Located in Salmiya, Kuwait, this residential project by AGi Architects understands and reinterprets local environmental techniques. The services core of the building is located on the southern wing in order to minimise sun exposure and reduce energy consumption – it thus acts as a thermal barrier for the rest of the building. Minimum openings are placed on the façade, while on the building opens to the north, facing the sea. The designers created optimal opportunities for natural lighting and cross ventilation, via the internal courtyard that tunnels light and ventilation from the façade and funnels it through the pool area.
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The focus of this project’s design was to create a highly-sustainable building that exemplifies the overall development of Masdar City and embodies the so-called ‘four pillars of sustainability’: society, the environment, the economy and culture. The design of the Neighbourhood One Residences building was driven by a desire to conserve energy and water, balanced with a vision to promote biodiversity, minimise the use of high-embodied-energy materials and create an attractive, liveable and inspiring environment for occupiers. There are a number of key features in the design of the Neighbourhood One Residence building that help it operate sustainably and have enabled it to achieve a LEED Platinum & Pearl Estidama rating. Rigorous energy modelling has ensured that the building performs 63% more efficiently than the baseline ASHRAE 90.1.2007 and PBRS energy modelling methodology, which is an internationally-accepted standard. In addition to the ASHRAE 90.1 energy modelling, the project team was also mandated to comply with the Masdar Energy Design Guidelines (MEDG 3.0), which serves as a mandatory framework for designing and constructing energy efficient buildings to reduce their energy consumption and environmental footprints.
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The Upcycled Stand by RAW-NYC was first exhibited at Cityscape and comes as part of a wider initiative launched by the architect to use recycled plastic bottles for building material. Applying used Coca-cola plastic bottles to create the walls and seating of the community-driven stand, RAW involved students from Ajman University and the American University of Sharjah. The initiative continues to explore the material, and launched a second Upcycled Stand that took the material to a second level.
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The 900m2 office building from DAAL Architecture sits in Hashtgerd, Iran and departs from a typical office building typology. The architects designed a central courtyard with tall walls surrounding it to create shadows that stretch across and cool the interior. The exterior façade boasts narrow opening to control light and prevent direct sun radiation. The building also contains green terrace spaces and spatial layouts that maximise natural ventilation.
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Sheltainer is a building initiative that targets different categories of people including refugees, asylum seekers, students and low-income families. The architects intended to provide a solution that can be readily built anywhere in the world, easy to construct and affordable – hence, the shipping containers. According to the architects’ research, there are more than 30 million unused shipping containers around the world and recycling them not only provides shelter, but also helps reserve the sustainability of a community. The design for a Sheltainer project consists of eight homes per cluster connected together through a courtyard and attached to other clusters through open corners.
5/5We are delighted to present the shortlist for the Middle East Architect Awards 2017. Today, we reveal the line-up of finalists for Community & Cultural Project of the Year.
We previously announced the shortlist for Commercial Project of the Year, Leisure & Hospitality Project of the Year, Concept Design of the Year and Community & Cultural Project of the Year.
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- Posted 10/18/2017
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