Aerospace
Wave Mechanics
Precision parts need a precise building, and one that keeps its cool.
Bangalore · KIADB Aerospace SEZ · 2014 · Unbuilt
The aerospace facility is located in the new KIADB Aerospace SEZ. It is designed as a three-storey precast structure shaded by a 30 kVA solar canopy at the terrace.
The naturally ventilated tall space at ground floor houses CNC machines. Upper-level workspaces encase a central court shaded by the solar canopy. All the walls, slabs and roof skins are calibrated to reduce heat gain. Extruded precast slabs carry cooled air to air-condition the interiors. This thermal energy system was designed with Termodeck, and such systems lower capital as well as running cost by at least 30 to 40 percent.
It was not built, but it holds important ideas about radiant cooling.