PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF SYSTEM, MEKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Project details

Freelance architect and project manager at sl-rasch, stuttgart,

Tasks: project coordination, project management, feasibility study, written presentations to client, preliminary and Detailed proposals, software development, technical details development and optimization

The project, which involved developing, detailing and analyzing the use of photovoltaic panels on steel structures over a surface of 2500 sqm, was my reponsability as project leader and project architect. My tasks included the initial feasability study to assert the efficiency of implementing the PV cover system. This was realised by developing a dedicated software to analyse and output the rate of energy return of each roof, using grasshopper, rhinoscript and ecotect. The preliminary, architectural and detailed design phases of the project were also my responsibility as project manager, leading a team of up to 4 people.

Project Phases (HOAI):

• 1-Establishing the basis of the project
• 2-Preliminary design
• 3-Final design