Eco Factor: Solar powered cable net structure highlights desert beauty without harming local ecology.
Architects Matthew Johnson and Jason Logan have designed a unique project as an entry to the The Land Art Generator Competition near Abu Dhabi. The exceptional design envisions a minimally invasive eco friendly cable net structure that highlights the beauty of the Arabian Desert without inflicting any harm to the local ecology.
Dubbed as the Prism Cloud, the arrangement calls attention to atmospheric elements that might otherwise go unnoticed. Made from steel and attached to concrete piers, the intricate network suspended above the desert, helps preserve the fragile ecology and allows it to shift and evolve. The structure is fitted with alternating glass prisms and photovoltaic panels.
The glass prism splits the light into spectral colors, creating a pool of multi-colored light for visitors to wander. Photovoltaic cells are pyramidal structures that absorb solar energy on their south sides, and act as wind-scoops on their north sides thereby creating a cool shady space. Photovoltaic cells in the form of pyramidal structures absorb solar energy on their south sides, and act as wind-scoops on their north sides thereby creating a cool shady space. The structure appears like a mirage with its reflective upper surface shimmering, seeming to bend the light in the heat of the day.
Via: LandArtGenerator
