Projecto Spider
Architectural aspects of the use de DCS in existing buildings (retrofitting):
Most of the earlier twenty-century concrete frame buildings are far away from the contemporary demands both in aesthetical, technical, comfort and energy saving points of view. In order to continue their live cycle, they need to be upgrade.
The growing demand for technological ability’s of the buildings, both for office or housing use, requires a large amount of cabling, shaft… , combine with the need to new aesthetics, with great energy saving, improving the overall quality of the the space (lighting and temperature control, air circulation,..), creates an opportunity and a market to answer (with one single operation) to all this demands.
It will be of great interest to combine in the some process the ability to upgrade existing buildings in the mentioned items – seismic resistance capacity, temperature and humidity and lighting control and the technological ability’s to support communications.
Architectural aspects of the use de DCS in new buildings:
The most important aspect of the use of the DCS in new constructions is the ability of separating the main structural frame from the seismic resistance capacity, allowing more elegant forms.
In the contemporary construction most office and housing buildings are using ventilated facade system that coop very well with the DCS.
Detailing solutions for the DCS architectural integration:
· Double plan brick walls
· Exterior panel glazing: ventilated facade
· Interior light partition
Case Studied
Description of the building:
A typical middle twenty-century housing Building in Algés-Lisbon (Portugal).
3 stories building with a concrete frame structure without shear walls and a single plan masonry 200mm large bricks exterior walls.
Very modest and unqualified image, poor energy efficiency, low temperature comfort, and difficulty of integration of modern technological equipment – cabling, are conditioning, communications,…
As the attached images describes we proposed the creation of a second facade that restyles the aesthetics of the building, creating a space in between the new and the old facade in witch is possible to include the DCS, communications electrical cabling network and the temperature and acoustics proof material.
we consider several possibilities of glazing material: metal, hood or glass panel.
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