I usually work from home, but at the moment I’m working in that zero-energy building. It’s not the most beautiful, but it actually generates more energy than it consumes! There is a small garden on the rooftop with vegetables for employees to pick up and wooden picnic tables. The wooden structure holds solar panels and provide shading for the sun.

It could be better looking, but definitely solarpunk in spirit I think. Also, I like that it functions as a normal office building, it’s not something built for show-off, but actually practical.

There’s info about the building at this website (in Spanish, tho).

P.S. Maybe we need an !architecture community?

  • poVoqAEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    That’s very cool, but also a very odd shape? I don’t see much “form follows function” in there or am I missing something?

    • borrinaOPEnglish
      28·
      1 year ago

      Well, the shape of the wooden thing it’s been thought to provide shade at noon while allowing sunlight at dawn and dusk, while maximising the energy collected I think. Also there’s an underground terrace that it’s protected from rain by it, since it rains a lot here. Maybe it’s easier to visualise from the maps model:

  • klingelstreich@feddit.deEnglish
    121·
    1 year ago

    This is solar but I am not convinced it’s punk. Garden on the roof top is cool but is it good enough to feed people or is it rather decorative?

    • borrinaOPEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Not very punk, but a step in the right direction I think. The garden it’s good enough to get some strawberries as a snack or complete your salad with a fresh tomato from time to time. Of course it would make much more sense to have all the surrounding park planted with vegetables… but it’s something.

  • AndyEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think this building looks super nice.

    Also, I think alt urbanism is a great community for posting architecture. You could make a new one, but I think it makes sense to do so once an existing sub is overloaded.