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Located in the Changbin Industrial Zone off the coast of Changhua, the main purpose of the project is to provide storage and maintenance space for offshore wind power sustainable energy equipment. The base has abundant sunshine throughout the year, and the outline of the "Light Energy Stone" is intended to maximize the absorption of solar energy from all angles of the building.
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MVRDV unveiled the "Sun Rock Stone of Light" offshore wind farm operation and maintenance center designed for Taiwan Electric Power Co., Ltd., which includes offices, maintenance plants, storage spaces and public exhibition halls. Echoing the company's determination to transform green, the "Stone of Light Energy" operation and maintenance center is designed to maximize the efficiency of solar power generation, from the building form to the façade shape directly reflect this vision. Therefore, the "Stone of Light Energy" is also an "architectural declaration" that conveys the goals of Taipower enterprises to the public.
Project with Aerial View of Changbin Industrial Zone (Renderings) © MVRDV
Located in the Changbin Industrial Zone off the coast of Changhua, the main purpose of the project is to provide storage and maintenance space for offshore wind power sustainable energy equipment. The base has abundant sunshine throughout the year, and the outline of the "Light Energy Stone" is intended to maximize the absorption of solar energy from all angles of the building. The south side of the building uses a sloping roof to create a larger area of the façade to absorb the direct sunlight of the noonday sun, and the north side of the building uses a dome to maximize the area of sunlight received by the building surface.
The block generates © an MVRDV
Project overview (renderings) © MVRDV
MVRDV designed a horizontally "folded" façade to maximize the absorption of solar energy, with photovoltaic panels attached to the folding surface (which can be mixed with windows if necessary), and the folding angle has been optimally adjusted to maximize the power generation potential of solar panels. Based on this, the building can carry more than 4,000 square meters of photovoltaic panels and generate nearly 1 million kWh of green energy per year – equivalent to the energy generated by burning 85 tons of crude oil – allowing the building to be fully self-sufficient in energy. MVRDV is refining the design and expects to add a larger area of photovoltaic panels that can generate up to 1.7 million kWh of electricity per year, in addition to supporting the building's own operational power consumption, but also providing energy for Taipower's grid.
Analysis diagram © MVRDV
Horizontally "folded" the façade to maximize the absorption of solar energy (renderings)
Elevation detail (rendering) © MVRDV
Winy Maas, Founding Partner of MVRDV, said: "Our goal is to make all our projects sustainable, but the Taipower Operations center has a more unique and fascinating challenge, and its design needs to meet a very clear focus to push green energy in sustainable buildings to the extreme. This is a completely data-oriented design. When data analysis becomes a decisive factor in design, the results produced are always interesting. ”
Data analysis became a decisive factor in © the design of MVRDV
At the center of the building is a data room open to the public, and the towering aerial court displays the operating status of Taipower and the green energy data generated in real time. In addition, from the exhibition space on the second floor, the activities in the repair factory can be seen, from solar panels to the blades of large offshore wind turbines, and the public can observe the daily maintenance work of green energy industrial machinery up close. There is another exhibition space on the top floor of the building, under the dome constructed of solar panels, a terrace full of trees is set up, open to visitors and company employees, providing a pleasant space to relax and relax.
Schematic cross-sectional MVRDV ©
From the exhibition space on the second floor, you can see the activities in the repair factory (renderings)
Sustainable energy generation gives the "Stone of Light" more meaning than the basic functions of plant operation and maintenance; the design cleverly combines the building's practical spaces with a series of exhibition spaces. As such, it will also serve as a medium and platform for Taipower to present its vision for a green future to the public.
Open database in the center of the building,
The air court displays the operating status of Taipower Company and the generated green energy data in real time
(Rendering) © MVRDV
Facts
Year: 2021-2024
Client: Taipower Company
Design Team: Hui-Hsin Liao, Daniel Diez, Mirco Facchinelli, Carolina Martin Peñuela, Chi-Yi Liao, Tseng-Hsuan Wei
MVRDV NEXT: Yayun Liu
Visualisations: Antonio Coco, Pavlos Ventouris, Jaroslaw Jeda, Emanuele Fortunati
Images: © MVRDV
Copyright: MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries
Project Name: Sun Rock
Location: Changhua County, Taiwan
Size and Programme: 12,900m2 – maintenance workshop, warehouse, Office Credits
Architect: MVRDV
Founding Partner in charge: Winy Maas Partner: Wenchian Shi
Partners:
Co-architect: Y.C. Hsu Architect & Associates
Contractor: Reiju Construction Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer: Chih-Hung Kao Structural Engineer & Associates MEP: Chia Feng Mechanical & Electrical Corp.
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