When renovating existing buildings, the energy retrofit of building envelopes is often implemented. Typically, this intervention is considered by building owners...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The new replacement building, centrally located in Affoltern am Albis, is a compact three-storey residential building with a top floor that...
