Design as a boost for renewable energy

Solar cells as design objects now adorn the facade above the main entrance to the NEST building of Empa and Eawag. The design is the result of an interdisciplinary...

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Two houses in Chigny

The project follows the prevailing characteristics of this rural site, where solitary volumes in conglomerates provide space and shelter for everyday activities. By adding a house and following the typology...

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In a nutshell – Sonnenkraft solar shed roof

Sonnenkraft builds a giant shed roof at its own site in Austria. The storage area is made entirely of wood and is covered with 800 bifacial modules...

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In a nutshell – Ticon Eiendom in Drammen

The photovoltaic modules were required to be the same color as the cladding panels before renovation. They were used as PV spandrels on the south, east and west facades...

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Details Apartment building in Zurich – Höngg

Already in the design stage, a grid was defined based on a multiple of the building length without remaining areas. This was also taken into...

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Details Two houses in Chigny

The building, the roof, the facade as well as the technology, merge into a distinctive multifunctional architectural solar envelope. Amidst the externally visible and supporting...

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Fehlmann housing development

In 2010, BGP realised six residential buildings on the Fehlmann areal in Winterthur. From August 2020, two new buildings complete the development of the area, tying in...

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Solar building excursion 2021

This year's solar building excursion will take its participants to the canton of Ticino, from Cugnasco to Lugano, Chiasso, Vacallo and Mendrisio. The group will visit various...

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Project by Viridén + Partner AG in Seewadelstrasse

The new replacement building, centrally located in Affoltern am Albis, is a compact three-storey residential building with a top floor that...

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Details Brunner-Bapst House

The wooden gable roof construction of this new building is covered by a PV installation over its entire surface. Between the copper ridge and eaves details, the homogeneously black...

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