Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
Snapping Facade
2018

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Snapping Facade

Building shade

The Snapping Façade prototype explores a sustainable open-and-close mechanism based on local craft and computational mechanics. Without using additional actuation energy and complicated maintenance, users can participate in the dynamic movement of the building envelope for play, fun, and energy saving. The user participation promoted by this low-tech system represents the collaboration, coordination and connection engaged in our building environment. This integration between art value and use value presents a potential for the further development into urban shading, shelter, and low-tech dynamic façade for sustainable environment.

Client / Manufacturer

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, US
Design

Dioinno Architecture PLLC

Buffalo, NY, US

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, US
Development Time
up to 12 months
Target Regions
North America
Target Groups
Consumer / User

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