Introducing
– A sustainable single component solution for life, to allow natural illumination through solid façades, while maintaining the highest protection from the elements
Meet Zospeum
A smart self-supporting single-component façade that insulates and transmits light. Various materials, such as optical fibres, Airium insulating material, steel reinforcement and mortar, are combined in an unusual way.
Zospeum’s combination creates an innovative façade together with a magically lit interior lining through a single building-component, capable to respond to all envelope performance requirements: natural lighting, weatherproofing, thermal insulation, soundproofing, fire protection, self-support, durability, speed of assembly and high quality, all within the circular economy of construction.
Sustainability is at the heart of Zospeum in various ways. One of them is energy efficiency: thanks to its high Rc-value of 6 m2K/W, heat or cold transmissions are minimized, and contribute to the overall energy performance of the building.
Zospeum also acts as a filtering sunshade which prevents both overheating and glare. By itself, helps buildings to comply with the Nearly Energy Neutral Buildings criteria (BENG), which usually require added-on louvers or screens on sun-facing elevations.
– Our facades are designed to endure through time and surpassing several times the lifetime expectancy of the building to eventually be completely recyclable
The precast sandwich elements are 900 mm wide as standard, have a variable height of 3,000/3,300/3,600 mm and are 300 mm thick.
The sandwich is constructed as follows: 50 mm inner leaf, 200 mm insulation and 50 mm outer leaf. Zospeum elements are self-supporting and able to span from floor to floor.
Translucent
Thermal insulating:
Rc-value 6 m2K/W (U-value 0.166 W/m2K)
Soundproofing
Fire-resistant: A2, s1, d0
Equipped with lifting and fastening anchors
Steel reinforced concrete
Self-supporting
Robust
Prefab
Circular
– Peter van Delft Westerhof, Architect & Founder
– Based on Circular thinking
The insulation layer is FULLY ENCAPSULATED AND SEALED, providing a closed thermal envelope WITHOUT BRIDGES.
The insulation layer is FULLY ENCAPSULATED AND SEALED, providing a closed thermal envelope WITHOUT BRIDGES.
The insulation layer is FULLY ENCAPSULATED AND SEALED, providing a closed thermal envelope WITHOUT BRIDGES.
The vertical joint, at the location the inner and outer sheet, is filled with a flexible rubber and provides a water- and vaportight connection.
The vertical joint, at the location the inner and outer sheet, is filled with a flexible rubber and provides a water- and vaportight connection.
Winner
– Winners Gala at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on October 14, 2019
Design at night
– Giving designers a new world of creative possibilities, to for example, transforming the solid parts of a building into images and virtual reality or turning darkness into light projected to the world
Contact
– Just curious or any questions? Send an email, or call us +31 (0)70 217 137 5 or find us on LinkedIn
