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Natural illumination and ventilation are crucial to create a comfortable working atmosphere. The depth of the plot is not enough for this to happen so the project’s main strategy is to generate an inner patio which allows two things at the same time: firstly, natural light floods the interior creating a confortable illuminated space reducing artificial light consumption; secondly, it allows the offices to be ventilated naturally through the patio. The temperature can be controlled naturally reducing the use of artificial cooling systems.
The ground
floor, when opened, becomes a public space but at the same time it can be
controlled by the security at the entrance. It is also the building’s lobby
space where a small kiosk or cafe can be placed at the other side to activate
the ground’s floor inflow of people where the light which flows down the patio
becomes the main element. The patio becomes a confortable space isolated from
the street’s busy traffic and noise; a perfect business meeting point
surrounded by light and vegetation; a perfect space to walk through when one
goes to work; a perfect space to enjoy during a short break.
In the
inside, the north-south views are empathized so that the cityscape on one side
and the ocean on the other can be seen from almost every office space. The
office space in one floor can be arranged to have three or two offices of
different sizes; one whole floor can eve function as one big office space. The
building’s stairs and services are located on one band at the East side of the
building allowing maximum transparency between the inside and the outside; this
also makes the space use more profitable.
Five
footbridges cross the patio to access the offices at the opposite side of the
service area where the elevators are located. These walkways are conceived to
be as weightless as possible and very transparent to reduce their presence
inside the patio. The roof of the walkways will have some small vegetation
which can be seen from the offices and the bottom of the walkway will illuminate
the patio’s space at night.
The
building’s image during the day is a weightless looking building with a white
abstract façade with perforated metal sheets which allow an even illumination
in the inside; the perforated sheets also stop sun radiation during the hot
days increasing the building’s temperature efficiency. At night, LED light
travels the opposite way through the perforations: from the inside to the
outside becoming a reference point in the city.
