micro oasis desert

Project idea

Ostriches use their feathers as part of a thermoregulation strategy to cool their bodies in high temperatures. In response to an increase in skin temperature, the ostrich's dorsal feathers automatically erect. This creates gaps between the feathers, allowing air to flow through them. The gaps between the erected feathers facilitate air movement. The movement of air promotes the cooling of the skin through convection, helping to dissipate excess heat from the ostrich's body. During the night, the feathers flatten and interlock. This response traps an insulating layer of air close to the skin, preventing heat loss and helping the ostrich conserve body heat.

Project description

Using a parametric pattern as a skin for our capsule, which mimics the feather of the Ostrich. The skin is going to open with a sensor when sunlight falls on it to allow the air to move between the skin and the capsule’s walls and roof. During the night,t the skin will close, creating an insulating membrane of trapped air.

Technical information

shell structure divided into modules that will be precast and placed Units are fixed in pipes that rotate in on the Y axis according to sensors when exposed to sunlight