This weeks post focuses on sun screen systems in the United States and Europe. While it is becoming increasing popular to embed screening materials and devices within the skin systems themselves, the sun screens we are presenting here are independent; they are separate component layers to the structure.
Haus Schwarz in München, Germany by ILG Architekten, 1999
Operable, perforated, sheet metal shutters
RDCEC Moorfields Eye Hospital in London by Penoyre Prasad, 2007
The sun screen has a highly artistic and sculptural purpose as well
Beyeler Foundation Museum in Basel, Switzerland by Renzo Piano, 1997
Filtering and controlling the quality of light
Menil Museum in Houston, Texas, USA by Renzo Piano, 1986
The cross section of the sun screen fin becomes structural, allowing each fin to span further
New York Times Building, USA by Renzo Piano, 2004
Phoenix Central Library in Arizona, USA by Will Bruder + Partners, 1995
de Young Museum in San Francisco, USA by Herzog + de Meuron, 2005
Perforated copper panels act as rain-screen and sun-screen
Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France by Dominique Perault, 1995
Interior, dynamic wood louvers
Metal shutter house in Manhattan, NY, USA by Shigeru Ban, Unbuilt
Garage door mechanics combined with screening material
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[...] (”Operable, perforated, sheet metal shutters”) from BUILD blog’s fabulous post: Sun Screens International. [...]
Pingback by architecture roundup, 03/18/08 at materialicious March 18, 2008 @ 10:27 amif mentioning special sunscreens is the aim I think L’Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris should be in the top 10 if not top 3 list
on the website it says:
La façade sud reprend les thèmes historiques de la géométrie arabe dans la conception des 240 moucharabiehs qui la composent. Ces diaphragmes s’ouvrent et se ferment à chaque changement d’heure.
google gives this translation:
The South side is the subject of the historic Arabic geometry in the design of 240 moucharabies which it is composed. These diaphragms open and close each time change.
HERE a closeup op one of the panels
Comment by voids March 18, 2008 @ 6:14 pmAh, jeez – we totally forgot about the Arabe Institute. Couldn’t agree more, top 3. No wonder Nouvel isn’t returning any of our calls.
Comment by buildllc March 18, 2008 @ 9:07 pmsome others that i really like…
hartwig schneider – haus lude hopf: http://www.dibaio.com/home.htm
h&dem – dominus winery
sean godsell – weekend house
agps – hohenbuehlstrasse apts: http://www.bakus.ch/content_images/1181109976_Hohenbuehl_komp.jpg
mahler gunster fuchs – hochschule fuer techik + wirtschaft, aalen: http://www.architekturblog.net/2007/11/06/hochschule-fuer-technik-und-wirtschaft-in-aalen-mgf-architekten/
Comment by mike March 18, 2008 @ 9:45 pmNice links Mike – the gabions that h&dem used for the dominus winery as light screens didn’t even cross my mind. Brilliant! That hochschule is one gorgeous project.
Comment by buildllc March 18, 2008 @ 11:32 pm-Andrew
The Arabe Institute is beyond freaky cool and beautiful. But aren’t many of those panels broken now? (correct me if I’m wrong) Dunno if it’s a design problem or a maintenance problem. Still awesome though!
Comment by spark March 19, 2008 @ 7:27 amI enjoy your picture that shows perforated metal as sun screen application.
I would like to add that the perforation pattern for sun screen is not only limited to uniform straight or staggered ( which is 30, 60 and 45 degree ) pattern.
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regards,
Comment by Fransiscus Herry November 30, 2008 @ 1:45 amFransiscus – wow, great product that has huge potential in the architectural industry. Thanks for getting this on our radar.
Comment by buildllc December 1, 2008 @ 11:20 am