Shelter to Harness Wasted Energy

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Waste space is inflated and warmed by the exterior vent of a building, emphasizing unused abundant energy created by inefficient building systems. The membrane is constructed from paneled garbage bags melted together, providing respite to the frigid passerby.

 

From conception to completion in 2 weeks, the project budget was $22 and passively achieved a temperature differential of over 50 degrees, placing first for Lowest Budget and Highest Temperature Differential in a class-wide competition. The geometry and scale of the intervention references the dome and mullions of Sibley Hall—the building from which it is given life.

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Collaboration with Benjamin Mayne and Sasson Rafailov

Studio Course taught by Assistant Professor Sasa Zivkovic 

Sited in Ithaca, New York

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

February 2015