Double-skin facades
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about double-skin facades
Project • By Inrestudio • Private Houses
100 Windows
100 WINDOWS is a residence for two generations and three households — a parent couple and the families of their two sons — sharing a single building. The site lies along a river in the suburbs of Hanoi, in an area that was once farmland and is now becoming a small town where housing plots and rental factories intermingle. Neither fully urban nor rural, this transitional condition is expected to change substantially over the coming decades. Accepting the uncertainty of the surroundings as a long-term design condition, and keeping a deliberate distance from them, defines the basic stance of the building.
Trieu Chien
Trieu Chien
In the suburbs, unlike in dense urban districts, the relationship between a building and its... More
News • News • 20 May 2024
Filippo Taidelli Architetto designs transparent “knowledge hangar” near Milan
Milan-based Filippo Taidelli Architetto designed the Roberto Rocca Innovation Building as part of the campus of Humanitas University, an international medical school. Located in Pieve Emanuele, a comune in the Italian region of Lombardy and part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, the new building is characterized by its transparent facade and wooden load-bearing construction. The design concept is that of a “knowledge hangar”, a structure with reconfigurable spaces that respond to Humanitas University’s ever evolving needs and the rapid pace of technological innovation.
Giovanni Hanninen
Filippo Taidelli Architetto
Described as “a place of learning and exchange where science and innovation meet the... More
News • Specification • 28 Nov 2023
10 office buildings with insulated double-skin facades
A facade with an insulated double-skin consists of two layers. In the majority of instances, these layers are made up of glass, creating a cavity that acts as insulation against temperature fluctuations, improves a building's thermal efficiency, and reduces energy costs. Any shading implements are typically placed within the cavity. Facades with an insulated double-skin can also enhance auditory comfort for a building’s users and improve transparency.
Research has demonstrated that “heat gain or loss through the building envelope accounts for 20 to 50 percent of the total energy used by air-conditioning systems, indoor heating, and ventilation” (Naddaf & Baper, 2023). Facades with an insulated double-skin offer an eff... More