Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali by Peter Kuczia

Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ApamemeaFausaga Fale· 2024

Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Sunopy

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali

O le poloketi Sunopy o loʻo tuʻuina atu se fofo fou ma atamai mo aai vevela: o se fale puipui e aoina le malosi o le la e tuʻuina atu ai malu mo tagata savavali aʻo gaosia malosi mama. O loʻo faʻaogaina se fausaga ofe e mafai ona pala faʻanatura faʻatasi ma laulau tioata faamalosia le la, ma e mafai ona faʻapipiʻi vave i luga o faavae uʻamea vili. Ua mamanuina mo le matagofie ma le tumau, o lona mamanu vaega taitasi e mafai ai ona fetuunai lelei i siosiomaga eseese o aai. Faatasi ai ma le vaega muamua ua fuafuaina mo le faatinoina i Maleisia, o le Sunopy e folafola e suia atoatoa vaaiga o aai, ma ofoina atu se fale gaosia malosi laina e mafai ona faateleina ma puipuia lelei ai le siosiomaga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Sunopy Puipuiga Mai le La ma Timuga Mo Auala Savali e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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