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OLYMPIA TECHNOLOGY PARK- CHENNAI

INDIA

DESIGN CONCEPT:
REINVENT RECHARGE REUSE.

LOCATION:

GREEN STRATEGIES:

Objective was that the building dont leave a large carbon.

ENERGY:
Power consumption less by 40%, saving direct 8 to 10 INR kw/h on every
unit of power been consumed.
LED Lighting in parking
reducing 40% consumption by lights to 20 watts directly.
A third of the power required to run the building is met through
renewable energy sources.
Aim is to meet two-thirds of power requirements through renewable
energy sources.
So in the next 2 years, the tech park has more carbon credits to gain.

In Guindy, the most attractive location for an IT park in

Chennai.
Only 4.5 km from the airport towards the city.
CONTEXT: recreational programs, race and golf club,
5 star and numerous other hotels.

SAILIENT FEATURES:

Covers 1.8-million square feet in Chennai, Tamilnadu.

The largest green building in the world.
Three towers (phases) which are Citius, Altius &
Fortius.
The area around this park is now being popular as an
emerging nursery of the green corporate ecosystem.

THERMAL CONTROL:
Temperature cooling by water cool chillers.
2 cooling towers.
Hybrid system building.
low loads on water cool chillers and low load on air cool chiller.
Hence reduction in air conditioning load.

WATER RECYCLE:

Awarded with LEED Gold certification.

100% recycling facility.

Grey water being used for gardening.
Grey water pumped up into building for flushing purposes.
Efforts being made for using grey water in chillers as well.

MATERIALS:
The building blocks are not bricks.
AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) blocks.
AAC- minimal environmental impact.
Provide the building with insulation, fire and mold resistance.

MANAGEMENT:
BMS-an integrated building management systems room.
10 employees monitor the chillers, the CCTV cameras and the CO2 levels
in the building.
LEED CRITERIA-COMPARISON

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MENARA MESINIAGA, NEAR KAULA LAMPUR

MALAYSIA
DESIGN CONCEPT:
Didactic climate-responsive tower, bringing various earlier experimental 'bioclimatic skyscraper' ideas of the architect in
KENNETH YEANG
a single built form, designing with the existing climate in mind brings an aesthetic dimension to his work.

LOCATION:

GREEN STRATEGIES:

Located at the major highway from the airport.

Sitting on a corner site, visually create a strong bond.
CONTEXT: visible due to very less buildings in the
surroundings.

SAILIENT FEATURES:

15 story, high tech tower.

Design catering the clause for future extension by
carving out chunks from superstructure.
Its tri-partite structure: a raised green base-----ten
circular floors of office space with terraced garden
balconies and external louvers for shade------- crowned
by a spectacular sun-roof, arching across the top-floor
pool.
Very strong spatial hierarchy- well thought location of
each office, staircase, terraces.

Aga Khan Award for

Architecture (1993).
The Malaysian
Institute of
Architects Award.
The Singapore
Institute of
Architects Award.
The Royal
Australian Institute
of Architects Award.
A citation from the
American Institute
of Architects (AIA).

VERTICAL
LANDSCAPING

CLIMATE:
Hot and humid country.
No distinct summer or winter.
Rainfall heavy at East coast than West side.

ENERGY LOADS, THERMAL AND INDOOR AIR CONTROL:

Passive low-energy features.
Placement of core on East side- Solar buffer towards sharp side.
Placement of toilets and staircase receive natural ventilation.
Keeping sun angles in account, total 45 sun shades on East West side
windows- 2 types of sun screens.
For treating direct sunlight- curtain wall glazing designed on South and
North sides, yet getting natural ventilation.
Crown shape roof steel structure is a frame for PV panels to be fixed,
further reducing the energy load.

NATURAL DAYLIGHT:
Terrace gardens on each level helped in gaining maximum light.
Also the placement in planning of the tower reduced the need for
artificial source of light.
Vertical Landscaping- spiral green portion in the center of the building
bring cool air, daylight into the tower.

KEY
FEATURES

CORE
PLACEMENT
2 TYPES OF
SUN
SHADES

MANAGEMENT:
BAS-an integrated building automation system helped in further
reduction in energy loads.
Due to high level of humidity some rusting, leaking kind of problems has
been noticed.

3 FLOOR
VEGETATION
SLOPE, CONTINUES
IN FORM OF
INTERNAL SPIRAL

SUN SHADES CALCULATION

NATURAL
VENTILATION

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SCHOOL OF NURSING & STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER,

HOUSTON, TEXAS
DESIGN CONCEPT:
Nursing is not only scientific and knowledge-based; there is also caring and compassion the healing component. So
BNIM ARCHITECTS
we wanted a building that feels like a nurturing environment the minute you enter it.

LOCATION:

GREEN STRATEGIES:

Houston, Texas.
8 story building contains:
20,000 square feet of classrooms and skills labs
a 200-seat auditorium
a cafe and dining room, bookstore, student lounge, student
government offices
a research laboratory and faculty offices.

SAILIENT FEATURES:

Expected to use 41% less energy than a conventional,

minimally code-compliant building.
Undesirable orientation, harsh environmental
conditions, and demanding program requirements, each
of the four elevations and the fifth facade, the roof,
uses unique strategies to accept desired daylight and
reject unwanted heat.
Three vertical atria, a horizontal atrium, a breezeway,
and perimeter operable windows provide occupants
with natural light and ventilation and connect the
building to its site and environment.

Awarded with LEED Gold Certification.

FRONT FAADE:

SOUTH FACADE

SUPPORT FOR APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION

Provide access to public transportation.
Access to multiple bus lines and a light-rail line within a short distance.
Pedestrian activity between adjacent facilities.
12% of the building population uses transit options other than the singleoccupancy vehicle.
0.04 parking spaces are provided per person
LOW-WATER-USE FIXTURES
Use low-flow toilets
Specify waterless urinals
RAINWATER COLLECTION
Collect and store rainwater for uses in building
Collect and store rainwater for landscape irrigation

RECYCLED
MATERIALS:

WASTEWATER AND GRAYWATER RECYCLING

Plumb building to accommodate graywater separation
Recycle graywater for landscape irrigation

LIGHT WELLS SECTION

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Use building elements to redirect daylight and control glare
Locate floor openings under top-lighting to increase daylighting
penetration
Use operable windows
INTERNAL VIEWS
Design roof surfaces to accommodate future PV installations
HVAC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Consider using an access floor system
Increase area/specify low-face-velocity filters.
RECYCLED MATERIALS
Specify aluminum products made from high levels of recycled scrap
Use salvaged brick

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THERMAL COMFORT
Use glazing with a low Solar Heat Gain Coefficient

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SOLARISE FUSIONOPOLIS, SINGAPORE

KENNETH YEANG

DESIGN CONCEPT:

One of the major aim was to balance out the ecology and biodiversity of the site through the placement of building and
enhancing the vegetation.

LOCATION:

GREEN STRATEGIES:

36% reduction in overall energy consumption by integrating fully

landscaped areas directly into the facade of the building.
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE:

Fusionopolis hub of central Singapore's one-north

business park.
Masterplan of Fusionopolis was done by Zaha Hadid
Architects.

SAILIENT FEATURES:

Complete in 2011, being the first one to get complete

in Fusionopolis phase 2B.
Over 100% green replacement of original plot area.
(108%)
Tower A: 15 floors, tower B: 9 floor, connected by
glass covered social interactive space.

MAKING VEGETATION PREDOMINANT:

The Green Areas, themselves, include:
Roof Gardens: 2,987 m2
Atrium Planter Boxes: 304 m2
Green Ramp: 4,115 m2
Ground Level Landscaping: 487 m2
Green Walls: 164 m2
Total floor area: 51,282 m2
Total Landscaped Area: 8,363 m2
Ratio of Landscaping to GFA: 17% Green
Ratio of Landscaping to Site Area: 108% Green
Percentage of Total Landscape Area above Ground Level:
95%

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The continuity of the landscaping is a key component of the

projects ecological design concept as it allows for fluid
movement of organisms and plant species between all vegetated
areas within the building, enhancing biodiversity and
contributing to the overall health of these ecosystems.
1-GRAND CENTRAL ATRIUM
2-SOLAR SHAFT
3-POCKET PARK / PLAZA
free ground for cross ventilation
4-EXTENSIVE SUN-SHADING LOUVERS
5-CONTINUOUS PERIMETER LANDSCAPED RAMP
1.5 km ramp, thick with linear strip of planters.
6-RAINWATER HARVESTING/RECYCLING AND ECO CELL
A storage capacity of over 700 m3 allows for over 5 days of irrigation.
Basement where ramp meets the ground.
Ventilation and light for car parking got resolved.

ROOF GARDENS AND CORNER SKY TERRACES

PLANT SPECIES
lack of deep soil made the plant decision process careful,
that those plants should be harvested which spread
horizontally.

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KOLKATA MUNICIPAL COOPERATION,HYDERABAD

INDIA
systems of humidified surfaces used
RMA ARCHITECTS

DESIGN CONCEPT:
The building demonstrates the relevance of traditional cooling
through time in the hot and dry climates of South Asia also strengthens two discreet social group
interactions.
LOCATION:
GREEN STRATEGIES:

Cyber City, Hyderabad.

Completed in 2012.

SAILIENT FEATURES:

The corporate buildings employ the idea of a double

skin as an energy saving and visually striking device.
The inner skin of the building is a reinforced concrete
frame with commonly used aluminum windows.
The anodized aluminum latticework that holds the
plants resembles construction scaffolding, for the
dynamic faade of the building.
The penetration of the building visually by two very
disparate groups both socially and economically, also
softens the social threshold created by class
differences, which are inevitable in corporate
organizations in India.
A building impossible to penetrate visually, the glass is
reflective. People cant see whats inside.

MATERIALS:
Decorative wall of rusted steel (weathered to a certain color, then coated
to stop the oxidation).
Small gray stones form rock gardens on the terrace
INDOOR AIR QUALITY:
Faade is as a screen that humidifies the air entering the building to
create evaporative cooling for the interiors.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR FAADE PLANTS:
An aluminum trellis with hydroponic trays and drip irrigation, integrated
for growing a variety of plant species.
The trellis also has an integrated misting system in order to control and
regulate the amount of water released to the plants and used when
required to cool the building or cleanse the faade of dust in the hot and
windy summer months in Hyderabad.

MAKING OF TRELLIS

THERMAL COMFORT:
Flowering plants growing on trellises outside the building.
Instead of turning on the air conditioning, opening the windows to admit
a misty, jasmine-scented breeze.
The second-floor terrace, where they may go to smoke or take a personal
call, evokes a park: lemongrass grows three feet high; lotus blossoms
float in a pool.

SECTION SHOWING
OUTSIDE VS INSIDE

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