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DRDS design wins international competition for green corporate campus in Jinju

International design studio DRDS has taken first place in a major competition in Jinju, South Korea for the Korean Land + Housing Corporation (LH). The project was selected among nine teams competing for a new $320m corporate headquarters. The vision for the project is to create a new sustainable campus with integrated green architectural design features for a new corporate headquarters building. The 65,000 sq m programme consists of administrative offices, public services, welfare and cultural facilities that include sports facilities, exhibition hall, classrooms, broadcasting studios, library, credit union, cafeteria, child care and conference centre.

The design concept ‘Land Meets Sky’ reflects LH’s brand by creating a building that is harmonious both visually and technologically with the surrounding landscape. The project implements numerous sustainable methodologies at both the micro and macro scale. Features include a dramatic brise soleil on the southern façade of the tower and multi-storey interactive zones on the west that utilise an intelligent skin that draws cool air through the building.

The project, located near a scenic river walk in Jinju South Korea, integrates public and private programme areas (a primary security concern) into a seamless composition that promotes an egalitarian environment. Public sports fields are located south of standing structures to take advantage of sunlight for athletic events and daily use. Korea Land & Housing Corporation engages in the construction, renovation, and management of land and housing properties, and cities in South Korea and internationally.

published by: www.worldarchitecturenews.com

Wooden skyscraper!

A wooden skyscraper may seem like far-fetched idea to those who live in cities built from concrete and steel, but architect Michael Green has developed an innovative wooden tower for Vancouver that could spark a renaissance in using wood to build urban high-rise projects. If realized, Green’s Tallwood tower could be one of the greenest skyscrapers in the world – and at 30 stories, perhaps the tallest of its kind. Best of all, Green has documented his research and design specifications and generously published the results in an open source paper – a kind of instruction manual for building really tall wood buildings.

Read more: Michael Green Unveils 'Tall Wood' Tower for Vancouver Along With Instruction Manual for Building Wooden Skyscrapers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

End in sight for the Sky Tree.

Tokyo Sky Tree passes the 600m mark on its way to becoming the second tallest freestanding structure in the world


Nikken Sekkei’s chainmail-style broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo is hot on the heels of the Canton Tower (610m) on its journey to becoming the second tallest freestanding structure in the world. Now measuring an incredible 601m in height, the Tokyo Sky Tree (formerly known as the New Tokyo Tower) may soar above its neighbours in Japan but resides firmly in the shadow of SOM’s highly regarded Burj Khalifa (828m).


Construction commenced in July 2008 and the completed structure currently due to open in spring 2012. In October 2009, the projected height of the Tokyo Sky Tower was increased from 610m to 634m in order to make it the highest self-supporting steel tower in the world. The slender silhouette was inspired by historical Japanese architecture formed of Sori (concave curves) and Mukuri (convex curves), with a triangular base gradually transforming into a cylindrical spire.


Light plays an important part in the concept for the project, overseen by President of Sirius Lighting Office, Hirohito Totsune. Before construction had begun, shafts of light where projected into the site to illustrate the planned height of the tower as seen in the visuals to the left. On completion, two differing styles of light display will illuminate the steel structure on alternating days, as developer TOBU RAILWAY CO explains: “The operations are called Iki, the manly spirit held be the urbane commoners of Edo, and Miyabi, one of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals meaning elegance.


“The lighting is designed to enhance the beauty of the tower by integrating together the parts that are illuminated and the parts that are not. Beauty and energy conservation coexist in the design as a result of the advanced lighting technology.”


Although the building may incorporate various elements of state-of-the-art technology as a broadcasting facility, the concept design is firmly based in traditional ideals. The colour of the Tokyo Sky Tree is a base of white with the slightest hint of indigo dye, an original hue base on the traditional Japanese shade aijiro. It is thought this colour will give the building a ‘subtle lustre’ as the seasons change whilst ‘reflecting the sentiment of the old town’.

Tokyo Sky Tree, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan

                                                      Wednesday 02 Mar 2011

by: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/

E adevarat, poti sa incalzesti o casa de 150 mp cu doar 250 euro pe an!

Prin mijloacele conventionale de incalzire costurile pentru un apartament cu doua camere de 60 mp ajung pana la 400 euro pe an!
Acum, sa aflam cum putem incalzi o casa de 160 mp cu doar 250 euro pe an:


 - Folositi un polistiren mai gros, de cel putin 10cm expandat sau grafitat. O izolare buna este o economie la orice sistem de incalzire!
- Instalati incalzire in pardoseala in loc de calorifere! Este o mare economie de energie (la incalzirea in pardoseala avem pe tur 35°C iar la calorifere sunt 50°C) si in fond se obtine aceeasi temperatura a camerei!
- Cu cat este mai mare temperatura in sistemul de incalzire cu atat mai mult scade eficienta pompei de caldura!
- Sub sistemul de incalzire in pardoseala folositi o folie speciala cu fata de aluminiu cu proprietati termoreflectante care duce la o economie de pana la 5%!
- Intrebati de un sistem de ventilatie cu recuperare de caldura, care va poate oferi o economie de pana la 25 % din costurile de incalzire sau racire.
- Pentru a va raci eficient incaperile ganditi-va la un sistem pasiv care sa raceasca in principal tavanele si peretii cladirii (racire in tavan).
- Daca nu aveti destula suprafata pentru un sistem vaporizare directa intrebati daca mai puteti cumpara cativa metri patrati, puteti economisi costurile unui foraj si sa aveti o gradina mai mare!
- Daca aveti incalzire in pardoseala luati o pompa de caldura care prepara apa calda separat, deoarece la apa calda aveti nevoie de 45-65°C iar la incalzire in pardoseala doar de 35°C iar asta inseamna o eficienta mai redusa a pompei de caldura!

Toate aceste elemente si altele te vor ajuta sa iti scazi cheltuielile cu incalzirea, racirea, ventilarea si prepararea apei calde menajere pana la valori considerate de altii ca fiind ridicole, cum ar fi: incalzirea casei de aprox 165 mp utili cu 250 Euro/an.

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