workshop 1 : Project 1 esquisse sheeT 1 : annotated precedence study sau jia yi 0331919
Extracted Elements
2. structurE - TensEGRITY （i am not sure if i named this correctly)
1. Environmental RESPONSE
Responsive Facade that takes cultural cues from “mashrabiya ( a traditional Islamic lattice shading device.) OPERATIONAL “At night they will all fold, so they will all close, so you’ll see more of the facade. As the sun rises in the morning in the east, the mashrabiya along the east of the building will all begin to close and as the sun moves round the building, then that whole vertical strip of mashrabiya will move with the sun,”
ART OF JOINERY
Precedence study Al Bahar Towers Responsive Facade / Aedas
3. MODULAR SYSTEM - tessellation -reinterpreting the traditional wood-lattice screens called ‘mashrabiya’ using today’s technological abilities resulted in an outer skinsystem of triangular screens. -arranged in a series of scalable hexagons fold up to create a solid solar barrier. -Each of the 1000 panels is connected to a linear actuator which enables it to function in response to the position of the sun, effectively reducing heat gain and glare by 50% while giving islamic vernacular a contemporary representation.
Simple shapes to drive the structure
-the intelligent facade, together with solar thermal panels for hot-water heating and photovoltaic panels on the roof, minimize the need for internal lighting and cooling, altogether reducing total carbon dioxide emissions by over 1750 tons per year.