Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築 by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

銀建築· 2021

Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Envelon

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築

用“Veloroutes”覆蓋自行車路線的想法是- 美觀、發電的光伏天篷並將其轉變為有吸引力的景觀結構，不僅是可持續的，而且創造了一種雕塑多樣性，成為從汽油動力汽車向更可持續的移動方式轉變的建築象徵。僅一公里的「Veloroute」即可提供約 2000 兆瓦時的電力，可為 750 個家庭供電，或為每年行駛 11,000 公里的 1,000 多輛電動車提供電力。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築是 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Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築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。Solar Veloroute 多功能光電建築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: This solar canopy protects cyclists from the weather and produces electrical energy from the sun. The photovoltaic modules generate electricity for the bicycle charging stations and for the lighting of the route.
Dimensions & Packaging: Just one Kilometer of this Veloroute 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.

The supporting structure consists of a repeatable round arch, the non-reflective glass-glass solar panels are attached to round tube steel purlins. A fabric membrane provides additional protection and gently distributes light.
Tags: Solar structure, Bike road, Photovoltaic, Veloroute, Sustainable Construction
Production Technology: Mutlifunctional photovoltaic system ENVELOROUTE
with PV-Panels ENVELON Materia
Design Challenge: The construction has been parametrically developed and can be adapted to any common bike road width, and can follow any curve of the route. Also, the number of rows of panels, the distance between modules, as well as their inclination can be flexibly adjusted to local condition
Research: The goal of the project was to develop a highly aesthetic structure that could at the same time be built quickly and inexpensively at any location using a few repeatable steel elements and one kind of the rectangular photovoltaic module.
Inspiration: Bike roads (Veloroutes) are becoming an increasingly important element of modern transportation concepts in cities and peripheral areas today.
The idea of covering the bicycle routes with esthetic, electricity-generating photovoltaic modules and transforming them into attractive landscape structures is not only sustainable, but creates a kind of sculptural variety that becomes an architectural symbol for the change from gas-powered cars to more sustainable ways of mobility.
Project Duration: This sustainable concept has been created for districts in Switzerland and Dubai but it is just as well to apply for any climatic zone.
Operation Flow: The photovoltaic system collects during the day the electricity generated by solar energy, which can be used for on-site charging stations and lighting, and the surplus of electricity for any other purpose.

The eye-catching solar structures attract the attention of passers-by and this is to be used to educate about sustainability. The idea of using them as sources of informal education for sustainability is crucial to the project. The implemented display measures will provide passing persons with information about various aspects of the use of solar energy and thus lead to a better understanding and acceptance of solar solutions. This will be beneficial to society and to the environment.
Patents: Envelon Materia
Envelon UG, 2020
Team Members: Parametrization of the design: Krzysztof Nazar
Renderings: Alek Pluta
Image Credits: Alek Pluta
nomadd-studio.com