Amity School of Architecture and Planning

AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 507
KINETIC FAÇADE AS A TOOL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

AIM
To understand the role and importance of kinetic facades in high rise building to limit the energy
usage and prevent solar radiation.
 To understand different technologies and their working

OBJECTIVES : strategies of different types of intelligent skin.
 To understand the parameters involved in the working of
kinetic facades.
 To understand the need of kinetic facades.
How Effectiveness of kinetic façade for less energy

RESEARCH QUESTION - consumption in building?
METHODOLOGY : -
IDENTIFYING THE TOPIC
SETTING THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE
LITERATURE REVIEW
CASE STUDIES
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

LITERATURE
REVIEW :-
• KINETIC FAÇADE –
With the use of more passive and ecologically friendly design strategies, new ways to reduce a building's energy
usage include naturally balancing heating and cooling, minimising solar radiation, and regulating daylighting.
NEED OS KINETIC FACADES IN INDIA:

• It maximizes the efficiency of its occupants living in the building which improves thermal and
acoustic environment.
• It maximises the efficiency of its occupants living in the building which improves thermal and
acoustic environment.
• It improves the overall quality of life by improving the comfort and health of the occupants.
TYPES OF KINETIC FACADES : -
• Light control Kinetic façade
• This type of façade has an integrated automatic daylight and shadow control system that works well for
all environmental conditions.[1]
• Energy control Kinetic façade
• This is an application that saves and controls the energy performance of a building. Functions such as
strength, rigidity, stability, durability, heat control, air and water vapor flow, and fire resistance.[1]
• Wind responsive Kinetic façade
• The wind as a natural element is itself, it provides a dynamic pattern of movement without wasting energy.
The changing patterns of wind, the façade has created a direct interface between the building and the natural
environment. It itself constantly moving when it comes in contact with wind.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT AND KINETIC FACADES
• Facades are meant to respond to a variety of settings and provide roles that may be mutually exclusive:
daylighting vs. energy efficiency, ventilation vs. vistas, and energy generation. Because a variety of
environmental factors can influence the quality of indoor environments and the enjoyment of users.
Researchers and architects have undertaken numerous studies in order to establish design solutions for
creating acceptable indoor environments based on human behaviour and building location. As a result,
most researches focus on the thermal elements of settings and the state of human thermal comfort inside
the building in order to improve indoor environmental quality.
CASE STUDIES :
• AL BAHAR TOWERS
• THE DEBBIS BUILDING
• COMMERZBANK HEADQUATERS
THE DEBBIS BUILDING
• It is located on Potsdamer Platz Berlin Germany, a high-rise office building which is
designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The building is required to have a
headquarters of financial services, telecommunication, media services.
• Reinforced concrete frames, two exterior claddings are used in the building. A screen
of terracotta in front of highly insulated panels acting as weather barrier.
• To absorb solar radiation and act as a damper, the concrete floor slabs remain exposed
at the outer edge of the floor
U – Values
• Walls n/a
• Slabs n/a
• Roof n/a
• Windows 1.5W/s.m. K
• Typical floor plate – 180m lower floor, 35m tower

• Number of storey’s – 6 to 21
• Annual energy use – n/a
• Energy use for building type – 100KWh/meter sq.
•
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
•
• The energy is consumed between 80 / 100 KWh/meter sq.
COMMERZBANK HEADQUATERS
• It is a 56-story high-rise building in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, that is
owned by Samsung of Korea. Their goal during the design process was to
develop a building that was both environmentally friendly and capable of
expressing modern ideals.
• BMS, learning function, weather data, high sensitivity light, solar tracking
function, occupant switching, WC / PV / wind power self-generation, night
cooling, and solar water heater are some of the smart features.
U- VALUES OF THE COMPONENTS
•
• Windows 1.10W/sq.M K
• Walls n/a
• Roof n/a
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• Normal ecological skyscrapers consume 25-30% less energy than a conventional building
• Ventilation motors consumes 18Kh/square meter/year, cooling at 0/7 heat rate per absorber consumes 115
HWh/square meter/year, heating including 10% heat loss consumes 36KWh/square meter/year
Al Bahar Towers
• The façade is dynamically placed as a continuous light regulator. Kinetic
frames can be ordered on a programmed and responsive façade, allowing
you to rearrange active components in a variety of development scenarios,
such as folding, folding, decoding, rotating, sliding, scaling, stretching, and
pulling. Responsive frames are preferred over programmed cases because
they can adjust to changing light conditions by changing shape continuously.
• Especially in the summer, in all directions. Only during the early morning
and late evening hours, before and after work hours, is the north face
exposed to direct sunlight. As a result, the northern zone's shadow unit was
superfluous. The curtain wall is suitable with solar gains of up to 400 W / m
for MEP devices, and a shade is designed in front of any section that exceeds
this restriction. As a result, the envelope's total U value is 2.0 Wm2 / k.
More study is being done to look into screen aperture settings and how to
tune the solar gain and U value parameters to maximise the number of
collapsed units. The visibility and acceptability of diffused natural light is
improved as a result.
COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS
The Debbis building The Commerzbank headquarters
U- VALUES OF THE COMPONENTS
U – Values
• Walls n/a Windows 1.10W/sq.M K
Walls n/a
• Slabs n/a Roof n/a
• Roof n/a
• Windows 1.5W/s.m. K Energy consumption –
Normal ecological skyscrapers consume 25-30% less energy
• Energy consumption - 80 / 100 KWh/meter sq.
than a conventional building
Ventilation motors consumes 18Kh/square meter/year,
cooling at 0/7 heat rate per absorber consumes 115
HWh/square meter/year, heating including 10% heat loss
consumes 36KWh/square meter/year
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL AND KINETIC FAÇADE FOR ENERGY
PERFORMANCE
• In terms of climate and energy consumption, research is being performed to see if a kinetic façade is practical in India.
• The study is sandwiched between two structures, one of which has a conventional wall façade with perforated windows and the other of
which has a curtain wall façade. On the outside, there is only one exposed wall, and the floor has a thermal resistance of 0.9m2 K/W.
• To compensate for the increased heat inside, basic lighting, blinds, and ventilation systems are used. The south-facing structure is
divided into two cargo holds. For brick wall façade structures, the installed lighting density is 12 W/m2 and for curtain wall buildings, it
is 9 W/m2. The windows are covered with indoor roller curtains. Curtain walls have a 77 percent reflection, while masonry wall façade
buildings have a 37 percent reflectance.
• COMPARISON OF REGULAR WALL FAÇADE AND CURTAIN WALL FAÇADE.
• Curtain walls require more heating and cooling than stone walls, although they require less lighting and have an impact on the use of
cooling energy. The heating impact increased as the load on the occupants increased. The use of a lighting system in a structure with a
curtain wall façade increases the amount of natural light that contributes to the light source's total energy usage.
• Curtain wall buildings use 12 percent less energy overall in complicated climates than stone wall buildings, and 15 percent less in hot
and dry climates. Energy consumption has been lowered by using basic lighting systems and curtains.
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION
• The purpose of international policy is to reduce energy consumption, with the ultimate goal of boosting the usefulness
of indoor spaces. More energy-efficient alternatives will be provided by smart, intelligent skins and dynamic facades.
The high cost of deployment, servicing, and maintenance, on the other hand, is a disadvantage of these devices.
• The facade of a building must be manually designed in accordance with the architecture and long-term development
strategy. This process should be guided by both passive and active design ideas. Aside from increasing the building's
aesthetic, each façade (and each component of the facade) can help to increase daylight, control solar energy, and create
power based on the amount of sunlight and light received throughout the day. In addition to the facade system, which
automatically opens and closes apertures and shutters in response to the weather, each section of the facade, depending
on its location, plays a role in many aspects of building physics.
• According to a case study, using this smart solar screening system and this type of smart facade can reduce building
worldwide consumption by 20% at a cost level. The energy performance of commercial buildings has been assessed
based on the annual effective consumption of heating, cooling, and lighting to achieve the thermal and visual comfort of
the Mediterranean climatic zone. Reduced energy requirements can lessen the cooling plan's intensity, saving even more
energy.

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AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

KINETIC FAÇADE AS A TOOL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

 To understand different technologies and their working

How Effectiveness of kinetic façade for less energy

SETTING THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

NEED OS KINETIC FACADES IN INDIA:

• Energy control Kinetic façade

• Wind responsive Kinetic façade

• THE DEBBIS BUILDING

• Typical floor plate – 180m lower floor, 35m tower

• COMPARISON OF REGULAR WALL FAÇADE AND CURTAIN WALL FAÇADE.

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