Etile 光伏屋頂瓦 by Jaroslaw Markowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 建築構件設計 Competition Category.

銀建築構件· 2020

Etile 光伏屋頂瓦

by Jaroslaw Markowicz

Client: Electrotile

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 建築構件 Category

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The Design

About Etile 光伏屋頂瓦

Etile係一款光伏金屬屋頂瓦，適用於多種類型嘅建築物。每塊模組以傳統嘅鍍鋅鋼屋頂瓦為基礎，並配備五塊微型光伏板嚟發電。模組尺寸為1200乘360乘30毫米，可以好似普通屋頂瓦咁互相拼接，電纜連接隱藏喺屋頂護板下面。電源線連接至建築物電網。鋼板喺產品壽命終結時可以分離。Etile喺唔改變屋頂結構嘅情況下增添咗發電功能。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Etile 光伏屋頂瓦是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Etile 光伏屋頂瓦將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Etile 光伏屋頂瓦是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Electrotile is going to offer photovoltaic steel tiles together with the rest of PV equipment and installation service unlike current suppliers of roof integrated PV. The modular, easy-to-use product allows it to be delivered to almost any type of building.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1200mm x 360mm x 30mm
Tags: Bipv, Photovoltaic, Solar, Solar roof, Green Energy, Architecture
Production Technology: the design of the etile is based on metal roof tiles, a traditional solution based on galvanized steel has created an easily available product. Each individual module has 5 micro photovoltaic panels that generate energy. The steel panel can be easily separated, which is extremely important for the product life cycle.
Design Challenge: Our company has been collecting experience in photovoltaics by installing panels on roofs. Most of the insides came from our customers who complained about the poor aesthetics and the mismatch of the size of the panels to the roof. The design challenge was available solutions that would be quick to install, available cheap and aesthetically.
Research: the roofing sheet project was a research and development project during which many tests were carried out. During the design process, we were testing various panel sizes, material connectrions and overal look of product on the building.
Inspiration: Traditional photovoltaic panels often look unsightly on the building, their large size does not allow for an exact fit to the roof body. We wanted to propose a solution which would look good on the building and not stand out from traditional roof tiles.
Project Duration: the project was developed in Warsaw. Conceptual work lasted from september 2016. After many prototypes and tests, the project was finally implemented in January 2020.
Operation Flow: The modules are connected together in the same way as ordinary roof tiles. The only element distinguishing Etile are cable connections, which are hidden under the roof sheathing. As in the case of a solar installation, the power line is connected to the home power grid.
Team Members: Paweł Wujek
Daniel Ziomek