MESH is an innovative architectural façade system that dramatically improves the energy performance of buildings by integrating (a) energy generation; (b) micro-climate control, via dynamic shading and ventilation; and, (c) lighting systems. The system is customized through a parametric digital design process, which can address relevant challenges arising from the wide scale of application needs in existing building reuse and retrofit.
Unique proposition
- State of the art technology: MESH includes the most advanced materials for mimicking the behavior of natural systems in the adaptation to climatic conditions.
- Cost-effectiveness: cost is estimated in 300 Euro/m2, with a payback time of about 3 years in the solar belt regions. Most of the elements are low cost and can be fabricated by local O&M workshops.
- Multifunctionality: it dynamically modulates the building shading and ventilation, while generating solar electricity, and offering highly aesthetic interactive lighting.
- High adaptability: the servified business model will include a parametric data-driven process for the design of context-aware skin component configurations, thus it can adapt and fit to various types of buildings and climates, and impact positively the architecture of the building.
Watch the AAS MESH promotional video here to learn more about our solution.
MESH is a new solution that will help push our cities towards climate neutrality through modulation of the building skin. It is a novel adaptive facade system that improves drastically the thermal performance of buildings, while protecting them from environmental stress.
