Romatrix

ROMATRIX

Carlos Bonilla María Luz González Cristina Marco Catarina Soares

ROMATRIX. Project done in the Technische Universität München (2015), within the Chair “Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design”. Prof: Thomas Auer.

The project is placed in the EUR quarter, in Rome, a residenRal and business district located in the south of the city centre. The area was originally chosen in 1930s as the site for the 1942 world’s fair which was planned to open in 1942, the leXers EUR standing for Esposizione Universale Romana.

ROMATRIX focuses on experimenRng soluRons to transform a building complex of the 60’s in the EUR quarter into a carbon neutral cluster hosRng a hub for living, working and all other acRviRes which make a place livable.

The concept of the project is to rebuild the buildings without destroying the exisRng structure and façades, and creaRng a new skin adapted to the external climate factors.

The project start with a deep analysis of the radiaRon and wind condiRons, both in summer and winter. Then it is extrapolated layers of informaRon based on this two inicial factors. That way it is concluded the best points of the façade for the vegetaRon, for the terraces, for the solar panels…

We overlap all these layers and design a special soluRon which resolve all requirements of this point.That is to say, we create a parametrical façade depending on the climate factors.

We adapt the program, locaRng each funcRon in its best posiRon, bearing in mind that the program could involve some changes in points of the façade.

CONCEPT - -

REUSE ADAPTATION TO EXTERNAL FACTORS

OBJECTIVES - - -

MAINTAINING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, PRODUCING NO GARBAGE. OPTIMIZING EACH POINT OF THE FACADE ACCORDING TO ITS CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS. PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIFE.

STRATEGIES [ MAINTAINING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, PRODUCING NO GARBAGE ]

1. WORKING THE SPACE WITH EXTERNAL ADDITION. 2. PRESERVE THE EXISTING FACADES AS AN PUBLIC SPACE ENVELOPMENT.

STRATEGIES [ OPTIMIZING EACH POINT OF THE FACADE ACCORDING TO ITS CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS ] 1.

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COLLECTING SOLAR ENERGY. CONSERVING THE SOLAR HEATING. USING THE VEGETATION AS A COOLING-SHADOW SYSTEM. ADAPTING THE BUILD ACCORDING TO THE WIND ANALYSIS. GAINING THE MAXIMUM INSIDE LIGHT. ADAPTING THE PROGRAM TO ITS IDEAL LOCATION ACCORDING TO THE CLIMATE ANALYSIS.

STRATEGIES [ PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIFE ]

1. URBAN CROPS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE. 2. ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE THE SYSTEMS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

PIXELS

1. WINTER RADIATION 2. SUMMER RADIATION 3. WARMWIND 4. COLD WIND 5. GET LIGHT IN WINTER 6. THERMAL MASS VEGETATION RADIATION 7. VEGETATION WIND 8. GET SUN ENERGY

1. WINTER RADIATION 2. SUMMER RADIATION 3. WARMWIND 4. COLD WIND 5. GET LIGHT IN WINTER 6. THERMAL MASS VEGETATION RADIATION 7. VEGETATION WIND 8. GET SUN ENERGY

1. WINTER RADIATION 2. SUMMER RADIATION 3. WARMWIND 4. COLD WIND 5. GET LIGHT IN WINTER 6. THERMAL MASS VEGETATION RADIATION 7. VEGETATION WIND 8. GET SUN ENERGY

FINAL PIXELS

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N LIGHT

VENTILATION

SUN POWER

SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’