Solar Shading

A large percentage of a building’s energy usage is consumed by heating and cooling, but a new dynamic shading system could help. Inspired by the skin of krill, the system uses cells of blooming pigment that can block light on demand.

Nearing completion, the Aedas-designed Al Bahar Towers are partly coated in an intelligent outer skin that can adapt to the position of the sun, and which is inspired by the traditional mashrabiyas of Arabic architecture.