Press Release: Energy Floors invited by Rem Koolhaas for showcase at Architecture Biennale 2014. Energy is everywhere: produced and consumed constantly by us. Human movement is energy - this is what Energy Floors showcases at the 14th Architecture Biennale, Fundamentals. The exhibition ‘Elements of Architecture’ in the Central Pavilion zooms in on fundamental building elements used by architects, exploring familiar and visionary dimensions. Here, the kinetic floor technology is being featured as a tool for harvesting energy of a day-to-day human activity: Movement. Energy Floors is awaiting the opening of the 14th International Architechture Exhibition of the Biennale 2014 in Venice on the 7th of June. The energy harvesting patented technology is featured in „Elements of Architecture‟ as part of the Architecture Biënnale „Fundamentals‟ curated by Rem Koolhaas of OMA. Energy Floors has installed an interactive floor system consisting of 16 energy generating floor modules plus a digital feedback system. The converted energy of the floors will feed the LEDs integrated in the floors for visual feedback, which light up when the modules are being stepped on. Energy Floors hopes to inspire the visiting architects, designers, press and public to look differently at available sources and to realize that Energy is Everywhere. The exhibition will be introduced at the vernissage on 5 and 6 Juni (Preview program here).
14th International Architecture Exhibition The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, directed by Rem Koolhaas, will run from Saturday 7 June to Sunday 23 November 2014 at the Giardini and the Arsenale. Three intertwined exhibitions form „Fundamentals‟, presenting a number of dimensions of architecture from the past, present and future. Rem Koolhaas about Elements of Architecture: “ …will pay close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp…” Energy Floors Energy Floors (formerly known as the Sustainable Dance Club) was founded in 2007 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has developed a patented technology creating energy generating floors. The floors are combined with custom made Energy Experiences: a unique invention that captures energy from the public and makes it visible. More than 300 temporary and 20 permanent installations have been realized over the past five years for a long list of respected clients in more than 20 countries. Energy Floors believes that the consciousness about energy is very important for the creation of a sustainable world. Our goal is to create the awareness about energy production and energy consumption by making it interactive, fun and relate to human scale. www.energy-floors.com