SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE. Omotenashi House. JAPAN

SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE. Proyecto Pátio 2.12. ESPAÑA

De esta manera, se desarrolla la posibilidad del «diseño por elección», posibilitado por el «kit de espacios». El usuario podría disponer previamente al montaje de la casa de una relación de habitaciones disponibles, ya acabadas, y usar su apetencia para disponerlas como si de un juego se tratara, colocando las aperturas al espacio exterior, así como los volúmenes más altos donde mejor convenga. 

Se trata de un sistema flexible que, mediante la combinación de módulos habitacionales fijos con un elemento «elástico» (el patio tecnológico central), consigue, sin perder la característica de ser un sistema prefabricado, la realización de viviendas flexibles, adaptables y atractivas. El sistema puede ser adecuado para situaciones que necesitan de nuevas soluciones, como la vivienda temporal o de emergencia (por ejemplo para trabajadores temporeros), la vivienda en entornos sin infraestructura, los conjuntos residenciales autosuficientes energéticamente, las residencias de estudiantes, etc.

Fuente: Pátio 2.12

Solar Decathlon Europe. (e)co . SPAIN

Architectural

(e)co proposes a new way to understand dwelling as the outcome of interrelated and balanced components and the equilibrium between intermediated passive spaces and high performance spaces. (e)co operates as a “box in box” where each layer has its own characteristics and requirements. On the one hand the outer skin has to be a primary optimized element able to cope with external agents. On the other hand the inner skin is protected from the agents. However it has to solve high standards of comfort and low environmental impact.

Outer Skin

The first skin (Industrialized, technical Cycle) aims to solve basic environment relation phenomena. This is achieved using industrialized systems based on agricultural greenhouses. In order to occupy the maximum volume allowed with a lower cost, we chose a standard greenhouse system already existing in the market.

Inner Skin

The second building skin (Organic Cycle) defines the maximum comfort and quality spaces. Its blueprint represents the minimal area allowed by the competition rules regarding acclimatized spaces: 45m2

Source: (e)co

Team China's Tongji University's Solar Decathlon 2011 Computer-Animated Walkthrough

All 20 Solar Decathlon 2011 teams produced a computer-animated walkthrough video to highlight their house design for the fall 2011 competition.

LUMENHAUS is Virginia Tech's entry to the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon competition. From its inception, the creation of LUMENHAUS was documented in this ten-minute video, produced by Summer Productions, an award winning television production company.

Vicente Guallart about the Fab Lab House for the Fab Academy