Upstream | October 09, 2009 | 2 comments

Dubai: blending solar power and vertical architecture

source: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/07/graft-labs-vertical-village-in-dubai-has-spiders-web-of-...

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Dubai has been the innovator of some amazing architecture over the recent years, and this complex is likely to keep them ahead of the rest.

The Vertical Village is the latest solar-power building designed by architects at Graft Lab. It utilises the maximum exsposure to sunlight, by using mutiple solar panels located at the base of the building. These panels trace the sun's movement, thus maintaining the collection of energy.

The elaborate structure of the Vertical Village has a purpose. Its buildings, each seperate from one another, are self-shading on the northern side and between the east and west regions -- this minimises long-angle sun penetration. The roof of each building is designed to seperate the solar field into more manageable sections.

Once the design becomes the real thing, developers hope to introduce hotels, cinemas, restaurants, shops and a theater, as the main indoor attractions of the Vertical Village.


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