The term Heliotropic refers to ‘sun-responsive’, or ‘solar-oriented’. Thus heliotropic housing is simply defined as the sun oriented housing.

1. Solar Energy : Endesa Pavilion
Building Construction and Material VII
Prepared By:
WASIQ BILAL
AZRA FATIMA
ABRAR

2. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center
Barcelona, Spain
● Architects: Rodrigo Rubio
and Institute for Advanced
Architecture of Catalonia
(IAAC).
● Year of completion: Nov
2011
● Material of Interest: Timber
& Solar Panels.

3. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center
● Endesa Pavilion is a self-sufficient solar prototype
also referred as “Solar house 2.0” is installed at the
Marina Dock, within the framework of the
International BCN Smart City Congress.
● It will be used as a Control room for monitoring
and testing several projects related to intelligent
power management.
● It has a Pinecone like exterior,
which is designed by a piece of software.
● The Pavillion is actually the Prototype of a
multiscale construction system.

4. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center
● “The system we apply is not the
repetition of a formal standard,
but the repetition of a logic that is
distributed through these
modules.”
It's size and components vary depending upon
the inclination of the sun, the relationship with
the environment and other technical needs.

5. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center
It's even smarter than it seems on the surface.
● From “Form follows function” to “Form
follows energy.”
Each irregular “Solar brick” on the Pavilions
southern facade is outfitted with a photovoltaic
panel and positioned not only to collect the optimal
amount of sunlight but also to control how much
light enters the building, depending on season.

6. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center

7. Endesa Pavilion, Research Center
● “Consume less and Produce more.”
It typically produces more electricity than it is
using;
- It usually runs about 150% efficiency,
generating enough electricity for itself and
another small building.
- A “Solar brick” that protects from the
solar radiations, collects and stores the
energy at the local scale.

8. FACADE
● The South corner has the prominent cantilever.
● This single component i.e the cantilever, has all the intelligence that a house needs.
a. Insulation
b. Energy
c. Storage
INTERIOR VIEW
● There are windows for natural ventilation and
natural light system and the module on the top of
that cast shadows, controls sunlight , produces
electricity and provide storage space inside.
SOUTH FACADE

9. FACADE
● The facade of the structure is different on all the sides, because it’s driven by
the sun path.
● Facade system is adapted according to the exterior conditions
● The structure itself is conventional but the creative thing about this facade is
that each point of it is adapted to the exact conditions of the exterior.

10. FACADE
● As the wall is getting closer to the north corner, the windows are getting
smaller and the north corner is totally opaque.
● All the systems in the structure are quite transparent and evident.

11. The two main process that they work with are :
Digital Design :
● It is a software based design that is translated by
mathematical equations/algorithms that produce and
alter the geometry of the structure.
● Parameters that defines the geometry of the structure
is based on solar inclination,orientation and opening to
the outside.
CONSTRUCTION

12. ● Digital Fabrication :
● After designing all details on the software is
sent to the CNC (computer numeric control)
machine.
● The machine then cut the wood in required
shape.
● Then the pieces are being assembled
together.
● All the facade modules are produced and
assembled at the factory and fitted on the
site.

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