Vanke center is designed by Steven Holl and it is a LEED platinum rated building conceived as a "horizontal skyscraper", supported over a landscaped garden in Shenzhen, China.
DESIGN CONCEPT
Focusing on adaptation, low resource consumption and social benefits to create a range of cost-effective sustainable design solutions.
Open park: provide a open green space to citizens
Maximized vegetation: over 100% vegetation
Natural ventilation: 9m to 15m elevated space in the bottom of architecture, providing conditions to form local microclimate
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DESIGN CONCEPT
Focusing on adaptation, low resource consumption and social benefits to create a range of cost-effective sustainable design solutions.
Open park: provide a open green space to citizens
Maximized vegetation: over 100% vegetation
Natural ventilation: 9m to 15m elevated space in the bottom of architecture, providing conditions to form local microclimate
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BUILDING MATERIALS
Useing many fast-growing or renewable materials such as steel, glass, carpet, bamboo and other fast-growing/renewable materials reaches 23%
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Photovoltaic (PV) panels: install on roofs crested by the horizontal design. These panels provide 14% total energy consumption.
Demand control lighting: control the illumination in different zones according to different requirements.
Outer shading system: set up adjustable or fixed mode according to directions of the sun.
WATER MANAGEMENT
Rainwater collection system and grey water recycling systems : collect rainwater and grey water to save 50% water consumption.
The artificial wetlands and green roof are conduce to reduce the rainwater runoff.
Rainwater collection system and grey water recycling systems : collect rainwater and grey water to save 50% water consumption.
The artificial wetlands and green roof are conduce to reduce the rainwater runoff.