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The Sun House Casa Sustentável by Po Wen Cheng
The Sun House Casa Sustentável by Po Wen Cheng
The Sun House Casa Sustentável by Po Wen Cheng
The Sun House Casa Sustentável by Po Wen Cheng
The Sun House Casa Sustentável by Po Wen Cheng

Ouro Produto Sustentável · 2022

The Sun House Casa Sustentável

by Po Wen Cheng

  • A' Design Award de Ouro 2022 in Produto Sustentável
  • CLIENT: SunEdge PV Technology Co., Ltd
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 550,238
  • Verification code 73D8A0341A · Verify this award
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About The Sun House Casa Sustentável

A Sun House é um edifício sustentável concebido para gerar e reutilizar energia no próprio local. A cobertura e as paredes exteriores são compostas por painéis solares com uma capacidade total de 65,57 kW. O interior foi construído maioritariamente com madeira de cipreste reciclada, transformada em tetos, pavimentos, mobiliário e divisórias. Um sistema de bomba de calor faz circular o calor para regular a temperatura, e a água da chuva recolhida é armazenada num depósito de dez toneladas para a rega do jardim. O edifício oferece 440 metros quadrados de espaço interior e pretende ser autossuficiente.

About the A' Design Award de Ouro

The Sun House Casa Sustentável conquistou o A' Design Award de Ouro, um reconhecimento imensamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de primeira linha, maravilhosos e notáveis. Os vencedores do Ouro são criações extremamente inovadoras, visionárias e glamorosamente deslumbrantes, que refletem o prodígio, a sabedoria e a proeza dos seus designers. Espera-se que The Sun House Casa Sustentável seja uma invenção muito elogiada, pioneira e monumental, que oferece um valor sem precedentes. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ouro é um projeto espetacular e respeitado, que beneficia muito e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. The Sun House Casa Sustentável cria sentimentos intensos de desejo, evoca paixão, incentiva a criatividade e fascina-nos.

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Unique Properties
An organic architecture that combines technology, design and human-centered. With roof and exterior walls made of solar panels, the interior are mostly recycled cypress timbers. Mixing various of energy circulation systems with cutting edge equipment, the design put energy storage and circulation into practice, leveraging this sustainable house to be self sufficient.
Dimensions & Packaging
The total area of this project including the outdoor garden is 4,496 square meters, and the building has 440 square meters of indoor space. The rooftop solar panels are 60 cell modules, with a total capacity of 65.57kW.
Tags
Sustainable, Solar technology, Rain collection system, Recycled building materials, technology house
Production Technology
In keeping with the concept of recycling, up to 90% recycled materials are used in the interior. Equipped with a Heat Pump system to circulate heat to regulate the temperature. The outdoor water collection area is designed to collect rainwater resources and store the rainwater in a 10 ton water storage tank, which can water up to 250 square meters of the garden turf.
Design Challenge
In keeping with the concept of recycling, up to 90% of the interior materials were made from recycled cypress timber, which the owner spent four years collecting. The design team recreated different sizes of discarded timber into ceilings, flooring, furniture, partitions and wall decorations, giving each recycled piece a new value in this space.
Research
Considering that the case is located in the northern hemisphere, the design team wrapped the south side and roof with 25% light transmitting photovoltaic panels to provide sufficient indoor lighting, and the roof directly above with only 9% light-transmitting photovoltaic panels to shade and reflect sunlight. The overall configuration of the house can reduce the solar radiation heat by 40% and make the indoor temperature 3 degrees cooler than normal houses.
Inspiration
Nature is the fundamental and inspirational source of organic architecture. The concept of regeneration is used throughout the project, with self generated energy and various energy circulation systems to build a comfortable living space.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2015 in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Finished in February 2020 in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
In order to create a sustainable building that is symbiotic with the environment, the design team has integrated technology into the design, together with an energy reuse system, using solar photovoltaics, systematic energy monitoring equipment, water recycling systems and heat collection design to maximize the efficiency of all energy sources, so that the building can regulate the environment, store electricity and recycle energy.
Image Credits
Image #1: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #2: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #3: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #4: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #5: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.

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