“Nothing beats an ideas that’s artistic and innovative at the same time.”
That is a quote taken from a recent broadcast of the Morning News Edition of ARIRANG Global TV as they showcased top events happening around the world. They were discussing the new Homeostatic Façade System (see the above video), as developed by Martina Decker (Foundation Studies) and Associate Professor Peter Yeadon (Industrial Design) of Decker Yeadon | New York. The project was also shown on a The New Tang Dynasty Television Corp (NTD TV) last week.
The Homeostatic Façade System developed by the New York architectural firm aims to save energy by having an exterior that responds to changes in light intensity. This exterior façade expands and contracts, blocking more or less light, depending on the intensity of the sun.
“A smart solar screen in between two layers of glass is exposed to warm or cold air outside the building. It changes shape to block out the sun or let the sun move into the interior of the building. A smart material called dielectric elastomer which responds automatically to prevailing conditions enables the panels to contract or open up like flexing muscles,” says the report from AIRIRANG Global TV. The project was also aired on Reuters TV News Service.
In addition gleaning world renown for their Homeostatic Façade System, Decker and Yeadon have also recently delivered a range of lectures on their work to Pratt Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Temple University, and Southern Polytechnic State University students. Works out of their office have also been exhibited at Temple, and are currently being shown at SPSU’s Architecture Gallery for a month.
Posted by Carly Ayres and Isaac Blankensmith | Date Posted: 20 March, 2011