"Developed by MASK Architects, the Dual-Axis Concave Mirror Living System proposes an architectural model in which buildings function as integrated energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. Rather than treating architecture and utilities as separate systems, the project positions the building itself as a responsive interface that produces resources while shaping inhabitable space. The design centers on a dual-axis concave parabolic mounted at the crown of each module, which tracks the sun"
"Known as the Fiji Solar Crown, the system introduces a -integrated living architecture that incorporates a concave mirror into the primary structural and spatial framework. Developed in collaboration with TesserianTech, responsible for engineering and kinetic mirror technology, the project addresses Fiji's challenges related to energy instability, reliance on imported diesel, freshwater scarcity, saltwater intrusion, and increasing climate pressures. The system is designed to operate independently from centralized grids, allowing architectural units to generate electricity and harvest water directly on site."
"The central communal structure acts as the social and ecological heart of the system, combining shared living spaces with passive cooling, water collection, and daylight modulation within a single arc The architectural language draws from the traditional Fijian bure, reinterpreting its elevated structure, passive ventilation principles, and symbolic roof apex through contemporary materials and technology. The concave solar crown functions as an environmental engine, concentrating sunlight for electricity generation, redirecting heat to support passive cooling, powering nighttime illumination, and collecting rainwa"
The Dual-Axis Concave Mirror Living System integrates energy, water, and environmental systems directly into building form through a concave parabolic mirror mounted at each module crown. The Fiji Solar Crown concentrates sunlight for electricity, provides shading, supports ventilation and microclimate control, and collects water. Collaboration with TesserianTech supplies kinetic mirror technology and engineering for on-site generation and harvesting, enabling independence from centralized grids. Central communal structures combine shared living, passive cooling, water collection, and daylight modulation. The design adapts traditional Fijian bure principles to contemporary materials and technologies to address energy instability, freshwater scarcity, and climate pressures.
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