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DYNAMIC FACADES

-A Technological Revolution for Sustainable Architecture

Sweta Dabir
Maria Irshad
Georgia Institute of Technology
Definition of Facade
• The outer skin or envelope of a building.

• The face of a building, especially the


principal front that looks onto a street or
open space.

• To separate the indoor environment from


the outdoors in such a way that indoor
environment conditions can be maintained
at level suitable for the buildings intended
use
Evolution of Facades over centuries
Evolution of Facades over centuries
Dynamic and Adaptive Facades

• More than just an envelope

• Respond to climate, sunlight, technology or natural elements like wind

• To assist the progress of Sustainable and Responsive Architecture

• A challenge for the A/E/C industry


Types of Dynamic Facades
User - Control Dynamic Facade
• Ernst Gieselbrecht
+ partners

• Electronic control

• 54 motors on
facade

• Individual user
control

Kiefer Technic Showroom - Austria (2007)


Types of Dynamic Facades
Light Projection Dynamic Facade
• UNStudio

• Light Back projection

• Two layers of Aluminium


Panels

• Creates an Optical illusion

Galleria Centercity - Korea (2010)


Types of Dynamic Facades
Wind Responsive Dynamic Facade
• Urban Art Projects –
Ned Kahn

• 250,000 suspended
Aluminium panels

• Exterior Ripple Effect

• Interior Ventilation
and light pattern
Brisbane Domestic Terminal Carpark -
Australia (2011)
Types of Dynamic Facades
Green Dynamic Facade

• Luis Rebelo de Andrade

• 4500 Plants

• 25 Mediterranean varities

• Example of Sustainability

House in Lisbon - Portugal (2012)


Types of Dynamic Facades
Light Control Dynamic Facade
• Aedas Architects and Arup
engineers

• PTFE clad 2000 umbrella


shaped Mashrabiyas per
tower

• LEED certified

• Changes angle as per


daylight
Al Bahar Towers - Abu Dhabi (2012)
The Al-Bahr Towers
Sunbreak
Impact and Future?

• Aesthetically Fascinating
• Creates a responsive urban built environment

• Is the cost and Effort worth it?


• Are they sustainable enough?
Dynamic Facades in motion
References – Q & A
• https://www.arch2o.com/dynamic-facades-the-story/
• https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/47251909.pdf
• http://www.agi-architectsblog.com/en/dynamic-facades-trend-
contemporary-facade-architecture/
• https://www.archdaily.com/71450/adaptive-and-dynamic-buildings-
%25e2%2580%2593-the-future-of-environmental-design-architecture
THANK YOU

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