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Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar

Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar

A view of the dragonscale solar shingles on the canopy roof of Google’s newest additions to its Silicon Valley campus.
Two diagrams show Asim Tahir’s son’s take on how to solve the solar panel challenge.

Design suggestion from Asim Tahir’s son.

A close-up of the dragonscale solar shingles at Google’s Bay View office development. Photo by Christopher Mcanneny, Heatherwick Studio.
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Four construction team members install BIPV at Google’s Bay View office development.

The construction team installs BIPV at Google’s Bay View office development. Photo by Christopher Mcanneny, Heatherwick Studio.

Two examples at our R+D Lab  of exploring how to add photovoltaics on facades: rearranging standard solar panels into more visually interesting mosaics (left) and integrating solar into standard window framing (right).

Two examples at our R+D Lab of exploring how to add photovoltaics on facades: rearranging standard solar panels into more visually interesting mosaics (left) and integrating solar into standard window framing (right).

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