ITALY PAVILION - EXPO 2015 milan

Professor: Gabriele Masera

A.Y. 2013/2014

 

The Italy Pavilion will be the emotional, representative and architectural expression of contemporary Italian culture. The theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Lifebrings together, embraces and translates the various possible idioms expressed in the language of architecture. Visitors entering the Italy Pavilion will have the perception of entering a laboratory of innovation in terms of its architectural language, choice of materials, sustainability of the building and its management.

 

Technological innovations.

 

Facade of the Future: the Electroactive Dynamic Display System (EDDS) is CASE's alternative to existing dynamic glazing technologies. The EDDS has the potential to actively reconfigure its basic patterns in response to fluctuating environmental flows, while also adjusting to variable aesthetic preferences.

The EDDS is composed of insulated glazing units embedded with thin-film electroactive materials, which enable patterns to be switched instantaneously.

 

A High-Performance Green Wall: The Active Modular Phytoremediation Wall System (AMPS), a bio-mechanical hybrid system, produces "fresh air" by recirculating air across the plant rhizosphere, the soil that surrounds a plant’s roots, reducing energy consumption and the size and cost of mechanical systems.

 

Pavegen floor system: Every time someone walks over a Pavegen tile, renewable energy is harvested from the footstep. The technology converts the kinetic energy to electricity which can be stored and used for a variety of applications.

 

Trombe  wall: PCM and water, due to their great heat capacity, enhance building thermal inertia.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Stay hungry, stay foolish

Steve Jobs

 

GIULIA SANTORO

 

Building Engineer

 

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