Eco Factor: Sustainable building with enough room for 14 offices.
While constructing new buildings can be an eco-mess, architects are getting interested in designing multipurpose buildings. “Creative Exchange” is one such building design that has been designed by 5th Studio in Cambridge, England. The building has enough room for 14 different company offices and the ground floor has been made adaptable to hold conferences, meeting, parties and other events.
The first and the second floors are designed to house offices with left-wide common areas, where people from different work sectors can come and share their opinions. Above these two floors is a “working garden” that has been designed to enhance interaction. The design of the building promotes sustainability by making use of exposed concrete for thermal mass, natural ventilation and cooling systems, and the sides of the building are all glass to minimize the need for artificial lighting, at least during daytime.
The Dark Side:
The building depends on grid electricity. We sincerely feel that the future will belong to self-sufficient buildings that can provide power for themselves with renewable energy systems.
Via: DesignBoom
