Ehab Alhariri: A Futuristic Smart Sustainable Mountain pod designed to utilize solar power using a petals mechanism that allows it to open up and close down to charge up the pod using photovoltaic cells mounted on the petals. Inspired by a flower motion, the petals when open allows for a 360° view of the surrounding, the mechanism could also potent...
Project name
Futuristic Sustainable Mountain Pod
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Ehab Alhariri
Visualization
Ehab Alhariri
Typology
Residential › Mountain pod
Parsi-based archibiotect Vincent Callebaut Architectures has designed Paris Smart City 2050 that is including 8 prototypes of energy-plus towers eco-conceived to fight against climate change. Following the Climate Energy Plan of Paris aimed at reducing 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions within 2050, the « 2050 PARIS SMART CITY » project is a resea...
Project name
Paris Smart City 2050 - For a sustainable, dense and connected city
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Agnès Martin, Fabrice Zaini, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut
Collaborators
Green engineering consultant: Setec
Client
Mairie de Paris - Paris City Hall
Typology
Architectural Commission, "Procédure Adaptée". Program: 8 prototypes of positive energy towers eco-conceived to fight global warming
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