The Fab Lab House, designed by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), was selected to compete in the Solar Decathlon Europe competition in Madrid, Spain. This innovative tiny house features integrated solar power, environmental monitoring, and smart home technology.
Fab Lab House Exterior
Design Details
- Designer: Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
- Competition: Solar Decathlon Europe, Madrid, Spain
- Power: Integrated solar panels on roof
- Resources: Utilizes sun, water, and wind
- Technology: Real-time energy monitoring control panel
- Connectivity: Internet-enabled for remote monitoring
Kitchen
Bedroom
Photo credit: Fab Lab House and Adri Goula
Video: Construction Process
Smart Home Features
The Fab Lab House includes a control panel displaying real-time power consumption for lights, appliances, and other systems. It also shows energy production from the solar panels and maintains historical data that can be accessed remotely via the internet.
Lessons from Solar Competition Houses
- Competitions Drive Innovation: Solar Decathlon challenges push design boundaries
- Monitoring Enables Efficiency: Real-time data helps optimize energy use
- Integration Matters: Combining solar, smart controls, and design creates cohesive systems
- Academic Teams Produce Concepts: University projects explore ideas beyond commercial constraints
- Remote Monitoring Adds Convenience: Internet connectivity allows off-site system management
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Alex
Too cool!
Very interesting design…now I’d like to see what they could build within a realworld budget…!!! All those freeform and curved beams may be fascinating to student designers, but they would cost an exorbitant amount in time and money to actually make. And who really wants a half-million dollar Tiny House? I’d like to see the results of a contest that limited the designs to those that would cost no more than, say, $10,000 in materials and 200 manhours to build. That would really stretch the imagination of folks within a realworld scenario.
Yes it’s great, I love it in fact, but I to would like to see what these guys could do with a real budget.
Still I guess it is common for practical ideas to come from these concept designs.
So much of what we have today comes out of off the wall concept ideas that are/were totally impractical. I mean, how practical is it to have a whole functional computer in your pocket? AND… you can make phone calls on it as well??? OMG those evil mad scientist thinkers have a lot to answer for… lol
I love it! It reminds me of a nautilus. I’d have problems with the stairs but if I was younger I’d move right in. I do tend to like odd things and fun shapes. Now if there was dozens of homes like this, It wouldn’t be as interesting to me. I hate subdivision homes.