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Conner Architects, SymHomes Mk1 project is the winner of the ‘Living Steel’ design competition. The proposed project is located in the West Bangor city of Kolkata, India - where temperatures can reach 111°F

Disregarding convention, the design uses steel for cladding and shuttering as well as the internal structure. Perforated steel shades over the deep-set terraces provide a sustainable solution to air conditioning by allowing air to pass into the room and providing shade from the glaring sun thus cooling the building naturally. When needed, an inner skin can be sealed to allow air-conditioning units to be used in extremes of temperature.

Stuart Piercy explains: “Western architecture is dominated by sealed environments, but Indian architecture is more open and expressive.” Designing to exploit shade, sun paths and wind-channelling, Piercy has made a building that respects Indo-Islamic tradition, but is also contemporary

It is also functional; SymHomes’s intelligent environmental design means power-hungry air-.conditioning switches on only in extreme conditions

January 19, 2009