Hybrid Environmental-Media Facade Full-Scale Prototype Panel Fabrication

Hybrid Environmental-Media Facade Full-Scale Prototype Panel Fabrication

Globa, Anastasia; Costin, Glenn; Wang, Rui; Khoo, Chin Koi; Moloney, Jules

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This paper reports the design, fabrication and evaluation strategies of full-scalealuminium panel prototypes developed for a kinetic hybrid facade system. Theconcept of a hybrid facade system was proposed as a solution to maximise thevalue of kinetic intelligent building systems by repurposing the animationsunscreening as a low-resolution media display. The overarching research projectinvestigates the potential, feasibility and real-life applications of a hybrid facadethat integrates the: environmental, media and individual micro-control functionsin one compound system that operates through autonomous wirelessly controlledhexagonal rotating panels. The study explores new ways of communication andconnectivity in architectural and urban context, utilising and fusing together awide range of technologies including: artificial intelligence, robotics, wirelesscontrol technologies, calibration of physical and digital simulations, developmentof fully autonomous self-organised and powered units and the use of additivedigital manufacturing. This article reports the third research stage of the hybridfacade project development - the manufacture of full scale panel prototypes.

This paper reports the design, fabrication and evaluation strategies of full-scalealuminium panel prototypes developed for a kinetic hybrid facade system. Theconcept of a hybrid facade system was proposed as a solution to maximise thevalue of kinetic intelligent building systems by repurposing the animationsunscreening as a low-resolution media display. The overarching research projectinvestigates the potential, feasibility and real-life applications of a hybrid facadethat integrates the: environmental, media and individual micro-control functionsin one compound system that operates through autonomous wirelessly controlledhexagonal rotating panels. The study explores new ways of communication andconnectivity in architectural and urban context, utilising and fusing together awide range of technologies including: artificial intelligence, robotics, wirelesscontrol technologies, calibration of physical and digital simulations, developmentof fully autonomous self-organised and powered units and the use of additivedigital manufacturing. This article reports the third research stage of the hybridfacade project development - the manufacture of full scale panel prototypes.

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DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_262

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Globa, Anastasia; Costin, Glenn; Wang, Rui; Khoo, Chin Koi; Moloney, Jules; "Hybrid Environmental-Media Facade Full-Scale Prototype Panel Fabrication", p-685-694. In: Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, “Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution”, Porto 2019, Sousa, José Pedro; Henriques, Gonçalo Castro; Xavier, João Pedro (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_262