July 29th, 2024

Tilted parapets with photovoltaics as standard? Here a school designed by architects Bürgi Burkhard von Euw in Root (commissioned for 2027). Source: CGI Bürgi Burkhard von Euw.

Series of publications by Hochparterre on solar architecture – June 2024

“A photovoltaic butterfly” – Roger Boltshauser, architect, page 27

• From energy and postmodernism comes a new standard – page 2
• Roger Boltshauser on solar technology in the creative process – page 24
• Danish architecture firm C.F. Møller and its solar houses – page 32

Currently, outwardly inclined photovoltaic modules are particularly in vogue. In today’s competition projects they are integrated as parapet strips, facade panels, perimeter canopies and balcony or porch parapets. Marcel Bächtiger writes in his contribution: “What until recently was a sign of pronounced climate sensitivity and, therefore, an element that stood out above all in the most daring projects of young architectural firms, has become an acquired standard within two or three years”. So a new solar style?

This issue explores this trend, starting from its roots and ending with the harvest of its fruits.

The publication is not available in English, but is available in German, French and Italian as a print or PDF version.