Award

2014 Solar Decathlon Europe – Orchid House

Project Overview

Built by Team UNICODE, a transdisciplinary group of NCTU architecture faculty and students, the project took Taiwan's common rooftop additions as its starting point, envisioning an energy house built atop old apartment buildings to give young people more living space while reducing commuting energy costs. Representing Taiwan, the team won first place in Urban Design, second place in Innovation, and third place in both Energy Efficiency and the People's Choice award.

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Period: 2013–2014
Location: Versailles, France
Project Type: International Competition, Industry-Academia Collaboration, Sustainability Education, Architectural Design, Industrial Design, Product Development, Sustainable Design, Circular Design, Smart IoT
Team: Team Unicode
Partners: Spring Pool Glass, Miniwiz, Ruentex, Delta Electronics, Delta Electronics Foundation, Tung Ho Steel, Autodesk, SGS, HCG, UIS, ASUS, Bayer, and others