The problem with the installation of air conditioners in Moscow turned out to be especially urgent during the heat wave in the summer of 2010. In this regard, in mid-November 2010, the Moscow prosecutor's office proposed to the Moscow government to simplify the legislation regulating the installation of air conditioners on the facades of residential buildings. The cancellation of the approval of the procedure was announced in March 2011. However, at the end of 2014, the Moskomarkhitektura developed a draft resolution that would prohibit the installation of air conditioners on the facades of buildings. But the onset of the crisis led to the fact that the bill was postponed until better times. It should be understood that the problem of air conditioners remains and no one has forgotten about them, the time will come - and the bill will return.
Let's divide all the houses into two groups:
The first - old houses, which mainly build up the city center, therefore, the appearance of the historical part of the city depends on their appearance. It is very difficult to ban air conditioners, as it will become unbearable to live in a "hot" center. There are proposals to move air conditioners to the roof, however, how to lay pipes with freon there and where to place air conditioners on the roof without violating fire regulations is not entirely clear.
The second - modern apartment buildings, reconstructed and new commercial buildings that do not have specially designated areas for air conditioners in their project, and the installation of air conditioners is chaotic, which quickly spoils the impression of a beautiful facade.
Modern architects understand this problem and understand that it must be solved at the stage of designing the facade of the building, highlighting certain zones or applying technical solutions for installing air conditioners in order to achieve symmetry and integrity of the facade.
Let's try to take a closer look at some ways to solve the problem for the second group of buildings:
Solution 1: Special balconies and niches for the installation of air conditioners
Installation on the balcony least of all damages the appearance of the building, but the noise from the air conditioner will be heard in the apartment, the air conditioner will take place on the balcony and, most importantly, being in a closed balcony or niche, the air conditioner will work worse than on an open street, since all the heat stay on the balcony.
Solution 2: Monolithic bases for installing the air conditioner with or without additional decorative screen
Unfortunately, this decision must be made at the design stage, in addition, the durability of exposed concrete raises some doubts.
Solution 3: All-welded A / C baskets, made of painted metal, serving as a support bracket for the A / C and decorative screen
The disadvantage of this design will be weak corrosion resistance and high metal consumption.
Solution 4: Prefabricated baskets of air conditioners, such as, for example, baskets of the TechnoDecorStroy company
This design has practically no drawbacks: fully galvanized and painted, they have a 25-year warranty and can be manufactured according to the customer's draft design for precise integration into the concept of the entire facade of the building.
Examples of similar baskets:
The options discussed are not the only solutions to the air conditioner problem, but we hope they will help architects choose the right solution.
