Case study

Tarun Sharma
b.arch VII semester
Passive House Pavilion of
Longfor Sundar 
This project is a exhibition pavilion supported by Longfor Real
Estate and Orient Sundar windows company, within which the
sustainable architecture strategies and the edge-cutting building
techniques could be introduced to the public. During the whole
process of the project, holistically sustainable design strategies
are adopted in different levels of design.

The pavilion is located in a large green area along the river

bank, in Gaobedian, china.
Plan and sections
The inner space is low in the north and high in the south, which is correlated with the function distribution. The higher spaces are for exhibitions and the lower
spaces are for service rooms and equipment room. The curtain wall, forming the whole south façade, could contribute to heat gaining in winter. While in
summer, the sun-shading system functions automatically, tracing the orientation of the sunlight

The skylight in atrium brings the sunlight in daytime and will be opened for the natural ventilation at night.

The basic prototype of the pavilion is made of two wedges. A wedge-shape atrium is inserted into the main body. Besides the common exhibition route, the
atrium also brings another route for visitors, which could create an experience for space of landscape. The terraced atrium, connecting the outdoor landscape
with the interior spaces, blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor, ground floor and second floor, artificial environment and natural environment.
The Technical Faculty SDU / C.F.
Møller
 The Technical Faculty is part of the University of Southern
Denmark (SDU) in Odense, and constitutes a shared research and
education environment for four different institutes. The building
is designed as one big envelope consisting of 5 buildings
connected by bridges at multiple levels crossing the heart of the
complex, a "piece of furniture" containing common functions and
meeting-rooms, and giving access to a roof garden/café/lounge
area. The many connections allow for more fluid boundaries, and
more community and knowledge sharing.
Plans and openings
The building is designed as a glass house with an external screen or veil revealing and shading the glazing.
The elegant and seemingly weightless screen is made from pre-fab panels of white CRC concrete
(Compact Reinforced Composite, a special type of Fiber Reinforced High Performance Concrete with high
strength) featuring circular openings with an underlying solar screen and natural ventilation.
 The composition of the façade screen is created from only seven different types of concrete panels, and the different diameters
and layouts of the panels’ perforation patterns have been optimized to act as a solar screen and glare protection, reducing direct
sunlight by up to 50 percent, while still allowing unobstructed views from all interior spaces to the green surroundings.