Saturday, October 6, 2012
Façade Similarity
I came across a building that I had seen briefly a long time ago called The Orange Cube in Lyon, France, designed by Jakob + McFarlane Architects. The idea of a mesh façade enveloping a structure that I have used is very prominent in this building, along with the circular perforations. This can prove useful by exploring the materials used in this building as they present a very successful, and similar outcome to what I want to achieve. The article on ArchDaily states that this façade reconciles thermal performance and visual performance from the interior with a daylight factor of 2%, showing that my idea of an adaptable, mesh façade not only aids in social sustainability through circulation, but also environmental sustainability through the reduction of heat loading and reduction of reliance on mechanical heating and cooling.
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