electronic intelligencein architectural systems

Heliotrope Panel

Embedding electronic intelligence into architectural systems.

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL BEHAVIOUR OF SYSTEM.Modular system composed of rotating panels attached together, reacting to a light source (SUN). When the light sensors perceives light valuesabove a certain value, they send a signal to the node which in turns com-mands the servo to rotate. This behaviour will recreate a solar trackingdevice, where each panel will react in the same degree and speed. When the light sensed is less than X, the node will turn on a LED strip,making the panel light up, becoming a light source as well as a data visu-alization technique.

HARDWARE, NETWORK, BEHAVIOURS.

Nodes, servos, resistors, LED’s,

INTELLIGENCE, ADAPTABILITY, VARIATION.

if ... then, Do Loop, Array...

MODULARSYSTEM

ELECTRONICS ARCHITECTUREDATA PROCESSING

MATERIALITY, AESTHETICS, FUNCTIONALITY.

Panels, construction details, assembly...