Snapping Facades: Exploring Elastic Instability for the Building Envelope

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This article presents an alternative dynamic facade actuation mechanism utilizing the deformation of snapping instability without continuous force application. Based on analytical and numerical studies prior to fabrication, a prototype snapping facade is built and its proof of concept is demonstrated for the proposed snapping-induced motion. The snapping facade provides a novel way to exploit elastic instability in dynamic building-envelope applications. Further development of the system for practical applications will include the study of different materials for the snapping beams and shading membranes as well as the energy-performance benefits of the snapping facade system.

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