Is this public art or a building facade....either way it will have a great impact on the environment, thanks to the environmentally friendly wooden skin erected by French architect Stephane Malka on student housing in Paris.
The wooden skin is constructed on the exterior of buildings and consists of a host of pallets of varying dimensions that can be mechanically expanded or contracted, via horizontal hinges, to let in more or less ventilation and daylight as required.
Malka hopes to showcase a sustainable and ecological alternative that does not require new construction by 'energyvores'. As well as its environmental benefits, it would certainly look incredible on the body of a skyscraper.
http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/news/123650/buildings-grow-a-skin-in-the-name-of-sustainabilit.htm?s=newsletter&utm_source=Concrete+Playground+Sydney&utm_campaign=0d1944a710-SYDNEY_5_21_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a099cccd65-0d1944a710-201917809
The wooden skin is constructed on the exterior of buildings and consists of a host of pallets of varying dimensions that can be mechanically expanded or contracted, via horizontal hinges, to let in more or less ventilation and daylight as required.
Malka hopes to showcase a sustainable and ecological alternative that does not require new construction by 'energyvores'. As well as its environmental benefits, it would certainly look incredible on the body of a skyscraper.
http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/news/123650/buildings-grow-a-skin-in-the-name-of-sustainabilit.htm?s=newsletter&utm_source=Concrete+Playground+Sydney&utm_campaign=0d1944a710-SYDNEY_5_21_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a099cccd65-0d1944a710-201917809
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