Project Name

Smart Masonry

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Project Location

Berlin, Germany

Year of Completion

2015

Project Architect

ZAarchitects

Student Author

Elia Magari

Archived Year

2016

Climate

Marine West Coast Climate

Application

roof, walls, ceiling

Material and its Properties

PV panels coated with a textured glass surface

Other Sources

http://www.archdaily.com/609108/digitized-bricks-zaarchitects-develop-smart-masonry

Environmental Response

Conceptualized as a seamless mesh, overlapping and wrapping elements replace walls, columns, and beams. Saving on material and costs, the entire area of the building is designed as a “minimal surface” whose stress-pattern is optimized and materialized as a load-bearing pattern.

Recommended Citation

ZAarchitects, "Smart Masonry" (2015). Building Case Studies. 245.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/245