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Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi by Peter Kuczia

Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan lan Struktur Competition Category.


PerakArsitektur· 2021

Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Envelon

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi

Gagasan kanggo nutupi rute sepeda karo "Veloroutes" - estetis, kanopi fotovoltaik sing ngasilake listrik lan ngowahi dadi struktur lanskap sing menarik ora mung lestari, nanging nggawe macem-macem patung sing dadi simbol arsitektur kanggo owah-owahan saka mobil bertenaga gas menyang cara mobilitas sing luwih lestari. Mung siji Kilometer saka "Veloroute" bisa nyedhiyakake sekitar 2000 MWh listrik lan bisa nyedhiyakake 750 rumah tangga utawa nyedhiyakake listrik kanggo luwih saka 1.000 mobil listrik sing nyopir 11.000 Kilometer saben taun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Solar Veloroute Struktur Fotovoltaik Multifungsi iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This solar canopy protects cyclists from the weather and produces electrical energy from the sun. The photovoltaic modules generate electricity for the bicycle charging stations and for the lighting of the route.
Dimensions & Packaging
Just one Kilometer of this Veloroute could provide around 2000 MWh of electricity and could power 750 households or provide electricity for more than 1.000 electric cars driving 11.000 Kilometers per year.

The supporting structure consists of a repeatable round arch, the non-reflective glass-glass solar panels are attached to round tube steel purlins. A fabric membrane provides additional protection and gently distributes light.
Tags
Solar structure, Bike road, Photovoltaic, Veloroute, Sustainable Construction
Production Technology
Mutlifunctional photovoltaic system ENVELOROUTE
with PV-Panels ENVELON Materia
Design Challenge
The construction has been parametrically developed and can be adapted to any common bike road width, and can follow any curve of the route. Also, the number of rows of panels, the distance between modules, as well as their inclination can be flexibly adjusted to local condition
Research
The goal of the project was to develop a highly aesthetic structure that could at the same time be built quickly and inexpensively at any location using a few repeatable steel elements and one kind of the rectangular photovoltaic module.
Inspiration
Bike roads (Veloroutes) are becoming an increasingly important element of modern transportation concepts in cities and peripheral areas today.
The idea of covering the bicycle routes with esthetic, electricity-generating photovoltaic modules and transforming them into attractive landscape structures is not only sustainable, but creates a kind of sculptural variety that becomes an architectural symbol for the change from gas-powered cars to more sustainable ways of mobility.
Project Duration
This sustainable concept has been created for districts in Switzerland and Dubai but it is just as well to apply for any climatic zone.
Operation Flow
The photovoltaic system collects during the day the electricity generated by solar energy, which can be used for on-site charging stations and lighting, and the surplus of electricity for any other purpose.

The eye-catching solar structures attract the attention of passers-by and this is to be used to educate about sustainability. The idea of using them as sources of informal education for sustainability is crucial to the project. The implemented display measures will provide passing persons with information about various aspects of the use of solar energy and thus lead to a better understanding and acceptance of solar solutions. This will be beneficial to society and to the environment.
Patents
Envelon Materia
Envelon UG, 2020
Team Members
Parametrization of the design: Krzysztof Nazar
Renderings: Alek Pluta
Image Credits
Alek Pluta
nomadd-studio.com

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