THE RENEWABLE ENE RGY LANDSCAPE OF MOURNE

from Louis MArch Graduate Portfolio

by Louismanyiushing

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Location: Mourne, Northern Ireland

Master Graduate Thesis

DEMAND FOR TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

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Renewable Energy In Ni

To achieve the goal of netzero carbon emissions by 2050, optimising renewable energy in the designated area is inevitable. Newry, Mourne and Down have the highest proportion of The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Northern Ireland, in which protected landscape leads to significantly lower renewable energy generation than electricity consumption.

This project aims to reconcile renewable energy and heritage landscapes. The possibility of distributing renewable energy in the Mourne Mountains is evaluated in terms of productive capacity and scenic value.

DISTRIBUTION TARGET: NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN

The Wind Turbine And Solar Panels In Silent Valley

The proposal unites vernacular and traditional building techniques with high-tech renewable energy systems through the integration of PV panels in traditional forms of drystone walling. The Automated Recycling Centre provides maintenance and recycling facilities that minimise the visual impact on the landscape. This introduces a new vernacular typology into the landscape and internal space is divided between automated maintenance and visitor experience.

The structure of the Automated Recycling Centre consists of steel arches and stone wall. The whole manufacture process from recycling to logistics run automatically in this space. Each zone represents a different process of recycling PV panels. Since 5% of the waste can not be recycled, two suspending spheres are designed to capture it for future use.

The architecture embeds half into the ground. It gradually rises from the slope to 24 meters, in which tip height sets in a standard tree height in woodlands in the Mourne Mountains. The spherical cafe stimulates the spatial experience and breathes new life into the underground space, capturing the view of Slieve Binnian and showing a set of suspended objects from the manufacturing process.

Cft X Hkdi Pavilion Design Competition

Location: Hong Kong

This is an individual competition organized by Hong Kong Design Institute and Culture for Tomorrow. I won the Best Design Award and the scheme was actualised on the scale of 1:2.