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| Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theater by Studio Gang Architects Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT This theater is designed by Studio Gang Architects for Rock Valley College, to replace an existing outdoor venue. This theater is for for the performing arts.
This theater has an origami-like roof that can be opened and closed. By this roof, the outdoor sense of performing activities can be maintained by opening the roof, and still can be done in a bad weather by closing the roof. The central theater space forms an unexpected vertical axis to the sky, an observatory to the stars through a kinetic roof that opens in fair weather. When the roof is totally opened, the shape will be like the petals of a flower in a helical order, each roof petal overlaps its neighbor.
 roof petal  opened roof The development processes took 3 phase :
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| The Sustainability of Modular Lumenhaus Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:29 PM PDT Lumenhaus is a sustainable project done by Virginia Tech. It is a zero-energy home that is completely powered by the sun.. A lot of sustainable and high tech features are attached in this design.
Lumenhaus is different with another most energy-conscious houses, where Lumenhaus has open, flowing spaces linking occupants to each other within the house and to nature outside, instead of the fact that most energy-conscious houses are closed with strategic openings to resist heat transfer. The south and north walls are made from glasses to maximize the day-lighting and natural heat. The fully automated Eclipses System providing independent sliding layers, permits a revolutionary design in a solar-powered house, while filtering light in beautiful, flowing patterns throughout the day. These sliding layers are made from translucent sheets and aerogel. The sliding layers also provide seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living. Insulation panel and motorized curtains are also available to provide temperature and privacy control through the indoor condition.
The rooftop solar system can vary its angle to optimize energy production. Other sustainable features include the use of passive energy systems, radiant heating and building materials that are from renewable and/or recyclable sources, cross ventilation, grey water recycle system, geothermal sources, etc. The house is designed to be extremely flexible, to adapt to the owner's changing needs. Each area has specific activities, but has been designed to be flexible in that the user can have the option to alter the areas for their own programmatic needs. For the example : the kitchen counter can be transformed into a bar for entertainment and the dining room table is on castors so it can be moved outside during warm summer evenings. This house is also a modular house where some units can be connected or stacked with plug-in stairs and entryways to create two-, three- or four- bedroom houses to adapt to the owners' changing life circumstances.
This house also adapt high technology for its systems. All of the control can be set up automatically from computer or even an iphone gadget. All of the system can be set to be shut off automatically when the owner is not in the house. |
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