8 Impossibly Dynamic Facades That Were Actually Built
Hardly
any field in architectural practice can match the appeal of creating
fully responsive environments. Commonly used to denote the performative
role of computational systems and kinetics embedded in architectural
form, responsive architecture has emerged as the most rapidly evolving
field of disciplinary practice. Whether coming from a sustainability
standpoint or stemming from pure fascination with technological
innovation, the interest in responsive design has become a ubiquitous
part of the contemporary architectural discourse.
With
many of the generative and creative potentials of digitally-driven
design still lacking practical feedback, it is useful to take a look at
the state-of-the-art responsive systems actually getting built. Hidden
costs and potential performance issues aside, these projects attest to
the technological advancement and different cutting-edge trends in
façade design.
Al Bahr Towers, by Aedas Architects, 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Clad with a unique dynamic shading system meant to reduce the buildings’ solar gain by 50%, Aedas’
Al Bahr Towers manage to test the limits of responsive design. The
façade features elements inspired by the traditional Islamic lattice
shading system, Mashrabiya, which is completely computerized to adjust
to changing weather conditions.
Images via Mega Fon
MegaFaces, 2014, Sochi, Russia
Everybody
remembers the huge kinetic façade built for the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Architect Asif Khan created MegaFaces by placing 11,000 actuators
underneath the building’s stretchy skin, creating a structure that can
transform in three dimensions and form the faces of visitors. Changing
facial expressions alternate every minute, thanks to a multi-camera 3D
scanning system installed within the building.
Kiefer Technic Showroom, 2007, Steiermark, Austria
Ernst
Giselbrecht + Partner designed the Kiefer Technic Showroom as an office
building and exhibition space with a façade that optimizes the
building’s internal climate. The envelope is made from several layers —
aluminum posts and transoms encased with an EIFS-façade in white
plaster. Perforated aluminum panels are electronically operated and
transform the building appearance from a solid monolithic volume to a
playful combination of transparent and closed surfaces.
Photos by Enric Ruiz-Geli
Media-ICT, 2011, Barcelona, Spain
Another
recognizable project, Media-ICT pushes the boundaries of façade design.
Architects at Cloud 9 designed a façade made of inflatable ETFE
cushions that open in winter and close in hot summer weather. The
changing opacity protects the interior and, thanks to temperature,
humidity and pressure sensors, adjusts to optimize the building’s energy
use.
Brisbane Domestic Terminal Car Park, 2011, Brisbane, Australia
Photo via UAP Studio
Artist
Ned Kahn teamed up with Urban Art Projects (UAP) and designed a
kinetic, wind-powered façade for a short-term car park at the Brisbane
Airport. No less than 250,000 aluminium plates were installed over a
substructure, providing a kinetic shading system for the interior. The
53,000-square-foot surface moves with passing wind and creates
ever-changing patterns that resemble the rippling of a disturbed water
surface.
Photo via FG+SG Architects
House in Travessa Do Patrocinio, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
An
unlikely example among the selection of high-tech solutions, House in
Travessa Do Patrocinio in Lisbon shows all green habitat aficionados how
it’s done. FG+SG Architects adorned the four-story-high façade with
4,500 plants from 25 different Iberian and Mediterranean varieties,
transforming it into a living, breathing organism that changes with the
seasons.
Photos by Christian Richters, Kim Yong
Galleria Centercity, 2010, Cheonan, Korea
UN Studio’s
façade design follows the thread of the firm’s investigation into
optical illusions, parallax views, and anamorphosis. The façade features
two layers of customized aluminum extrusion profiles positioned on top
of a layer of composite aluminium cladding. The wave-like effect of the
envelope is achieved thanks to the different profile shapes of the two
layers. The Moiré effect is accompanied with light back projections and
creates zones of different resolution and detail.
One Ocean, 2012, Yeosu, Korea
Designed as a proposal for the EXPO 2012, SOMA Architecture’s
pavilion looks like a stranded leviathan-biomimetic structure that
references the breathing systems of marine creatures. Its kinetic
façade, developed together with Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering, is
one of the largest adaptive structures ever built and mimics the baleen
filter used by whales. Comprizing 108 lamellae made from glass fiber
reinforced plastic, the façade opens and closes through elastic bending.
A system of 216 coordinated servo motors close all but 13 lamellae
during strong winds.
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