Design an External Solar Shade

Description:

Controlling the way sunlight enters a space has been a design problem for architects since we began building shelters. This challenge seeks to create a beautiful external shading solution that is adaptable to various solar positions and orientations. The context is an existing commercial office building in Phoenix, AZ. The intent is to encourage creative approaches to energy efficiency retrofits of typical twentieth century building stock. Successful projects will use empirical and/or analytical methods to clearly demonstrate a significant reduction of solar radiation, while maintaining adequate and evenly distributed daylight levels. Below is a more detailed list of the requirements and submission guidelines. As a bonus for the first 10 people to submit a proposal, CASE (www.case-inc.com) will review and provide feedback on the submission.

http://www.designbymany.com/content/design-external-solar-shade

Context

* Building is located in Phoenix, AZ: Lat: 33°29’ Long: 112°4’
* Corner building retrofit, no external obstructions
* Spec office building - internally loaded
* Typical curtain-wall construction


Objectives

* Minimize solar gains year round with an emphasis on summer (June, July, August)
* Maintain adequate daylight levels for office work - (250 - 500 lux / 25 - 50 fc)
* System should be adaptable and installable in a variety of conditions
* Design should be beautiful (Don't just put a box over the windows :) )


Submission

* Post editable documentation (3d and/or 2d)
* Post images (optional)
* Post diagrams explaining approach (optional)
* Post video explaining approach (optional)


Judges

* Josh Emig - Auburn University
* Marc Simmons - Front, Inc.
* DesignbyMany Users - Community voting will be taken into account for the final winner


Deadline
Sunday January 30th at 11:59pm EST

Notes

* Data sets are provided as a reference. Feel free to create your own.
* The sooner you post the more time you have too get community votes.
* Your submission can be updated once it has been posted.
* If you have a question please post it as a comment on this challenge.

This competition is sponsored by HP. Visit www.designbymany.com for more details.