To create a bio-building we were inspired by one of the best eco-building architecture which have been built in the last few years: the California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano.
This project is one of the ten pilot “green building” projects of the San Francisco Department of Environment and collects a lot of eco-friendly processes:
- the structure is completely covered with grass and natural fibers, that will provide a great thermal insulation for the building and also serves as natural habitat for native species of animals and plants;
- the shape of the roof follows a sinous line that allows the natural ventilation in the surrounding environments;
- the spherical windows allow natural light to enter and reflect infrared;
- a ventilation allows cool air from the outside to enter the building and to release the indoor air outside.
The building is in a perfect symbiotic relationship with the enviroment, it established a total collaboration with the nature.
Another building that caught our attention in the Paul Klee Zentrum by Renzo Piano, located in Bern; the shape represents a big wave escaping from the ground, it seems that the ground is rises to host people. The inner curves of those waves inspired us to recover easily rainwater.
Inspiration
The buildings which inspired us