The Heelis Building

The National Trust’s Heelis Building has used solar technology to steer the design of the overall building.

Photo by Simon Doling/Feilden Clegg Bradley

The building’s form and orientation maximises the north/south orientation of the roof pitches. The north facing pitches allow the maximum possible amount of daylight to enter the building without causing it to overheat, while the south facing pitches are covered in solar panels which provide around 30 per cent of the buildings electricity needs.

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