Smart urban street furniture is a growing reality with several projects and companies producing o... more Smart urban street furniture is a growing reality with several projects and companies producing objects integrated with photovoltaic technologies. Smart bus stops, pergolas, canopies, carports, solar trees, solar benches are just some examples of the objects available today. Some of the opportunities offered by smart urban street furniture are self-powered rechargeable docks for smartphones or other devices, information screens, public lighting, free wi-fi, rechargeable stations for electric vehicles. They can be used to collect big data, offering opportunities for our daily lives, also after the covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this research is to provide a classification of the most important solar urban street furniture, to understand the strategies adopted in case studies and to understand the main problems related to the adoption of these devices and where future research should focus. The methodology involved a selection of international case studies in important urban contexts t...
Proceedings of the 4th APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub PhD Symposium, University of Au... more Proceedings of the 4th APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub PhD Symposium, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 14-18 December 2020
When should we consider the colour of a building as a sustainable feature? In contemporary archit... more When should we consider the colour of a building as a sustainable feature? In contemporary architecture, old and new materials, technologies and products are complying with the new rules of sustainability by providing the architectural project the means to adapt to the new challenges of contemporary innovation. Of course, colour seems to play a strategic role in this scenario, adapting to the choices of the different points of view – sometimes ideological – of contemporary architecture. The paper describes the results of a recent research conducted in the “Eterotopie” Research Centre by the authors, with the valuable contributions of V. Brustolon, A. Dehò, C. Gregoris, A. Martini, and P. Zennaro [1]. The researchers, dealing with various specialisms, studied chromatic use in the architectural design of 12 families of materials, technologies and products with the aim of assessing their real impact on the environment and possible solutions based on a scientific and rational approach.
The research called “Smart Shading” aimed to show how an intervention on the last finishing layer... more The research called “Smart Shading” aimed to show how an intervention on the last finishing layer of the exterior walls can lead to a significant increase in the value of the whole building in terms of environmental quality and improvement of thermal insulati on performance. The project has been developed by Iuav University of Venice, “Color and Light in Architecture” Research Unit, Veneto Region, Materis Paints Italia SpA and CERT Treviso Tecnologia (now T2i). In the first part, the paper aims to show a summary of the goals of the research for the development of “Smart Shading” facade finishing. In the second part it aims to deal with the possible applications of the finish. In particular we want to show the importance of these tool for the requalification, regeneration and valorization of the architectural envelope of buildings, realized in the second half of the twentieth century, that are worthy to receive interventions for improvement.
This research deals with the architectural integration of mobile external shielding devices with ... more This research deals with the architectural integration of mobile external shielding devices with the building’s facade. In most cases these elements act as solar shading. For this reason, within the research, they are called by that name. The research mainly develops around the theme of environmental quality, strictly limited to the architectural integration of these mobile devices with the building’s facade. It concerns mainly the quality of open spaces but also of those internal. When we talk about environmental quality often it means an interest in microclimatic comfort. Recently the research tends to focus only on the energy aspects. These issues are left aside here, since the researches about energy-saving and microclimatic comfort sadly neglect some strategical aspects: in most cases the solar shading systems do not fall within an architectural design and also they may affect the appearance of places, from single side to the urban front, to the entire city. This research deals...
Contemporary architecture should focus on the ability to react, adapt, and change rapidly accordi... more Contemporary architecture should focus on the ability to react, adapt, and change rapidly according to the environment or profiles (Oosterhuis, 2003). This flexibility/adaptability has materialised in recent times in various ways. Today the façade is the place where we most often experience the concept of adaptability. Within this framework, the façade returns to communicate through smart technologies and adaptive systems, mainly thanks to dynamic devices. We often deal with dynamic or kinetic façades. This paper aims to examine the relationships that contemporary dynamic façades shall determine with the context and with the users through three survey instruments: the shape of the dynamic elements, the pattern, and the colour of the façade. The investigation will be made with reference to examples of recent buildings and architectural projects. Keywords: architectural design, dynamic façades, kinetic façades, environmental quality
Brief survey of Colour and Light in the Places of Transient Dwelling in the times of booking, air... more Brief survey of Colour and Light in the Places of Transient Dwelling in the times of booking, airbnb and low cost flights. Chapter of the book: P. Zennaro, editor, EAST & WEST. Culture of Colour and Light in Architecture. Maggioli, Milan, 2017, pp. 40-57. ISBN 978-88-916-2408-5 https://issuu.com/alepremier/docs/colour_and_light_in_the_places_of_t
Smart urban street furniture is a growing reality with several projects and companies producing o... more Smart urban street furniture is a growing reality with several projects and companies producing objects integrated with photovoltaic technologies. Smart bus stops, pergolas, canopies, carports, solar trees, solar benches are just some examples of the objects available today. Some of the opportunities offered by smart urban street furniture are self-powered rechargeable docks for smartphones or other devices, information screens, public lighting, free wi-fi, rechargeable stations for electric vehicles. They can be used to collect big data, offering opportunities for our daily lives, also after the covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this research is to provide a classification of the most important solar urban street furniture, to understand the strategies adopted in case studies and to understand the main problems related to the adoption of these devices and where future research should focus. The methodology involved a selection of international case studies in important urban contexts t...
Proceedings of the 4th APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub PhD Symposium, University of Au... more Proceedings of the 4th APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub PhD Symposium, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 14-18 December 2020
When should we consider the colour of a building as a sustainable feature? In contemporary archit... more When should we consider the colour of a building as a sustainable feature? In contemporary architecture, old and new materials, technologies and products are complying with the new rules of sustainability by providing the architectural project the means to adapt to the new challenges of contemporary innovation. Of course, colour seems to play a strategic role in this scenario, adapting to the choices of the different points of view – sometimes ideological – of contemporary architecture. The paper describes the results of a recent research conducted in the “Eterotopie” Research Centre by the authors, with the valuable contributions of V. Brustolon, A. Dehò, C. Gregoris, A. Martini, and P. Zennaro [1]. The researchers, dealing with various specialisms, studied chromatic use in the architectural design of 12 families of materials, technologies and products with the aim of assessing their real impact on the environment and possible solutions based on a scientific and rational approach.
The research called “Smart Shading” aimed to show how an intervention on the last finishing layer... more The research called “Smart Shading” aimed to show how an intervention on the last finishing layer of the exterior walls can lead to a significant increase in the value of the whole building in terms of environmental quality and improvement of thermal insulati on performance. The project has been developed by Iuav University of Venice, “Color and Light in Architecture” Research Unit, Veneto Region, Materis Paints Italia SpA and CERT Treviso Tecnologia (now T2i). In the first part, the paper aims to show a summary of the goals of the research for the development of “Smart Shading” facade finishing. In the second part it aims to deal with the possible applications of the finish. In particular we want to show the importance of these tool for the requalification, regeneration and valorization of the architectural envelope of buildings, realized in the second half of the twentieth century, that are worthy to receive interventions for improvement.
This research deals with the architectural integration of mobile external shielding devices with ... more This research deals with the architectural integration of mobile external shielding devices with the building’s facade. In most cases these elements act as solar shading. For this reason, within the research, they are called by that name. The research mainly develops around the theme of environmental quality, strictly limited to the architectural integration of these mobile devices with the building’s facade. It concerns mainly the quality of open spaces but also of those internal. When we talk about environmental quality often it means an interest in microclimatic comfort. Recently the research tends to focus only on the energy aspects. These issues are left aside here, since the researches about energy-saving and microclimatic comfort sadly neglect some strategical aspects: in most cases the solar shading systems do not fall within an architectural design and also they may affect the appearance of places, from single side to the urban front, to the entire city. This research deals...
Contemporary architecture should focus on the ability to react, adapt, and change rapidly accordi... more Contemporary architecture should focus on the ability to react, adapt, and change rapidly according to the environment or profiles (Oosterhuis, 2003). This flexibility/adaptability has materialised in recent times in various ways. Today the façade is the place where we most often experience the concept of adaptability. Within this framework, the façade returns to communicate through smart technologies and adaptive systems, mainly thanks to dynamic devices. We often deal with dynamic or kinetic façades. This paper aims to examine the relationships that contemporary dynamic façades shall determine with the context and with the users through three survey instruments: the shape of the dynamic elements, the pattern, and the colour of the façade. The investigation will be made with reference to examples of recent buildings and architectural projects. Keywords: architectural design, dynamic façades, kinetic façades, environmental quality
Brief survey of Colour and Light in the Places of Transient Dwelling in the times of booking, air... more Brief survey of Colour and Light in the Places of Transient Dwelling in the times of booking, airbnb and low cost flights. Chapter of the book: P. Zennaro, editor, EAST & WEST. Culture of Colour and Light in Architecture. Maggioli, Milan, 2017, pp. 40-57. ISBN 978-88-916-2408-5 https://issuu.com/alepremier/docs/colour_and_light_in_the_places_of_t
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