PROPOSED FINE ARTS PAVILION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS: THE BEAUTY OF GREEN DESIGN

摘要

This article presents the completed schematic design of the Fine Arts Pavilion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The Fine Arts Pavilion was conceived as a research and demonstration facility where appropriate passive and active solar technologies for the United States Southwest could be tested and displayed. This pavilion would also be used to showcase student work from the School of Architecture and the Fine Arts College. Among its strategies the pavilion counts the use of daylighting, external shading, a roofpond for passive heating and cooling, and direct gain for auxiliary heating. An offgrid PV installation, rainwater collection, and solar distillation were also considered for this facility.