2017 - Wohnhaus Solaris

This multi-family building represents a new construction in one of the residential districts in Zürich. The whole building envelope has a homogenous and elegant red/brown appearance thanks to glass elements used as cladding and tiles. But you “should not judge a book only by its cover” because this envelope is also an energy producer. Indeed, both the facade and the roof are fully covered with photovoltaic elements where the front layer is a laser printed brown glass which hides mono-crystalline silicon cells. The PV cells hidden by the front glass which reduce the electricity production by about 39%. These modules have been specifically developed for this project.