자연, 효율성 그리고 유니크를 생각합니다.
BIQ는 생물반응을 이용한 파사드를 장착한 최초의 건축물로
미래 건축에 대한 스탠다드로 제시된다.
투명한 글래스-마치 얇은 수족관 같다.-
내부에 삽입, 양식되는 미세조류를 통한 바이오 스킨은 에너지 생산 및
빛 조율이 가능한 쉐이딩 시스템으로 구성된다.
이러한 미래지향적인 건축재료는 공간의 다양성, 친환경을
구축하는 재료로써 건축환경을 더욱더 풍부하게 한다.
reviewed by SJ
Natural, efficient and unique: the BIQ is setting new standards as
the first building in the world to have a bioreactor façade. Microalgae
are cultivated in the glass elements that make up its “bio skin”. These
are used to produce energy, and can also control light and provide
shade. Inside, an innovative living concept is aimed at ensuring maximum
design versatility for everyday life, and gives us a glimpse into urban
life in the future. With its innovative living concept, futuristic
exterior, and “intelligent” algae façade, the BIQ is a highlight of ”The
Building Exhibition within the Building Exhibition”.
A Building with a Second Green Skin
The sides of the
building that face the sun have a second outer shell that is set into
the façade itself. Microalgae – tiny plants, most no larger than
bacteria – are produced within this shell. They enable the house to
supply its own energy. The only thing that the algae have to do is
simply to grow. They are continuously supplied with liquid nutrients and
carbon dioxide via a separate water circuit running through the façade.
With the aid of sunlight, the algae can photosynthesise and grow. This
façade is the first of its kind in the world and makes use of the very
latest energy and environmental technology.
Microalgae – a Smart Energy Solution
The
algae flourish and multiply in a regular cycle until they can be
harvested. They are then separated from the rest of the algae and
transferred as a thick pulp to the technical room of the BIQ. The little
plants are then fermented in an external biogas plant, so that they can
be used again to generate biogas. Algae are particularly well suited
for this, as they produce up to five times as much biomass per hectare
as terrestrial plants and contain many oils that can be used for energy.
An Energy Concept that Calls upon Natural Forces
The
BIQ has a holistic energy concept: it draws all of the energy needed to
generate electricity and heat from renewable sources – fossil fuels
remain untouched. It is able to generate energy using the algae biomass
harvested from its own façade. Moreover, the façade collects energy by
absorbing the light that is not used by the algae and generating heat,
like in a solar thermal unit, which is then either used directly for hot
water and heating, or can be cached in the ground using borehole heat
exchangers — 80 metre-deep holes filled with brine. This remarkably
sustainable energy concept is therefore capable of creating a cycle of
solar thermal energy, geothermal energy, a condensing boiler, local
heat, and the capture of biomass using the bio-reactor façade.
More than just a Shell: the BIQ Demonstrates what Tomorrow’s Façades can do
The
BIQ building shows that in the future façades will be able to serve a
number of different functions, and be much more than an aesthetic
cladding to protect against rain and cold. While the northeast- and
northwest-facing sides of the building have an elaborately decorated
shell to draw the eye, the algae within the southwest and southeast
façades produce biomass for renewable energy. In addition, the façade
also serves the conventional purposes of insulating the building from
sound, heat, and cold, and provides shade in bright sunlight.
Spacious
balconies give the residents sweeping views over the park, as well as
the chance to see the natural power plant contained in the algae façade
up close. However, visitors can also observe this film of matter as it
grows. The greenness of the façade shows that the algae are breaking
down the carbon dioxide and processing it through photosynthesis. This
renewable form of energy production is thus visible from outside the
building, and is an intentional part of the architectural concept.
Living on Demand
Inside,
the BIQ reveals how we might live in the future. The ever greater
interconnectedness between living and working and the increased demand
for adaptable housing spaces means that there will be a call for
versatile residential ground plans in the future. Two of the total of
fifteen apartments to be housed in the BIQ do not have separate rooms,
but rather enable the inhabitants to configure their living arrangements
“on demand”. Depending on their needs, individual functions of the
apartment – bathroom, kitchen, sleeping area – can be swapped about or
combined to form a “neutral zone”. In this way, the necessities of
everyday life determine the appearance of the apartment, and the
versatile layout can be adapted to suit the residents and their daily
lives at any given time.
from iba-hamburg