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Weather House

new construction

Pilhatsch. Löwnau Partner Architekten © Sunovation
Building use: 
office
IPV architectural system: 
rainscreen
IPV integration year: 
between 2011 and 2015

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Weather House

Karl-Legien-Straße 194a, Bonn, Germany

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In 2015, the Weather House, WetterOnline’s headquarter, was newly erected at the river port in Bonn, directly behind the Bonn docks and overlooking the Siegaue Nature Reserve. The building was planned with special attention to the symbiosis of the nearby river Rhine’s ecosystem and the structure’s energy supply. One façade was equipped with BIPV modules provided by SUNOVATION.

(Sunovation)

STAKEHOLDERS

Main building designer: 

Pilhatsch. Löwnau Partner Architekten

IPV components producer: 

Sunovation GmbH

Product type: 
modules
Address: 
Glanzstoffstraße 21, Elsenfeld, Germany
Contact: 
info@sunovation.de +49(0) 6022 / 26573-0
Web: 
https://sunovation.de/en/
Other stakeholders: 

prüTec - Planungsbüro für Energie - & Haustechnik GmbH

The BIPV modules offer homogeneous and straight dark surfaces. Coloured through double screen printing technique, they present an anthracite appearance. The adopted frameless curtain was system makes the mounting system invisible.

The BIPV modules are estimated to produce around 8.6 MWh per year.

Initially planned with thin-film PV technology, the façade was then realized with monocrystalline solar cells. The 330 integrated (eFORM color) modules are glass-glass panels of 20 different sizes, supported by a backside glued frame.

PROJECT DATA

Project type: 
new construction
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BIPV SYSTEM DATA
Architectural system: 
rainscreen
Integration year: 
2015
Active material: 
monocrystalline silicon
Module transparency: 
opaque
Module technology: 
glass-glass, hidden PV, customized modules
System power [kWp]: 
16
System area [m²]: 
210
Modules orientation: 
South-West
Modules tilt [°]: 
90
Annual PV production [kWh]: 
8,600
IPV components producer: 

Sunovation GmbH

Product type: 
modules
Address: 
Glanzstoffstraße 21, Elsenfeld, Germany
Contact: 
info@sunovation.de +49(0) 6022 / 26573-0
Web: 
https://sunovation.de/en/
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Karl-Legien-Straße 194a, Bonn, Germany
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