Strata™

Building surfaces from nearly nothing

Strata™ consists of modular units that hide within a single slender profile when retracted. When activated, they extend to form a nearly continuous surface comprised of a series of slats that may be constructed of different materials, including metal, plastic, and wood.

This system is well-suited to applications for which the shading device is needed to “disappear” into a building's underlying structure.

Advantages of Strata™ include the ability to be designed into non-rectangular shapes, match three-dimensionally curved surfaces when extended, and visually disappear into a building’s underlying structure when retracted. Additionally, it can be installed in non-vertical orientations or as a freestanding, structural awning.

US Patent 7,559,174
International Patents Pending

Adaptivity Benefits

Shading control
Reduced solar gain and glare
Ventilation and airflow control

Applications

Façades, roofs, awnings, building skins
Vertical / Horizontal
Exterior / Interior
Freestanding structural shades

Projects

Adaptive Shading Esplanade
London, UK (2006)
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City of Justice (AP + TSJ)
Madrid, Spain (2011)
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Emergent Surface
New York, NY (2008)
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HelioTrace
New York, NY (2010)
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