Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals by Peter Kuczia

Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronze in Arquitectura Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2024

Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Sunopy

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals

Lo projècte Sunopy presenta una solucion innovanta per las ciutats de climat caud: una capèra de captacion solara que provesís un abritat pedestral en generant d'energia neta. En utilizant una estructura de bambó biodegradabla amb de panèls fotovoltaics de veire, ofrís una installacion rapida sus de fondacions de vis d'acièr. Concebut per l'atrait estetic e la sostenibilitat, sa concepcion modulara permet una adaptacion flexibla a divèrses environaments urbans. Amb lo primièr segment previst per la realizacion en Malàisia, Sunopy promet de revolucionar los paisatges urbans, en ofrir una centrala electrica lineara escalonabla e ecologica.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Sunopy Proteccion Contra lo Soleu e la Pluèja per Camins Pedestrals satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

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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