Solar-Powered Swiss Clockwork Embassy in Cameroon Will Have a Green Roof

<a href="http://matteocainer.com/">Matteo Cainer Architects</a> has designed the new Swiss embassy in Cameroon to match the efficiency of the country's iconic time-piece mechanisms. The solar-powered Yaoundé complex features a planted roof, rainwater harvesting and water recycling, sophisticated passive design, along with a complex system of <a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Geothermal_Heating_and_Cooling/Ground_Loops_and_Open_Loop_Sources">geothermal piping</a> that provides both heating and cooling as necessary. Visit our gallery for a look at the project renders and read on for more details.

Matteo Cainer Architects' design for the Swiss embassy in Cameroon reflects time-piece efficiency

Organized in three functions, the solar-powered program includes geothermal heating and cooling

A sedum roof provides insulation and rainwater runoff management

Digitally-controlled sunshades control excess solar gain

A garden rainwater harvesting system treats water naturally to provide potable water for the entire complex

This extraordinary project is designed to meet stringent Swiss Minergie standards