Heating an entire home is often both wasteful and inefficient. Berlin architects Davidson Rafailidis have come up with an innovative solution to utilizing precious resources to heat a home or office – Selective Insulation.
Built as a response to the chilling working conditions in the artists’ facility at the Old School House in Hexham, England, built in 1849, the building required intensive heating in order to keep it thermally comfortable.
When creating the design solution, the architects asked - Can insulating a building be more strategic? Can it have formal consequences? Can it organize space?
The resulting design strategy – Selective Insulation – allows small areas to be insulated without the excessive heating bills and waste of resources.
The small insulating structure is built around a framework, using an insulating layer of two-ply bubblewrap (commonly used to insulate greenhouses) and thermally seals the working area.
“The installation is positioned within a 66m2 working space as a room-in-a-room, providing temperature-specific spaces for different activities,” explain the architects. “The structure was built in three days on a modest budget, using materials readily available at the local building supply shop in Hexham.”
Visit: http://www.davidsonrafailidis.net/
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