ventanal.
Estas ventanas están equipadas con membranas Soltis 86 que son un filtro de la radiación solar, a la vez que preservan
las vistas del exterior. Proporcionan un ambiente luminoso, sin efectos de deslumbramiento y limitando la entrada
de calor del exterior.
Siga nuestros proyectos en sergeferrari.com
“The recycling of glass: the products can be recycled, glass is an ecological,
natural and durable material.”Environmental Policy
Saint-Gobain Glass, internatio-nal organization, encompassing all the related glass for the construction industry in all countries activi-ties.
In Cape Town, Solar Protection Soltisallows you to enjoy the most beautiful views.
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THERMAL COMFORT AND ENERGY SAVING
Solutions for façades are part of a continuous
search for profitable thermal regulation of
buildings. From this viewpoint, the ventilated
façade is the key to high global energy effi-
ciency, both in summer and in winter.
With STAMISOL FT 381, the ventilated facade
offers particularly interesting results and this
without even taking into account thermal in-
sulation. According to physical measurements
carried out in Germany by a competent body,
STAMISOL FT 381 reduces upto 15 to 18%
heat loss and thus contributes, in winter, to the
well-being of the occupants. In summer, STA-
MISOL FT 381 prevents overheating.
The contribution of outside heat in the building
varies according to the color and their level
of absorption, thanks to STAMISOL FT 381,
blocked solar energy is of at least 75% with a
Solar Factor between a 19 and 25%.
Thus, in California, the reform of a façade has
shown objectively the advantages of this solu-
tion: before the renovation, the building had
two air conditioning systems running con-
tinuously throughout the year; after the reno-
vation and the installation of a textile façade,
energy costs dropped by 64%.
“tissues with a great dimensional stability and extremely resistant to tearing and deformation...”
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The building envelope is an important part of the building regarding energy efficiency and the behavior of building’s passive actions. It’s the “skin” of the building, the part that marks the border between inside and outside and therefore it must meet minimum requirements for water tightness, insulation, etc.
28Envelope
“Symbcity House”
The Building
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SymbCity House is a fast and industrialized
construction. The whole system has been built
following the balloon-frame system, made entire-
ly with wood based materials. We introduce an
innovative system of industrialized wall sections.
With this system transport and execution are
cheap and fast, reducing the energy waste during
the construction period.
INTERVENTION PROCESS
1. The building is described and studied in detail. A specific intervention is proposed adapted for that typology.
2. Unnecessary structures of the building, as roofs and exterior stairs, are demolished.
3. The new wood structure is built.
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4. Introduction of new vertical access cores, commu-
nicated by galleries.
5. Once all structure and galleries are built, a new
facade is constructed. That new skin improves the in-
sulation of the building.
6. At the same time, or in any time in the future, the
existing housing could be optionally remodeled and/
or expanded by the owners. Those interventions have to
be adapted to the rules planned in that specific project.
7. New dwellings are built on the rooftop of the
existing building. Those new houses could replace
ground floor houses.
8. Ground floor level could be adapted for new
uses.
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The heating and cooling system are based
on a low temperature radiant ceiling, with
very low heat and electricity consumptions.
Besides, the constant monitoring of the
house activates a series of simple mecha-
nisms in order to take advantage of external
conditions, or to protect the house against
them.
The walls of the building are composed of
thick layers of insulating material, achieving
passives standards, while Phase Change
Materials on the internal side of the wall
keep a balanced indoor temperature without
extra energy waste.
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Solar gains are carefully controlled by
eaves and other sun-shading devices. This
way, we obtain a good balance between
passive and active energy saving strate-
gies, achieving a nearly-zero energy con-
sumption.
The south facade is crucial for solar ther-
mal energy storage, but this is dangerous
when cooling is necessary indoors. In con-
sequence, the bedroom south façade is not
completely open, and it is protected from
direct solar radiation by the roof eaves.
The living core, as well as the bedroom
has a door to a private terrace in the south
but it is mainly opened towards the multi-
functional room which is a very bright room
and a transition space between inside and
outside.
The multifunctional room is a very flexible
space. It can be adapted depending of the
changing of seasons. It becomes a cold
place in summer, with sun shading, cross
ventilation and a vertical garden which
keeps the air fresh. During the cold months,
the envelope is completely closed, becoming
a greenhouse which provides extra heating
to the house.
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The multifunctional room interior design offers a
continuous gradual compartmentalization between
the living core and the bedroom, reflecting the
outside on the inside and vice versa. Although it
features exterior design elements such as a verti-
cal garden, it is the third room of the house and
not just an auxiliary outdoor space. This multi-
functional room is fully adjustable, from totally
opened to totally closed. When all the windows
and the doors are closed, it starts working as a
greenhouse due to the glass enclosure, becoming a
free heat generator. During warm days in summer,
the glass envelope is completely opened and it is
the natural ventilation that keeps the atmosphere
cold.
On the rooftop, the room has a system of mechanized
slats which are oriented towards the sun through-
out the year. They let the sunbeams penetrate
indoors during the winter, heating the space. We
open it in summer, keeping the room fresh and
comfortable.
On the east façade, protection against direct solar
radiation is necessary in order to achieve a good
temperature control. In this wall, a double vertical
garden keeps fresh and humid air and low trans-
mittances both outdoor and indoor.
The main concerns we have about housing
lighting are to use the maximum benefit of natural
light, the suitable comfort conditions, the energy
efficiency and create different and comfortable
ambience according to the architecture design.
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magnet attracting not only art lovers but all the people in and around Madrid.
H E R Z O G & D E M E U R O N A R C H I T E C T SG R E E N W A L L D E S I G N B Y P A T R I C K B L A N C
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gram, but also the building itself, as it is off the ground
in apparent defiance of the laws of gravity.
The Caixa Forum-Madrid is in an advantageous site
facing the Paseo del Prado and Botanical Garden, in
up to now occupied by structures unspectacular urban
area, the Central Electric Power station and a gas
station. The brick walls of the old classified power
station now converted into CaixaForum are remi-
niscent of the industrial age in Madrid.
In dividing the Paseo del Prado, rises a large verti-
cal garden without gaps, and 15,000 m2 of 460 250
species of plants built by botanist Patrick Blanc.
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The metal structure supporting the wall, going
slightly off the building to create an air and get a
barrier to root growth on the party wall. On this
structure, a plastic sheet and a layer of polyamide
felt, for a total thickness of about one meter. Are
nineteen meters length and height twenty. Although
it may seem it is not a heavy installation (about 30
kg per m2).
The Irrigation layer polyamide is a sheet 3 mm thick,
which is inserted into the PVC. It is on this rot felt with
large capillary power and water retention on which
the plants grow. Irrigation is by a perforated tube in
the top of the wall. The distribution of water and nu-
trient solution is made by a solenoid programmed.
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The green wall Caixa Forum, is now a landmark of the
city of Madrid. The irrigation design and its recovery
has meant a savings of over 50% water consumption
than expected. It is a new concept of using vertical
garden as a means of artistic expression more.
Patrick Blanc says that his work is not a garden be-
cause you can not walk through it, but rather a mural
made with vegetable elements.
Patrick Blanc system allows plants to survive without
land, only water and nutrients. These come through
the pipe network directly to the roots, which lie be-
tween a plastic film and the polyamide layer of felt,
fixed with staples.
This time species of native plants (Cornus san-
guinea, Lonicera pileata, Dianthus deltoides,
Cedrus deodora, Yucca filamentosa, Cistus Pur-
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bined with foreign species, whose characteristics
have been able to to meet the demanding climate
of Madrid, as the original Bergenia Cordifolia Siberia.
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SnowSnow House is a sustainable house for winter sports up on the hills of the Santiago, Chile, designed by Emilio Marín & Juan Carlos López Huerta for a competition.
DES IGN BY EMIL IO MAR ÍN, N ICOLAS DORVAL-BORY & JUAN CARLOS LÓPEZ
House
PROJECT
Thus, the project is organized around a squared plan,
allowing flexibility of use and architectural efficiency.
This compact design allows a maximum optimization
of the concrete blocks but also a very low coefficient
of heat loss. To retain maximum heat, the house is
settled the closest to the ground, with no overhang.
The central courtyard is designed as a buffer space,
generating a variation in the organization of the pro-
gram while providing a significant supply of light
and fresh air in summer. The functional distribution
of space is organized according to the most suitable
temperature for each activity, playing with the different
levels allowed by the natural slope.
The program is a mountain refuge, located on a
steep terrain. This exemplarily functional and energet-
ic efficient type of vernacular habitat is an indispens-
able reference for such a project, much more than a
traditional second home in the hills. Like a refuge or a
traditional châlet, the project fits into the site seeking
primarily to protect itself from cold, which can be par-
ticularly strong on the hills of Santiago. The refuge,
whose function is to accommodate guests engaged in
winter sports during the day, has to be a friendly and
warm but easy place to use, since its goal is to dine
and rest.
Thus, the project is organized around a squared plan,
allowing flexibility of use and architectural efficiency.
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To heat the house, we use two passive systems,
coupled together.
- Geothermal heat pump: fresh air is pumped
from outside the house, south side, then it
is filtered and flows through an underground
pipe, warmed by geothermal energy of the
ground, always around 16 ° C. In its way in,
new air shares a common circuit with the ex-
tracted stale air of the house. The indoor air
(+/- 19°C) then transmits its energy to the in-
coming fresh air (>0°C).
- Trombe Wall: developed by the French engi-
neer Felix Trombe, this system is to harness solar
energy in two complementary ways. During the
day, fresh air is heated by greenhouse effect
between a glass wall and a dark wall. During
the night, by phase shift, the heat stored in the
high thermal inertia wall (double layer of 15cm
blocks) is redistributed through radiation. The
system is controlled by motorized valves to pre-
vent a reverse flow of air overnight.
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The Eden Project is an environmental center in Cornwall, England, opened to the general public in 2001.The finished structure is an unprecedented accomplishment a giant, multi-domed greenhouse, containing plants from around the globe.
B Y G R I M S H A W A R C H I T E C T
Eden Project
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The site has already become a popular tourist des-
tination, attracting thousands of visitors every day.
The project comprises three biomes, areas designed
to represent three distinct climates found around the
world. The first biome emulates a tropical environ-
ment, the second a Mediterranean environment, and
the third biome is an open area with diverse plant life
from the temperate Cornwall area, as well as similar
climates.
Eden’s designers decided not to use traditional ma-
terials in their greenhouses. ETFE foil is a perfect
skin for a greenhouse (strong, transparent and light-
weight. A piece of ETFE weighs less than 1 percent of
a piece of glass with the same volume.
The Eden Project designers created from this ETFE
material extremely sturdy panels, each composed
of three sheets of ETFE foil. And each panel is
attached to a web of interlocking steel tubes. Each
dome actually has two web layers, one with hex-
agonal and pentagonal panels and one with trian-
gular panels. The total Eden structure uses 625
hexagons, 16 pentagons and 190 triangles.
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LUMINAIRES + ETFE
Finally it should be nodded the use of lights (fluores-
cent tubes, leds) in ETFE panels, that has also been
used to great success rise in some facades such as
the Allianz Arena, or the Water Cube in Beijing.
Allianz Arena lighting consists of over 25,000 fluores-
cent tubes and 4,250 individual lights. Of the nearly
2,800 existing panels, 1,056 can be lit, and when they
do, they produce a lighted area of 25.500m2.
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Each sheet contains four identical ETFE lights, in-
stalled in pairs between two lenses forming panels.
Meanwhile, fluorescent tubes form groups of six
and they’re assigned each 3.5 m membrane. An
asymmetric parabolic mirror is added to ensure
uniform illumination in each panel. The fluorescent
luminaries, both domestic and industrial, have high
energy efficiency.
This amazing material can form giant colored sur-
faces and varied forms. It is a good idea to use the
indoor air as Smudger of light due to cost issues.
In addition to add expression to the architecture, it
has climatic comfort properties. And It doesn’t only
work as cladding, but it can also be used as building
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Abengoa’s Palmas Altas Campus, designed by the british architect Richard Rogers, (2007 Pritzker Pirze award winner). The project is a collaboration with the Spanish firm Videal y Asociados Arquitectos (Ma- drid), Juan Fernández Car- bonell Studio (Sevilla) and the engineering company Arup.
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Palmas AltasCampus Abengoa
PROJECT
48Palmas Altas Campus is an initiative promoted by th Sevilla city council, that allows Abengoa to concentrate its activity in the southern Spanish city. Their main focus is advanced technologies, environmental excellence and sustainable develop-ment. Abengoa’s new headquarters promote the use of environmental technologies to reduce ener-getic consumption.
The Palmas Altas Campus is comprised of seven (4+3) block buildings in between 2 and 4 floors grouped in two areas, organized around a central park. The headquarters lis set on 42100 square meters lot, that limits with “Los Bermejales” neigh-bour- hood, the SE-30 highway belt and Bellavista neigh- bourhood.
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The actual built surface is 50000 square meters, 30000 of them occupied by Abengoa and 16300 reserved for other companies and institutions. The rest, 3700 square meters are used as public space.
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The Campus’ green spaces have been designed
by the landscaper María Medina and the architect
Gregorio Marañón, that have created a series of
singular spaces, that represent the traditional values
of the hispanic-arabic gardens, which favore a
pleasent surrounding, respectful with the environ-
ment and that coexist peacefully with Richard
Roger’s architecture.
The objectives of the new headquarters were: sus-
tainability and the use of cutting-edge technology.
The project counts on last generation environ
mental technologies that contribute to maximize
self-consumption of electricity: photovoltaic panels,
that transform solar light into electricity, and
a trigenerating plant that can produce electricity
cold and heat simultaneously, a Stirling disc,
and hidrogen batteries that generate additional
energy.
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minimize energy consumption up to 50% and
to reduce progressively CO2 emissions into the
atmosphere.
Abengoa has achieved, with an inno-
vative design and sustainable architecture in its
new headquarters, the recognition from the Green
Builidng Council that, in October 2008, gave
the Palmas Altas Campus the Leed Platinum pre-
certification.
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MEET OUR TEAM MEMBERS
PLATEAU TEAM | SDE 2014
S: Given the width of the walls of SymbCity House depends on the thickness of the ecological insulating layer, wouldn’t it be more effective to use other types of insulation?
P: The insulation that composes SymbCity House
walls is a mineral wool; another type of insulation
would provide us better performance with less thick-
ness; however the choice of materials should take
into account the environmental impact. In the end,
5cm of thickness of wall means less CO2 emissions,
and we think that it is better increasing the walls.
S: What benefits are obtained from a wooden skin com-pared to other kinds of materials, for instance a brick skin?
P: Like a brick skin, the wooden skin is also struc-
tural, which helps at during construction. On the
other hand, the advantage of wood is that first you
forms the skeleton, opening gaps when and wherever
you want, without using any other material. The sys-
tem is complete filling with insulation and closing on
both sides, so it is much easier to construct than other
types, such as the brick. Moreover, it is easily modi-
fiable if you have made a mistake.
S: What benefits does a green wall offer? Does it work well for all the latitudes?
P: In our case it refreshes the environment.
Opening the two windows located at both ends of
the green wall, the cross-circulation renews the air
in this space. We should be especially careful with it,
because being inside the greenhouse makes for high
temperatures at certain times of the day, which can
adversely affect them.
On the other hand, the latitude influences mainly in
the selection of the plants that you put inside, taking
into account temperature and humidity.
S: What advantages are obtained with the use of an area of the House whose enclosure is the same as that of a greenhouse?
With the addition of a greenhouse in the housing
area you build up heat from the outside. During cold
periods, the greenhouse will be closed throughout
the day, opening up communication with the rest of
the house only at the end of the day.
Construction Manager
Patricia Mendieta León
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In this way, the accumulated heat enters into the
habitable space without needing any impulse,
and allowing the conditioning systems to remain
switched off.
S: What importance does the insulation have within the envelope?
P: Insulation is the core of the envelope, without it,
the house would be open to the outside. Tradi-
tionally, it wasn’t commonly used in construction,
which is why there is a need for rehabilitation in a
large amount of housing, in order to integrate it, be-
cause their spending on heating, as well as the noise
it is high.
In SymbCity House, we integrate large layers of in-
sulation, that prevent cold or extreme heat to enter
the house, and that also manages to prevent it to
flee the house.
S: What do you think is the relevance skins and coatings have in architectural design nowadays? What do you think will have in the future?
P: In current design, the envelopes haven’t been
treated as they should be. Standards have been
taken into account, and things have been ad-
justed, especially in the thermal behavior of the
whole, but without taking into account their be-
havior in the long run, nor their orientation.
In the future there will be modifications in the legis-
lation, some already underway, that will make the
thermal requirements more restrictive, to avoid
excessive energy consumption derived from a bad
design of the skin.
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