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Die sich unterscheidenden Klimazonen sind von außen sichtbar. • The climate zones are visible from the outside.

Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan

Grundriss Obergeschoss • Upper floor plan Explosionszeichung • Exploded view

oven and stove), and the shared kitchen with all household appliances, are based on wall heating- and ventilation systems ensure comfort in the private spaces, the commu-
an extremely durable combination of recycled paper and resin and form completely nal area has a flexible comfort range. It is naturally ventilated, passively cooled and can
monolithic contrasts to the numerous natural building materials. maintain a temperature level between 15 and 35° Celsius. Photovoltaic cells embedded
in the windows provide electricity and shade. The technical module is adjacent to the
Optimal and resource-efficient living environment communal kitchen and houses all the systems for the energy supply and management
of the building. In addition to inverters and battery storage for the solar-power systems,
The wall structures are optimized in terms of statics as well as sound-, fire- and heat as well as electrical and thermal sub-distribution, the innovative and energiBUS system
protection and are insulated with cork. Besides wood and cork, clay is the most import- is located here. While the heat is extracted from the refrigerators at a low temperature
ant natural building material. It serves as a thermal storage mass, sound absorber level, it is available to the heat consumers, such as the washing machine, at a higher
and contributes to moisture control. The bathrooms are plastered with clay over their temperature level via the pipe network. In addition to the reduced number and acqui-
entire surface and follow the guideline of glue-free construction. The main entrance sition costs (sufficiency), this results in electricity savings of 30 percent in the overall
leads residents and visitors diagonally under the upper floor living module through the system (efficiency). The MIMO team achieved 775 out of a possible 1,000 points in the
communal kitchen. This can be spatially and acoustically separated by double-woven overall evaluation with this project and managed to came in 4th place. The building
curtains. In the winter months, the kitchen area can be used individually as a heat prototype shown here will be used as a research object for three years at the Solar
island with a higher temperature level, and by means of different heating circuits. The Campus in Wuppertal as part of the Living Lab NRW. The Living Lab NRW is the central
climate shell surrounding the common room and the modules forms a thermal buffer research- and educational institution of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for clima-
space via large-area, openable roof windows and glass lamellae in the façade. While te-neutral construction and sustainable living.

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