The building is the home of a company producing printing machines for smartcards. It is a representative office building as well as a factory building. The building has a timber frame structure and the envelope is externally completely glazed. The southwards facade is conceived as an energetic wall in which PV-Laminates are used as a cladding material for a ventilated facade system. The uniform dark blue monocrystalline solar cells are used on a black background. The total solar active facade area is 80 sqm. The building is well heat insulated complying the German Low Energy Standard "Niedrigenergiehaus"
Source:Völse & Rath-Architekten
Project | Böwe Cardtec | |
Location | Paderborn (D) | |
Latitude | 51° 43' | |
Completion year |
2003 | |
Architect | Völse and Rath-Architekten | |
Type | Industrial | |
Category | New | |
Surroundings | - | |
Technology | Monocrystalline | |
Installed power |
9.65 kWp | |
Orientation | East | |
PV module |
Isofoton I-56, I-53 | |
Dimensions | 80 m2 | |
Transparency |
Opaque |