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Solar shading systems

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about solar shading systems

Product • By MOTION FACADESMotion 10000 Kinetic Facade System, Horizontal Folding Shading System

Motion 10000 Kinetic Facade System, Horizontal Folding Shading System

The simplest of the Horizontal Folding Shading systems comes in the form of paired sashes. The sash movement is in the horizontal axis and can be operated manually or electrically. The max sash width is limited to 1.2 meters and its height can go up to 5 meters. In its standard installation configuration, it is mounted within the building frame. Optionally it can also be fixed on the outside thus creating seamless integration with the building cladding. In its standard configurations the system can accommodate cladding options like natural wood, GRP, Glass, Fiber Cement, Ceramic, Perforated Metal Sheets, Aluminum blades and ACP. More

Project • By SWFContractOffices

Cirrus Logic Headquarters

As a premier supplier of high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, Cirrus Logic has an award-winning corporate culture and regularly tops local, state, and national lists of the Best Places to Work. Their Austin headquarters include SWFcontract Manual and Motorized Solar Shades. More

Product • By MechoSunDialer® WindowManagement® System

SunDialer® WindowManagement® System

A state-of-the-art automated-shading system, featuring the same advanced solar-tracking and sky-monitoring technology as the elite SolarTrac®, but tailored for small-scale and retrofit projects. SunDialer is scientifically designed to maximize natural daylight and increase energy efficiency while providing occupants with a comfortable environment and views to the outside More

Product • By SWFContractAutomated Solar Shades

Automated Solar Shades

Automated Solar Shades are an increasingly important part of your commercial construction business to take advantage of programmable daylight control.  SWFcontract Solar Shades can be integrated with Somfy's animeo IP.     Installation includes an animeo IP Building Controller that supports up to 200 motors, but is scalable for larger projects.  The animeo IP Controller resides on a standard Somfy Digital Network (SDN). Maximizing daylight with automated shading and lighting control allows for better building management and better daylight management for end-users.  More

Product • By MechoMecho®/5x manual window shade system

Mecho®/5x manual window shade system

Mecho has recently introduced its latest innovation in window treatment solutions: the Mecho®/5x manual window shade system. This system significantly enhances the capabilities of the already industry-leading Mecho®/5x clutch, enabling users to effortlessly lift not just larger shades but also heavier models with ease. The introduction of the Mecho®/5x brings forth improved control over expansive shades, which, in turn, greatly enhances the overall experience for occupants within the buildings where these shades are installed. One of the standout features of the Mecho®/5x is its superior chain pull angle, which offers increased versatility when navigating around furniture or other potential obstructions that may be present... More

Project • By GEZA ArchitetturaOffices

PRATIC 2.0

The Pratic Headquarters dialogue with the earth and the sky, with light and shadow. The productive and directional functions relate to the landscape without mimicry. The spaces are designed with the aim of establishing a constant relationship between interior and exterior. Thus Pratic becomes the landmark of the landscape. The Pratic Spa, a manufacturer of solar shading systems, is an industrial site where the architecture for production becomes a contribution to the landscape and reinforces its identity.The intervention involves and integrates industrial volumes and vast open spaces. The buildings are related to the earth and the sky, with light and shadow. The productive and directional functions relate to the landscape without mimic... More

Project • By Pietro Carlo Pellegrini ArchitettoResearch Facilities

Technological Centre

The Technological Centre is located inside the sustainable service sector park, a centre of attraction thought to link fair trade activities to technological innovation. This project is one of the most important Tuscan role model of green building and it's able to underline the values of quality of life and environmental protection. Moreover, this center creates a connection with local development, through supporting information and media activities.The entire complex is built with the aim to increase the value of high profile technological proficiencies already existing in Lucca and establish new innovation centres, that will be able to increase the local hi-tech sector.Within the Technological Centre, have been located the following macro... More

Project • By Duco Ventilation & Sun ControlOffices

Atheneum Pegasus

“Duco contributes to the building of an educational gem with DucoSun Ellips” In the autumn of 2014, the first sod was cut in the West Flanders seaside resort of Ostend for the construction of an impressive school complex. In order to cope expeditiously with the steady growth of Atheneum Pegasus, pupils and teaching staff were able, thanks to close cooperation between the stakeholders, to settle into the snazzy, elongated newbuild wing after scarcely one year. The design was handled by Urban Platform, whose main driving forces were sustainability and energy efficiency, as well as focusing on indoor climate. Close to the centre of Ostend, it is not only pupils and teaching staff, but also architecture enthusiasts and casual passers-by w... More

Product • By VerosolVerosol FourC

Verosol FourC

With FourC (Connect, Communicate, Control, Comfort) Verosol offers an intelligent, wireless solution for blind automation in buildings. The FourC motorisation and automation ensure that the roller blinds are always in an optimum position to maximise the energy saving and glare control properties of the Verosol metallised screen fabrics. Connection of the FourC blinds is wireless, the motor is solar powered and extremely silent, blinds all move at the same speed and are perfectly aligned. Installation is simple and no electrical wiring is required, which makes FourC a very cost-effective solution. Thanks to 'The Internet of Things', blinds can be controlled automatically via an 'app', based on motion sensors (occupancy), light sensors as w... More

Project • By MeierPartnersOffices

Taichung Condominium Tower

Richard Meier & Partners is proud to announce the beginning of construction of their first project in Taiwan. The new Taichung Condominium Tower developed by Fubon Land will be a luxury residential building and is intended to become a modern landmark that captures the essence of the new and growing urban context of Taichung, Taiwan. The Taichung Condominium Tower site is located in the center of Taichung City in close vicinity to key civic buildings including the new Taichung City Hall, the Opera House, and the Convention Center. It is surrounded by a mixture of high and low-rise commercial and residential buildings and large public parks. Prominently positioned to have a vantage point of the new city center of Taichung, the site is boun... More

Product • By SCHÜCOModernisation Façade ERC 50

Modernisation Façade ERC 50

The new Schüco façade system for efficient modernisation of existing buildings arose from the every-day challenges of modernisation projects: as a rule, tenants / users of rooms adjacent to the façade have to vacate their workspace during building work, so that old window and façade units can be taken out and new units installed and attached. This results in stress and discomfort for the users and ultimately high consequential costs (rental etc.) for the landlord / building owner, not to mention enormous logistics problems. The new aluminium system construction method puts the client in a position to keep the building in operation all throughout the building work. An external load-bearing structure is fitted with fixing brackets from cei... More

Project • By Carroquino ArquitectosLibraries

Actur Library and Elderly Centre

The Benjamin Jarnés Library, located in the Actur District, had an insufficient surface to carry out its function. So based on a recommendation from the Board of trustees of Zaragoza, it was proposed the construction of a new socio-cultural building where the library was to be relocated. Following principles of rationality and economy of human and material resources, it was agreed the creation of a building that could host a centre for the elderly and the Benjamin Jamés Library. Located in the intersection of Pedro Lain Entralgo Gomez de Avellaneda Street, the Elderly Centre and Library is presented to its surroundings as an envrironmentally adapted urban element. It was also decided that a building that provides environmental comfor... More