Poble Nou architecture : MediaTIC
"Borrowing a term used by the former MoMA architecture and design curator Terry Riley, Ruiz describes the design as 'performative architecture': where the structure itself performs other functions.
"The theme of the Media-TIC building is how architecture creates a new balance with the digital use of energy," says Ruiz Geli. "In the digital information era, architecture has to be a technological platform, in which connectivity, new materials and nanotechnology are important."
The 'performative' elements in the Media-TIC building are found in two of the four façades, which are made of the eco-efficient material ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cladding.
The feature wall is the south-east façade facing Carrera de Sancho de Ávila, which will absorb six hours of sunlight a day. The ETFE cladding surface appears as a mosaic of concave and convex triangles – a design that is said to depict the merging of atoms or elements to make meaningful information, while also representing the process of digital construction.
Protection from the outside heat will be achieved using what's known as the 'diaphragm' configuration of ETFE cladding, whereby three layers of the plastic are fixed within the triangular frame and inflated like a pillow. The resulting bubble contains up to three air chambers that together create a shade-effect and provide thermal insulation for the building.
ETFE cladding will also be used for the south-west-facing façade, which is also exposed to six hours of sunlight daily. A different application of ETFE will be used known as the 'lenticular' solution – where two layers of the plastic are inflated and filled with nitrogen. In this method, the air density of the particles creates a cloud-like solar filter.
In all, the project will use 2,500m² of ETFE cladding, achieving energy savings of 20%.
The remaining façades receive only three hours of sunlight a day and will use internal screen-type blinds for sun protection."
Source: www.designbuild-network.com/projects/media-tic/
Poble Nou architecture : MediaTIC
"Borrowing a term used by the former MoMA architecture and design curator Terry Riley, Ruiz describes the design as 'performative architecture': where the structure itself performs other functions.
"The theme of the Media-TIC building is how architecture creates a new balance with the digital use of energy," says Ruiz Geli. "In the digital information era, architecture has to be a technological platform, in which connectivity, new materials and nanotechnology are important."
The 'performative' elements in the Media-TIC building are found in two of the four façades, which are made of the eco-efficient material ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cladding.
The feature wall is the south-east façade facing Carrera de Sancho de Ávila, which will absorb six hours of sunlight a day. The ETFE cladding surface appears as a mosaic of concave and convex triangles – a design that is said to depict the merging of atoms or elements to make meaningful information, while also representing the process of digital construction.
Protection from the outside heat will be achieved using what's known as the 'diaphragm' configuration of ETFE cladding, whereby three layers of the plastic are fixed within the triangular frame and inflated like a pillow. The resulting bubble contains up to three air chambers that together create a shade-effect and provide thermal insulation for the building.
ETFE cladding will also be used for the south-west-facing façade, which is also exposed to six hours of sunlight daily. A different application of ETFE will be used known as the 'lenticular' solution – where two layers of the plastic are inflated and filled with nitrogen. In this method, the air density of the particles creates a cloud-like solar filter.
In all, the project will use 2,500m² of ETFE cladding, achieving energy savings of 20%.
The remaining façades receive only three hours of sunlight a day and will use internal screen-type blinds for sun protection."
Source: www.designbuild-network.com/projects/media-tic/