Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris by Peter Kuczia

Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Architectura Competition Category.

AesArchitectura· 2024

Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Sunopy

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris

Inceptum Sunopy solutionem innovativam urbibus climatis calidi introducit: tegumentum colligens solem quod refugium pedestribus praebet dum energiam mundam generat. Structura bambusae biodegradabili cum pannelis photovoltaicis vitreis utens, installationem celerem super fundamenta cochlearum chalybeorum offert. Ad venustatem et sustentabilitatem conformatum, eius compositio modularis adaptationem flexibilem variis ambientibus urbanis permittit. Primo segmento in Malaysia implementando destinato, Sunopy prospectus urbanos transformare promittit, stationem energiae linearem scalabilem et amicam ambientui praebens.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Sunopy Tutela Solis Pluviaeque pro Ambulacris necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Project objective: a highly aesthetic and eco-friendly photovoltaic canopy for city walkways that can be built quickly and inexpensively at any location using a few repeatable bamboo elements and one kind of a standard rectangular photovoltaic module.
Dimensions & Packaging: Just one Kilometer of SUNOPY 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.
Tags: Photovoltaic, sun protection, rain protection, sun canopy, sustainable structure
Production Technology: The construction has been parametrically developed to adapt to any common walkway and follow any route shape. The number of panel rows, distance between modules, and their inclination can be flexibly adjusted to local conditions.
The supporting structure comprises repetitive round bamboo arches, with non-reflective glass solar panels affixed to bamboo purlins. A fabric membrane offers extra protection and softly diffuses light.
Biodegradable and easily dismantled, the structure requires minimal resources and generates electricity emission-free. Installation is rapid on steel screw foundations, eliminating the need for concrete. The system is easy to assemble, modular, adaptable, and consists of only four repeatable components.
Research: This study project explores the potential of using sunshade structures in hot climate cities to generate electricity from integrated photovoltaic cells while providing protection from harsh weather conditions. The aim is to achieve synergy between weather protection and solar energy production. Through simulation and analysis, the research evaluates the feasibility and energy production potential of such integrated systems, offering insights into sustainable urban development and resilience enhancement.
Inspiration: SUNOPY is a SUN harvesting CANOPY for hot climate cities, offering pedestrian protection from sun and rain. It's an urban linear power plant with a biodegradable structure of bamboo arches, purlins, and glass PV panels. Emitting no emissions, it installs rapidly on steel screw foundations. Modular and sustainable – it's a cityscape eye-catcher.
Project Duration: The project was developed in 2024, with the first experimental segment planned for implementation in the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Operation Flow: The system offers perfect synergy: the photovoltaic canopy, providing protection from the sun and rain for pedestrians, generates electricity at the same time.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Shapeslinestudio, Image #2 : Shapeslinestudio, Image #3 : Shapeslinestudio, Image #4 : Shapeslinestudio, Image #5 : Peter Kuczia