Alternative Practices: Design
Tropical Passive House: Biomimicry of a Palm Tree
Mikel Maury
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Global Design Challenge 2019
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Why us?
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Reinventing Passive house System
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Tropical Passive House: Biomimicry of a Palm Tree
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Ventilation & Humidity
22 Panels 24 Elements 26 Structure 28
Interior Plan
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Envelope’s Porosity
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Exterior Renders
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Interior Renders
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“Learn how you can use nature-inspired design to make your community and the world a better place.”
Target Biomimicry
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge calls for design concepts addressing any aspect of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and reversal in any sector of the economy. We know that climate change is a complex problem; a hairy knot made up of hundreds, or even thousands, of other problems all woven together. But this diversity means there are also just as many solutions out there waiting to be discovered. Successful teams will define a concrete, well researched area of focus for their design efforts and apply the core concepts and methods of biomimicry in developing a solution. We are especially interested in projects that go beyond familiar approaches to the climate problem by identifying unique leverage points for change, removing barriers to the adoption and spread of existing solutions, and/or clearly demonstrating how biomimicry can lead to new, novel, or more effective solutions.
Target Biomimicry Competition
Global Design Challenge 2019
“The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is an annual competition that asks teams of students and professionals to address critical global issues with nature-inspired solutions. The challenge is hosted by the Biomimicry Institute, in partnership with the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.”
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Competition Rules The implementation of a biomimicry design for a housing project placed in the tropical weather. Passive House System
Preexistencies
Tropical Location There are basically no passive houses in the tropical area of the world. The design will redefine the passive house system to be able to work in this weather conditions.
Local Circumstances Due to the actual situation in Venezuela, this design will take into consideration local materials and local workers.
Preexistences
Conditions
Passive House is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time.
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Ethics Manifesto
Ethics
• All our design will try to be truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time. • Always seeking for the improvement of the location in all the aspects. Our design will always work with local materials and with the use of local workers.
Ethics
Why us?
• We believe that the widespread adoption of nature-inspired solutions will catalyze a new era in design and business that benefits both people and the planet.
Values
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Located in Harare, Zimbabwe. It has no conventional airconditioning or heating, yet stays regulated year round with dramatically less energy consumption using design methods inspired by indigenous Zimbabwean masonry and the self-cooling mounds of African termites. References Phalanx Insulation Phalanx insulation has three layers each with the purpose of cooling the layer behind it.
References
Eastgate Mall
Existing Building
Competiton 2018
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Wood, Concrete and Steel for the structure. Environmentally Friendly. Low Maintenance & Long Life. The Roofing System. The Foundation System. Water Filtration & Rainwater Catch.
References Passive House Standart System
Truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time.
References
Boca Chica Island Tropical modern Design
Existing Building
System
Passive house system is based on a swiss design and nowadays they have been trying to implement it in others countries and there have been some problems. With the implementation of the biomimicry design it would be possible to solve those problems worldwide and to have a passive house system that can work everywhere. Also making these buildings more attractive.
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Critique
Trying to work in most needy locations is fundamental. This will help the place and it would be a bigger design challenge. Using Venezuela as an example the design will try to use as much local materials and waste as possible to build it.
Reinventing Passive House
Political & Visual Imagination
Political & Visual Imagination
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Mikel Maury
Tropical Passive House: Biomimicry of a Palm Tree
The Project
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Hanging Mesh
Interior Structure
The metal mesh that covers the space of each panel is based on the leaves of each palm. This are used to protect the interior
The branches of the palm have an L shape and the new structure is working in the same way with different L steel profiles
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Panels Dehumidifiers
The way the petals of the trunk are arranged works as a base for the outer panels.
Using the palm to create a new tile that can work against the humidity.
Biomimicry
Biomimicry
Trunk displacement
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Light
Rain
Controlled by the tiles above the movable panels.
The rotationof the panels stop all the water from the rain. And the floor is elevated to prevent floods.
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Ventilation
Controlled by the tiles above the movable panels.
Ventilation & Humidity
Ventilation & Humidity
Natural Ventilation is possible the entire day thanks to the movable panels
Humidity
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15ª 1st Panel
2nd Panel
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30ª
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3rd Panel
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4th Panel
40ª
Types of Panels
Panel Materials
5th Panel
45ª
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Panels 1 Working as an envelope. They can open and close to permit natural ventilation and also works as a dehumidifier.
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Metal Mesh
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Enclose the space and also works against the mosquitos. Will always hang from the structural frame.
Works as a frame for the panels. Allowing the movement and they are weld to the main structure.
Main Structure 5 L profiles placed in a radial way with some radial metal profiles in order to give better horizontal stabillity. They will be bent and they will be fix to the floor thanks to some concrete foundations. They will also have all the installations of the house.
Placed in the ground floor in order to enclose the house. Letting the natural light to enter and giving nice views to the exterior. 3 4 Interior Walls 6 They will help to enclose different interior spaces. They will be placed along the structures axes but distributed acording to the type of space.
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Exploited Axo
Elements
Floor 7 Placed above the ground so the interior will not have problems with floods.
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Glass Walls
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Dented Steel
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Ventilation System
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Detail
Detailed Section
Structure
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Bedrooms
Solar Panel Tiles
Kitchen/Living Room
Glass Tiles
Entrance(opaque)
Forms of Space
Interior Paln
Palm Tile
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Bedrooms
Kitchen/Living Room
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Entrance(opaque)
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Terrace
Solar Panel Tiles Glass Tiles
Type of Space
Envelope’s Porosity
Palm Tile
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Exterior Renders
Exterior Renders
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Interior Renders
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Mikel Maury