Sophie Huan Ni_ Endesa Pavilion / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

"Solar Algorithm Wizardry"

Architects

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Arch. Rodrigo Rubio and Arch. Miguel Guerrero

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Wood Engineering

Fupicsa (MetsäWood)

Photovoltaic Engineering

TFM (Comsa)

Promoted by

Visoren SA

Client

Endesa

Project Year

2011

Photographs

Adrià Goula

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-FoDQ9vzEI>

front elevation

Adrià Goula, Endesa Pavilioon  <http://images.adsttc.com/media/images/505b/e659/28ba/0d27/1500/0218/slideshow/stringio.jpg?1361041816>

Adrià Goula, Endesa Pavilioon <http://images.adsttc.com/media/images/505b/e6ae/28ba/0d27/1500/021d/slideshow/stringio.jpg?1361041876>

Solar panels at slightly different angles respond to the sun’s angle at different times of day to optimize exposure 

Adrià Goula, Endesa Pavilioon <http://images.adsttc.com/media/images/505b/e6ae/28ba/0d27/1500/021d/slideshow/stringio.jpg?1361041876>

Adrià Goula, Endesa Pavilioon <http://images.adsttc.com/media/images/505b/e7ba/28ba/0d27/1300/0225/slideshow/stringio.jpg?1361041919>

"Geometry is the fundamental science of forms and their order". 

Based on solar inclination and the structural orientation of the 

building, the Endesa Pavilion in Barcelona used mathematical 

algorithms to generate this unique building form.