Architect Sheila Kennedy of KVA Matx, an innovative architectural firm, specializes in the integration of solar-cell technology in architecture. Her team has recently designed the soft house, “a structure that can create close to 16,000 watt-hours of electricity by transforming household curtains into flexible, semi-transparent, solar collectors.”
With recent advances in solar technology and the implementation photovoltaic cells in textiles this idea may not be that far off. I wouldn’t get too excited however. The cost of implementing such a technology right now is pretty discouraging. Unless of course money is no object.
Christopher Aceto currently heads Thottfield Inc., a small multimedia and communications consultancy based in Toronto, Canada. Always on the hunt for innovative and exciting ideas, his passion for the creation and production of ground-breaking technologies and services has granted him the opportunity to act as a creative consultant for various companies and industries throughout the world.