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ADAPTIVE FACADE
by htl27
A birdwatcher’s house with an adaptive facade that is designed to change according to the sun angle
Location: Channel Islands, Santa Barbara, USA.
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Year: Fall 2021
Situated on the Channel Islands in Santa Barbara, this birdwatcher’s house for one focuses closely on the changing facade panels that are designed to open and close according to the sun angle.
THERE ARE 10-40 ENDEMIC SPECIES ON THE ISLAND, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL NESTING AND FEEDING GROUND FOR THESE BIRDS. THE SPECIES INCLUDE 12 SPECIES OF SEABIRDS AND 30 SPECIES OF SHOREBIRDS.


INDIVIDUAL PANELS REACT DIFFERENTLY TO THE SUN, ACCOUNTING FOR WITH ITS ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH. PANELS FOLD
IN TO PROVIDE SHADE FROM THE SCORCHING SUN.
THE FIRST ITERATION FEATURED A SERIES OF PANELS THAT CAN ROTATE ALONG THE Y-AXIS, HOWEVER, THIS FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE SUN.


PHYSICAL MODELS WERE MADE FROM 3D PRINTING IN ORDER TO TEST OUT THE FOLDING MECHANISM.
