Verdrehen Split | Kinetic Shading System as a means for Optimizing Energy Load |
A building façade plays a vital role in reducing artificial lighting and heat transfer by improving precise control over the use of natural light in an interior space. Here the process for designing a kinetic pattern which point out and are formed by multiple singular movements through the lens of morphology. The proposed bio-design approach has been employed as a prototype to generate an adaptive dynamic façade in relation to daylight.
The objective is to analyze the site according to the sun path and create a fenestration system that provides optimum lighting to the library façade facing the lawn at CEPT. The interior is provided a nice view to the outer environment.
The chosen façade faces east and hence the direct sunlight enters from 7.30 am to 12 noon, post which only the skylight enters without any glare.
With the help of sun shading chart, the length and width of the panels are calculated in accordance with the derived HSA and VSA. Also in consideration with amount of heat entering the space.
Verdrehen in german means Twist, the design here is made of twisted facade that is split at different level.Introducing a shaft system connecting all the panels together with a ring on top and a roller bearing below with small projection integrated so as to control the angle inbetween two panels.
Shaft attached to a motor below that is preprogrammed to rotate as per the signals derived from the sensors collecting the temperature outside and the top &bottom panels are locked to avoid deviation in rotation due to wind load.
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The panels can be made with different material palettes such as wood, terracotta, acrylics, GRC. The chosen material is perforated metal sheets, which is bent to a profile and attached to the shaft.
Allowing maximum visibility to the exterior and optimum shading.
Spring Semester, 2023 | Faculty of Architecture
CT 2731
Demystifying Ecokinetics
METAL
SHEET PANEL METAL ROLLER BEARING WITH ANGLE PROJECTION ALIGNED WITH METAL STRIP BELOW
Automating the dc motor using Coding as per theTemperature outside
The DC motor is controlled through the Temperature Sensor using the following criteria.
When the Temperature reading is greater than 40’ C, the Motor is ON and the Red LED is turned ON.
When the Temperature reading is less than 40’ C, the Motor is OFF and the Green LED is turned ON.
int celsius = 0; int fahrenheit = 0; int Ena=7; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); pinMode(A0, INPUT); pinMode(13, OUTPUT); pinMode(8, OUTPUT); pinMode(2, OUTPUT); pinMode(3, OUTPUT); analogWrite(Ena,255); }
void loop() { celsius = map(((analogRead(A0))), 0, 1023, 30, 70); fahrenheit = ((celsius * 9) / 5 + 32); Serial.print(celsius); Serial.print(“ C, “); Serial.print(fahrenheit); Serial.println(“ F”); if (celsius < 40) { digitalWrite(2, HIGH); digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(8, LOW); digitalWrite(13, LOW); } if (celsius > 40) { digitalWrite(2, LOW); digitalWrite(3, HIGH); digitalWrite(13,LOW); digitalWrite(8, HIGH); } delay(10); }