Dual in the Sun

摘要

The advantages of a dual-skin fagade are both functional and aesthetic. In locations such as Tempe, Ariz., extreme heat and sun exposure can be an issue. The addition of an outer skin is a design solution that helps to mitigate solar heat gain and create a more manageable interior climate, dramatically lowering peak energy loads and associated costs. Views are framed and natural daylighting is optimized through careful placement of cutouts and folds in the panels of the Biodesign C fagade, as well as through the strategic perforation pattern on each panel. The second skin also allowed re-proportioning of the fagade while allowing the inner skin to be extremely economical.