Project Details
- Project Name
- Power Parasol Lot 59
- Location
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Phoenix ,AZ ,United States
- Client/Owner
- NRG Solar—Thomas Reagan
- Project Types
- Other
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 227,700 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2012
- Shared by
- Editor
- Consultants
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Arizona State University, Tempe Campus,Strategic Solar Energy,Hardison/Downey Construction—Kevin Vander Molen,Structural Engineer: Rudow + Berry—Mark Rudow,Electrical Engineer: Taylor Rymar Corp.—Dan Simpson,Civil Engineer: Evans Kuhn & Associates—George Evans,JJR Floor—Kris Floor,Speedie & Associates,Michael Nothum
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
Solar Power
2012 Annual Design Review
Debartolo Architects
Part civic shade structure, part energy generator, and part billboard, Power Parasol Lot 59 is a galvanized steel structure topped by 7,600 photovoltaic panels that covers an existing parking lot for 800 vehicles at Arizona State University’s Tempe, Ariz., campus. Designed by Phoenix-based Debartolo Architects, who worked in concert with a team of structural and electrical engineers, the 227,700-square-foot canopy generates over 2.2 megawatts of electricity. It is supported by slender columns that provide the supporting armature for hanging banners, advertisements, and lighting.
“It’s a 5-acre project, so I’m thinking about the colossal scale of this, but then there’s this level of refinement in the assembly with which I was really impressed.” —Elizabeth Ranieri
