Probes

The Membrane Probe was constructed to be able to visualize the effect of a double frost coated membrane. At the same time we wanted to investigate if it is possible to melt the frost by touching the membrane and see what happens when the frost melts all together.
After only 10 min the frost had formed on the surface and was obscuring everything.
When defrosting the membrane it took around 25 min before the frost was melted.
After 45 min the water had vaporized and the membrane is again transparent.

Football dome:

The dome was based on the shape of frost and that a dome shape is to prefer when lightning has to be lead to the ground.

Triangle dome:

This dome is based on the Football dome and the triangles are added as a structural support and to further divide the surface in to segments. Also to have a more reflective surface and better be able to place solar panels in the wanted areas

Pointy dome:

The pointy dome is again based on the Triangle dome. This dome has a greater surface area and therefore can hold more solar panels and it reflects the light more like a prism.

Pointy dome w. hole:

The hole in this dome was added to make an impact of the internal space of the dome.  The hole will also catch sound and thereby intensify our intension of intensify the sound of thunder. The hole will also make a different lightning situation in the dome and divide the space.

The transparency probe is constructed to get a visual idea about how the frost will affect the interior space by excluding light. We wanted to test the  dome with flashes of light on the outside so see how this was observed inside the structure.

The white plastic is to resemble a fully  frost covered dome and the translucent plastic is to resemble the dome doing the frosting process and defrosting process

The solar panels are implemented in the structure to be able to create the energy needed to power the freezers in the membrane. In this way the membrane acts like a powerhouse and can furthermore power other electrical installations such as light in the evening . the solar cells can either be implemented in the structure or place beside it and therefore we have investigated different situations of solar panel placements. We also wanted to investigate what happened if the solar panels and thereby  the membrane segments could move according to the sun and thereby also allow ventilation in the building. We have furthermore worked mainly with placing the panels in the path of the sun doing the hole year.