SML UNIT

Loft Smart Module We like to think about the concept of “future” as “adaptability”, adaptability to new conditions, technologies, and upgrades. The new loft module satisfies the need to make space from terraces, parking lots, abandoned industries, disaster areas, and, in general, any open space, independently from the place, the program, the weather, or the conditions. The concept of future holds a temporary sense of distance between utopia and reality. However with the rapid advances in technology in recent decades, this gap has been narrowing, making approaches in medicine and engineering that once seemed science fiction. The Loft concept grew out of the adequacy of existing space envelopes for habitation. As a shell, the Smart Module is a transportable Loft, adaptable and highly durable–resistant in time, which may be purchased for different uses, mainly housing and work. The user can purchase a module, customize it, and update it according to her preferences and needs. It could be used as a workplace or a mixed-use space work and residence. It could also be a showroom, a stand, a vacation retreat, and, why not?, a bar or small restaurant. The first unit SML will feature the latest cutting edge technology and will respond in an optimal way in all operating systems. For this same reason, the materials used will be easily replaced when any innovation will be available. In the technical rack space, the unit loft has a central home automation, which constantly regulates the proper functioning of all systems, generating daily reports, in order to make easy the detection of any problem or the regulation of the consumption. The module could be transported anywhere, as all the parts are removable. This characteristic facilitate also its reuse.The structure is highly lightened, allowing the unit loft be lighter and more portability. Facility that also uses as many times we wanted to adapt the unit on a deck or terrace where the weight on the existing structure of great importance. The project is designed to minimize the impact on the environment and maximize the sustainability of the infrastructures. It takes into account important aspects, such as energy efficiency, water cycle, and carbon dioxide emissions. Sustainability SML unit will provide the necessary technical requirements to process and use water and waste. Water The module has a system to collect and treat rainwater, recycle gray water and wastewater, and store and distribute potable water. Energy A smart membrane captures and maximizes the solar energy to convert it into electricity. This energy is stored in a specific rack on the back of the unit, making SML an autonomous unit. The inclination on the facades allow the maximum benefit of sunlight on both sides, plus a willingness to give more area for the respective solar cells and photovoltaic. Waste Specialized Racks process glass, polymers, paper, metal, electronic, and organic matter prior to the disposal of materials and a possible economic use. Taking advantage of the light favored by FAKRO products through internal hydroponic crops will be provided part of the plants necessary for consumption .