Fundamentals of integrated building design - Report grafico

ENVELOPE

The building is composed by 3 types

of main facade. The one on the west

elevation without sunshading, the

opposite one on the east facade,

with fins and sprandel, and the last

one on the north elevation, that has

sun shading until the half part of the

facade. West Elevation - 1:200

EA ST ELE VA

TIO N East elevation - 1:200

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NO North Elevation - 1:200

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We seek to examine the attachment conceal the anchorage from the

of the curtain wall module to the exterior. Once the module is installed

primary structure. A contoured onto the main structure, this entire

plate has been affixed to the assembly is then obscured with

extrados of the mullion. It will be aluminum sheets filled with fire-

supported by the longitudinal bolt resistant insulating material.

traversing between the two slots of

the U-shaped anchor.. The factory-

preassembled module arrives already

equipped with the contoured plate

and a small parapet at the top to 11

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TEAM

2.4 THERMAL ANALYSIS

SOUTH FACADE

ENVELOPE The U factor of the glazing is effectively shields the aluminum,

0.8 W/m2K. We have conducted thereby blocking the heat flow and

an analysis of thermal bridges preventing its escape.

using the THERM software. By

assigning anodized aluminum for

the frame and structural silicone

for the glazing, we initiated the

calculation.

As we anticipated, the system

is perfectly functional from a

thermal perspective. There is no

heat dissipation observed. This

is attributed to the SSG4, which

21 C -4.6 C 13

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2.3 EAST FACADE

BLOW UP

FRONT VIEW AND SECTION OF THE ASSEMBLED MODULE

ENVELOPE 12

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