Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.
ArgentumArchitectura· 2021
Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura
by Peter Kuczia
Client: Envelon
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category
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About Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura
Idea operiendi itinera birota cum & quot;Veloroutes" - Aesthetica, electricitas sagis photovoltaicis generans et transformans eas in structuras landscape pulchras, non solum sustineri potest, sed quamdam varietatem sculpturam creat, quae symbolum architecturae fit mutationi e carros gas- powered ad magis sustinendas vias mobilitatis. Solum unum chiliometrorum "Veloroute" circa 2000 MWH electricitatis praebere potuit et DCCL familias potestatem praebere vel electricitatem plus quam 1.000 electricum carros electricos 11.000 chiliometrorum per annum praebere.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Solar Veloroute Structura Photovoltaica Multifunctionalis Structura creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
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- 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
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