05 / Solar Veils
Clothing
for buildings.
An ongoing project exploring how an exterior textile layer can shade a wall while leaving an open channel for air. Art, fabrication, and textile research meet at building scale.
The idea
Shade the surface.
Leave room for air.
01 / Shade
An outer textile layer
A veil intercepts sunlight before it reaches the building surface.
02 / Air
A ventilated gap
The textile stands away from the wall, leaving a path for air to move.
03 / Research
Observe and refine
Prototypes and field measurements inform the next iteration.
01
Experiments at Arcosanti
Early field experiments and architectural textile work inform the ongoing Solar Veils project. The project presentations below are reproduced from the existing Solar Veils website.
Collaborations & research
Explore the full project and its development.
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