Eco Factor: Sustainable building designed to generate up to 4000KWh of renewable electricity daily.
A year after the Bouwkunde building, which was home to the Faculty of Architecture at the Delft University of Technology, was destroyed in a devastating fire, the University has started a design competition to rebuild the building to focus on community, sustainability and adaptability.
The competition has received several proposals, but the most impressive comes from Adam Wojtalik, and looks like a skateboard ramp designed at a massive scale. The photovoltaic panel-clad design features well-designated areas for both students and faculty and lots of public space for meetings and other uses.
The design carries an 11-story tower connected by a curved glass roof to a smaller five-story tower. The two towers are designed to work independently and provide space for faculty and students. Half of the glass roof will be covered in photovoltaic panels, totaling an area of 1500-square-meters and capable of generating about 4000KWh of renewable electricity daily. The two-tower design also provides adequate levels of natural ventilation and air circulation.
Via: Inhabitat/Dezeen
