Petr Franta
Czech Republic
Award and competition winning architect, urban planner, team player for colleagues and clients. Thinking about environmental issues, energy saving design. Collaborating with top level engineers and landscape designers, curators and artists. Scale of project is not important, important is what it brings to environment, people and nature. Excellent sustainable design defines bright future of mankind. Access Petr Franta Newsroom
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Double Skin Solar Collector
ETFE Membrane Facade is a double skin facade designed for a research and teaching building. The outer skin is formed by welded transparent cushions of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, three metres wide and up to sixty-two metres long, kept under constant air pressure and installed diagonally on a secondary steel structure with aluminium clamps. The facade cavity acts as a solar collector, and warm air is drawn into the ventilation units, reducing energy use by up to 30 percent. The membrane is cleaned by rainwater and adds acoustic protection from street traffic.
A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award - Bronze (2022) - Access Petr Franta Double Skin Solar Collector Press Kit