NEXT ACTIVE FACADE
Harshad Shitole_TU Delft _ Faculty of Architecture_ Department of Building Technology
Service Integrated Responsive Faรงade Proposal with NEXT -
and the additional space is achieved for the placement of under sill TROX unit. In the 4th option underfloor units are considered,
The approach to redesign the facade with NEXT system was to
but it may not me the most economical option as it means the
cater the Architectural visualisation. So the exterior appearance
whole facade needs to be dismantled and rebuilt. The final op-
of the facade was maintained as per the Architects proposal.
tion for further detailing will be chosen after consultation with
The redesign approach was directed in two different directions
TROX about the feasibility of the options.
to fine the various possibilities, first was to maintain the existing construction and adding on the required installations (keeping the existing precast concrete as it is) and the second was to remove it if necessary . Option 1 and 2 belong to the first catagory and 3,4 and 5 belong to the second one. There are even more possibilities to explore. In first option the under sill TROX unit is considered where as in option 2 the wall unit is considered. In option 3 and 5 the existing precast concrete element is removed
Graduation Report (P4 ): Detailed Application for the NEXT active facade concept.
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