HOUSE PROTOTYPE / LUIS ROLDAN VELASCO + ANGEL HEVIA ANTUNA

//This project aims to build a prototype house with minimal ecological footprint through the use of locally sourced natural materials and the drastic reduction in energy demand; energy efficiency is achieved by using natural thermal insulation throughout the external envelope and by developing strategies adapted to equatorial latitudes for solar energy capture through greenhouse effect.//

Located in Sangolqui, Ecuador, this house prototype has a layout of only 50 m². To provide more useful data for research, it has been designed to be dismantled so that it can be transported and tested in other climatic regions of Ecuador. After its useful life it will be possible to reuse or recycle it's parts.

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RHEI / DAMJAN STANKOVIC

Hearing the phrase //Panta rhei//, time is amongst first things that come to mind, but when a designer and an electrical engineer join forces, there comes a new way of seeing things: //Never before has a liquid substance been unveiled in its pure, unrefined form and controlled in a manner which allows it to display tangible shapes. There is a middle ground between the analog and the digital sphere, where the rules of mechanics and the laws of nature come together in order to create a liquid illusion reminiscent of a contemporary, digital form.// Behind these words hides Rhei - the prototype of an electro-mechanical clock with a liquid display. The clock has been created by designer Damjan Stankovic as a result of a year long passion project and executed in collaboration with Marko Pavlovic, electrical engineer, and //many other wonderful people.//

[ Sources: Rhei - time flows. Literally from rollercoaster on Vimeo. ]