EMERGENT – Tom Wiscombe – Building systems hybrid

Emergent Architecture has designed three prototype panels; Thermo-strut, Tracery glass, Lizard panel. The three panels integrate thermal solar systems, PV systems, algae photo bioreactor coils, radiant cooling systems and gray water capture systems. The idea is that the panels should work as a fully integrated three-dimensional ornamental sustainable assemblies system. The Thermo-strut panel is made out of low-res steel beams. The beams are covered with a transparent fiber composite shell embedded with solar technology. The Tracery glass panel reconsiders glass and transparency in architecture. The “glass” is polycarbonate with embedded technology which is simultaneously operative and ornamental. It’s an exploration in energy friendly alternatives to stained glass. The Lizard Panel prototype that embeds algae bioreactor pipes for energy generation and deep channels for reclamation of gray water from rainfall. The panel is inspired by the Agamid Lizards way to harvest rain water. Daniel Libeskind – Futuropolis Daniel Libeskind has designed the installation Futuropolis. The whole structure and is parts are defined by the intersection of two sets of extruded profiles. The installation consists of 2164 wooden parts, which is controlled by a completely parametric CAD-model, based on the algorithmic design rules. Translation of the geometry information into the machine code for the CNC-router is done by a script that also calculates the material costs and for preparing the raw boards is automatically exported as spreadsheets. The installation consists of 360 square meters of 32 mm thick boards, altogether almost 11.5 cubic meters of birch wood.