Sustainability is a considerable theme in building design. A big leap can be made through the design of a façade since it makes up a large area of a building and because it is one of the most significant contributors to the energy budget and the comfort parameters of a building. Instead of shutting the environment out, the façade could make use of the environment. The façade becomes a chameleon, adapting itself to provide the best possible interior conditions for the buildings occupants without a reduction of indoor comfort levels and waste of energy. The Adaptable Façade offers a new approach to the design of an intelligent façade and presents an extensive toolbox with both old and new technologies that can be applied to or used in a façade. It provides strategies and design concepts for an adaptive façade, leading to a flexible yet comfortable building. Are you interested in making a sustainable and flexible building design? Then explore The Adaptable Façade!

Rosalie van Dijk MSc. obtained her Master of Science diploma in the fields Architecture and Building Technology at Delft University of Technology. Her graduation project on a new faculty of Architecture included a building technological research on the possibilities for an adaptable façade optimizing the indoor climate of various room types.