Friday, 29 March 2024

Everyone wants to have a cool and dry place full of light to work and live. However, such buildings consume a lot of energy. To satisfy this requirement, architects have created unique designs with new materials, less energy consumption.

Here are some famous architectural works by architect Brendon Levitt with the architecture and energy firm Loisos + Ubbelohde in San Francisco (USA)


Quadracci Hall

Quadracci Hall at the Milwaukee Art Museum (USA) designed white giant bird wings. It can be opened and closed to cover the building from heat. This is the work of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava completed in 2001.
 
The Quadracci Hall is a 43,297 m2 architecture, including living rooms, auditoriums, cafes, shops, parking lots and 3,048 m2 of flexible space for exhibitions.


 Eden Project

This project is located in Cornwall (UK) by Eden Trust, a charity education organization. One of the special features of the project is covered with dome made from ETFE (Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene, a high corrosion resistant plastic), can be pumped up or deflated to adjust the level of suitability isolation. Consistent with the outside temperature

Portland Port Headquarters
 

                               

The new building to be the headquarters of Portland International Airport (USA) is implementing many natural resource protection measures such as energy saving, recycling materials, and can effectively recover and use resources. country. Besides, it is noteworthy that the wastewater from the port will go directly to the Living Machine system, filtered back to toilet flushing, heating and cooling for buildings.


SAP America office


      

SAP (Germany) business software application and application service company has a branch in Pennsylvania (USA) named SAP America. The office building area of the branch uses an air distribution system on the floor to save energy. The lighting system is controlled by sensors that measure daylight to reduce the brightness of the lights, lift or lower window blinds depending on the brightness of the sun. The external wall is 3 times more glass mounted to insulate and reduce UV penetration.


R128


 

Triple Zero is the standard developed by German architect Werner Sobek to provide environmental protection standards for buildings. Werner Sobek has a house in Stuttgart (Germany) named R128. This house can easily be disassembled and recycled completely. Project R128 is a clear example of Triple Zero standards.

The New York Times Office
 

                                          

 

The New York Times newspaper headquarters are located in New York, USA. It is covered in shade and can be adjusted to suit the movement of the sun and weather conditions.

 
Chartwell School

 

Located in California (USA), Chartwell College specializes in teaching children language skills. For efficient use of energy sources, Chartwell has designed a 34,020-liter tank system to collect rainwater, condensing fog to be used for educational, irrigation and toilet flushing.
 

The Greenhouse of Wales
 

                                                         

In 1982, this greenhouse was inaugurated to replace 26 damaged buildings. Initially, it was called Princess Augusta, after the founder of the botanical garden Kew in England. In 1987, the greenhouse was renamed after the Princess of Wales attended the inauguration.
 

This is the most complex greenhouse in Kew, using 10 computers that control the climate areas under one roof. One of the two climatic zones is the "dry tropical" representing warm, hot and arid regions of the world. The "humid tropics" represents places of high humidity with plants, tropical forest ecosystems and mangrove swamps. This is architect Gordon Wilson's work, energy efficient and easy to maintain. 

Quai Branly Museum


Quai Branly is located in the capital of France and is located near the Eiffel Tower. It is home to art, culture and civilizations of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. The impressive point of this museum is that there are vertical gardens covered by the outside. The growing tree does not need soil and is designed to improve air quality and reduce energy use.
   
                                                                                                     According to Forbes - Artwork: Ashui (st)