murs solaires - for salazarsequeromedina
027
installation
2025
paris - france
report coming soon
A speculative project by salazarsequeromedina, possible scenarios was responsible for the production of the 1/10 model exhibited at the BAP! 2025 edition, curated by Sana Frini of locus and Philippe Rahm of Philippe Rahm architectes.
It is on view at the ENSA Versailles from 07.05.25 to 13.07.25

'Observing the party walls of Haussmann-era Paris, one finds chimneys once vital for winter heating, now obsolete.The Peruvian teatina, a colonial-era vertical extrusion channeling light and air into introverted floorplans, leverages stack effect ventilation. Redeploying this principle to Paris, we propose an architectural artefact to retrofit Haussmannian party walls, enhancing solar radiation and buoyant airflow through existing chimneys. This grafted device resignifies chimneys as passive cooling strategies, addressing the city’s increasingly hot summers.'
-salazarsequeromedina