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How can we reimagine the way that existing renewable energy products are applied to a building?

Rather than speculate about how to design a new renewable energy product altogether, as architects its our responsibility to address how existing renewable energy technologies, created by engineers and already on the market, relate and respond to existing buildings. This project aims not at creating the renewable energy product itself, but the armature that connects and serves as the interface between product and building. Therefore, the calculations of reducing a buildings carbon footprint are not speculative but based on the actual data of an existing product. The goal is not only to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions through producing clean energy, but also create and expand upon relationships between interior and exterior, while responding to issues of existing issue of shading, privacy, program and potentially create new socially interactive spaces.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

ARMATURE SYSTEM

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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CONCEPT

The element is intended to:

reimagine how existing technologies are applied to a building.

integration?

Wind Turbines Typical Application_ Attached to Roof No Relationship to Buiding

Photovoltaics Typical Application_ Arrayed on Roof No Relationship to Buiding

Solar Evacuated Tubes Typical Application_ Hung on Facade No Relationship to Buiding

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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CONCEPT

The element is intended to:

harness solar energy. potentially integrate with a rainwater collecting system.


The liquid inside is either: + a heat transfer fluid (HTF) + WATER

OVER A YEAR, AN ARRAY OF SOLAR EVACUATED TUBES COLLECTS 25% TO 40% MORE SOLAR ENERGY A TRADITIONAL FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR. IN A NEW YORK CLIMATE THE ENERGY PAYBACK TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS COMPARED TO 5 YEARS FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION.

FIXED INPUTS // DIMENSIONS 80 inches long x 2 inch radius MATERIALS + double-layer borosilicate glass + copper pipe + liquid

HOW?...
+ Absorption even during overcast conditions. Absorbs infrared rays which pass through clouds. + Absoption under cold temperatures. Evacuated air form a vaccuum which eliminates conductive and convective heat loss.

DEFINED OUTPUT // 10 tubes = 1642 KW.h of energy a year (in a New York City climate)

+ Absoption throughout the day. The suns rays always strikes the tubes cylindrical surface at right angles, thus minimizing reflection.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

RESEARCH

The element is intended to:

explore the potentials of an object for more than its intended use.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

CONCEPT

The element is intended to:


play with the quality of light through a system of array.

New York Times Building (Piano) Louver System of Ceramic Tubes

Johnson Wax Museum (Wright) Clerstory Glazing of Pyrex Tubes

Cascade (Menz) Effects of Light through Borosillicate Tubes

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

CONCEPT

The element is intended to:

be flexible and adaptable to multiple orientations.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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SKETCHES

JOINT UDF

Input Point 4

Evacuated Tube UDF +Fixed Dimensions (80 in x 2 in) +interchangable w/ another UDF

Single Joint UDF Low Res

Array Power Copy

Input Point 3

Input Point 2

ball + joint system

Input Point 1

radial movement in x, y, z

Single Joint UDF High Res

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

CONCEPT

The element is intended to:

easily integrate with other elements.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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USER GUIDE

STEP 1: Choose a system of array.

USER GUIDE

V 2.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Global Parameters V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters V 3.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Attractor Points

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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USDER GUIDE

STEP 1: Define Inputs.

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

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USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

V 3.1 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Points with Attractor Points

V 2.2 Array Power Copy Based on 4 Input Splines with Global Parameters

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

USER GUIDE

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

APPLICATION

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

APPLICATION

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

APPLICATION

COLUMBIA BUILDING INTELLIGENCE PRODJECT INTEGRATION DESIGN STUDIO _SPRING 2012 ELEMENT DEVELOPMENT

MICHELLE JINA PARK

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