Its flexible infrastructure has a distributed energy network that can translate into as much as 16,000 watt-hours of electricity.Ĭoncept exhibits in museums grab attention, but hold little relevance to manufacturers, construction firms and architects working in the real world…right? Wrong, says Chris Macneal, architect and senior associate at KieranTimberlake Associates LLP, Philadelphia, Pa., a firm that created the SmartWrap™ pavilion for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, N.Y., in 2003. “Instead of a centralized grid, imagine a distributed energy network that is literally soft-a flexible network made of multiple, adaptable and cooperative light-emitting textiles that can be touched, held and used by homeowners according to their needs,” says Sheila Kennedy, KVA principal and architect. The textiles harvest energy, translating it into as much as 16,000 watt-hours of electricity, half the daily use of an average U.S. Not so apparent is its flexible infrastructure comprised of natural photo-luminescent pigments, light-emitting diodes (LED) and film-encased photovoltaic cells applied to, woven through and integrated within fabrics. The futuristic vision by Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA), Boston, Mass., invites visitors to bask in a glowing world of curves, curtains and translucent screens. Photo: KVA.Ī fountain of light-filled fabric is the center of The Soft House, one of 15 architectural innovations created for the 2006 Intelligent Living by Design exhibit at Germany’s Vitra Museum. The futuristic vision by Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA) invites visitors to bask in a glowing world of curves, curtains and translucent screens, around a fountain of light-filled fabric at the center. The Soft House, one of 15 architectural innovations created for the 2006 Intelligent Living by Design exhibit at Germany’s Vitra Museum.
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