No. 164, a five-story building owned by Anthony Faillace, the founder of a hedge fund, sits behind a boxy natural granite facade punctured by oversize maroon steel-framed windows, designed by Michael Rubin Architects.
System installation on horizontal roofs of buildings exposes both PV module surfaces to the ambient and this permits their natural cooling, but in facade or inclined roof installation, the thermal losses are reduced and PV modules operate at higher temperatures.
In order to overcome these drawbacks, a year-round optimum operation strategy of respiration-type double-layer glass curtain wall, which is one kind of double-skin facade with natural air circulation and blind system, has been researched by an experimental way in an office building.
This style of architecture was inspired by 16th-century English thatched-roof cottages and became popular in the 19th and 20th centuries in the U.S. Expect a mix of brick, half-timber, and stucco on the facade in natural color schemes, plus elaborate arched doorways.
The research is particularly focused on the optimization of existing building shapes that, in accordance with new facades, optimize natural lighting levels in office spaces.
The Nabataean people were adept at creating monumental facades in natural sandstone formations.
It also features a variety of energy-saving design components, from the green roof to natural ventilation through a breathable facade that allows maximum passive heating and cooling.
Twenty years later, with the introduction of the LEED green-building rating system, designers tried making their buildings more occupant-friendly by increasing ventilation rates and including features such as all-glass facades to enhance natural lighting and views.
When cracks appear in this facade, it is both natural and healthy to try to see through these cracks.
This paper investigates the natural ventilation of a double-skin facade connected to a room in a multi-storey building.
