DOMOCATALYST Domo Catalyst is designed to attract the creative energies and ideas in order to stimulate, improve and enlighten them and then to send them back in a new better way. The building acts the epicenter of innovation in Leuna industrial park. The proposal introduces a new type of landscape different form the existing industrial context. The public space is designed as a green amphitheater converging towards the building and drawing people to it. In turn, the building absorbs the users dispensing them around a central core which contains the laboratories and research and development facilities. Adjacent to this nucleus the horizontal and vertical circulations engage the energies, encouraging the interaction and the sparks resulting between them. Innovation occurs at the boundary between different entities, spaces and users. Although apparently rigid, the central core dissipates increasingly into the mass of the building, as the limits between the spaces become more and more blurry and the interactions between the users get more and more complex. At the uppermost level the core becomes a central garden having a role in the illumination and ventilation. In the basement the technical spaces as well as the lockers are found. From here the clean corridor branches out towards the laboratories and research areas.
The access level ensures the distribution of all types of users, both stuff and visitors and the most part of the laboratory and the technicum areas. The first floor acts as a level of contact between laboratory and office workers as well as visitors, hosting all the spaces destined to events, meetings and brainstorming. The interaction between people is encouraged by the play areas – places that push the boundaries of the workspace and help increase productivity- along with the cafeteria and the informal library. At the second floor the office spaces are oriented towards the central garden in order to ease communication and teamwork and ensure a visual connection all across the floor. The vertical connection between floors is possible through a series of terraces and double height spaces which offer a dynamic perception. The energies catalyzed by the building should not be restrained to its limits. Everybody says ‘think outside the box’, but the thing is there is no box. Domo Catalyst is a shape shifting building, a vibrant element always perceived differently made out of unique twisting ribbons inspired by the structure of polymers.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
DOMOCATALYST
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST N
ILLUMINATION PRINCIPLE
DOMES
The building is placed in a thoughtful way, with full consideration to the resulting orientation. The volume takes a diagonal position in relation to the north-south axis, so that no facade is fully oriented towards the north or the south. This allows for a uniform lighting of the interior spaces and prevents overheating. The double facade system filters the heating factor while keeping the interior spaces properly lit.
DOMES INTERIOR GARDEN FLOOR WITHDRAWN
DOUBLE FACADE
SITE STRATEGY INTERIOR GARDEN GREEN ROOF + PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
GREEN ROOF
CONVERGENT LANDSCAPING CONVERGENT LANDSCAPING
ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING
The aim is to create a reduced built footprint, a threeside green amphitheatre as an entrance device, as well as a plaza, that help create an oasis in the heart of the industrial park. The green roof helps control the interior temperature and is covered by 900 m2 of photovoltaic panels, which contribute, together with the national system to the electric supply.
BIKE PARKING
VENTILATION SCHEME HOT AIR
COOL AIR
The air flow principle is applied to both the facade system and to the overall interior space, so that the interior temperature is more easily controlled.
HOT AIR
COOL AIR
SUSTAINABILITY DIAGRAMS
DOMOCATALYST SOURCES
CONSUMERS
SOURCES
CONSUMERS
90 MWh
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
90 MWh
windows and glass facade
1.80 W/m2K
external wall
0.18 W/m2K
U values roof
BATTERIES
SOLAR ENERGY 100 kWp 900 kWh/kWp 900 m2
ELECTRIC CARS
floor to unheated basement area
Consumers
0.40 W/m2K 4499 m2
heating
30 kWh/ m2a
cooling
4 kWh/ m2a
ventilation
7 kWh/ m2a
electricity
55 kWh/ m2a
photovoltaic panels - power output
100 kWp
solar electricity(yearly sum of solar electricity generated by 1kWp system with optimally inclined modules and performance ratio 0.75. )
900 kWh/KWp
annual energy yield (forecast)
90 MWh
suplimentar electricity
300 MWh
Energy demand
180 MWh
300 MWh
U=0.20 W/m2K
NATIONAL SYSTEM
Sources
20 MWh
2 heat pumps 52 kWth / 11 kWe
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (Heat pump)
Solar energy
COLD STORAGE 5 m3
HEAT PUMP
CEILING COOLING AIR CONDITIONING
National system
Geotermal energy
heat pumps
2 heat pumps 52 kWth / 11 kWe
RECOVERY Thermal inertia
Energy from technological processes
100 MWh
canadian well
It depends of the input data
hot water
It depends of the
steam
input data
(depends on the input data)
ENERGY FROM TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES (Steam, hot water)
HEAT EXCHANGER
HEAT STORAGE 2 x 20 m3
CEILING HEATING
HEAT RECOVERY
(depends on the input data)
THERMAL INERTIA (Canadian well)
INSTALLATIONS CONCEPT
CENTRAL VENTILATION UNIT
FRESH COOLED AIR (CONSTANT TEMPERATURE)
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
I.01. PROPOSED TERRITORIAL SITUATION:
PROPOSED TERRITORIAL SITUATION 3
LAND AREA
10 202 m2
BUILDING FOOTPRINT AREA
1 233 m2
DEVELOPED BUILT AREA
5 258 m2
USEFUL AREA
4 499 m2
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
13.15 m
PARKING AREA (road slabs or permeable asphalt)
1 126 m2
ROAD AREA (permeable asphalt)
530 m2
PEDESTRIAN AREA (SMALL SQUARE ACCES AREA)
1 870 m2
GREEN AREA
4 197 m2
NUMBER OF PLANTED TREES
20
5
GREEN GRADIENT
4
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
1
URBAN FURNITURE
6
GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPING
GREEN PARKING
2 1
Main access
2
Parking access
3
Supply access
4
Bicycle parking
5
Backyard garden
6
Exterior exhibition area
SITE PLAN
DOMOCATALYST EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE a. At upper floors: i. Double facade 1. Interior – Curtain wall with sun pro tection (U=1,8 W/m2K) 2. Exterior – Vertical stripes made of composite material (TRESPA panels), twisted so as to allow light transfer ii. Curtain walls with sun protection (U=1,8 W/m2K) – towards the inside yard at the 2nd floor b. At ground floor: i. Autoclaved aerated concrete walls (AAC) (U=0,18 W/m2K) ii. Curtain walls c. At basement: i. Reinforced concrete protected with insula tion and waterproofing ii. Curtain walls – towards inside yard (U=1,8 W/m2K) ROOFING a. Green roof (U=0,2 W/m2K) b. Passable terrace (U=0,3 W/m2K)
DOORS a. Safety glass sliding doors b. Safety glass swing doors c. Metalic doors INTERIOR PARTITIONING a. Double-cladded gypsum board walls, mounted on 10 cm steel profiles, with 8cm mineral wool. b. Safety glass walls INTERIOR DOORS a. Safety glass doors b. Wood doors STRUCTURE TYPE • Reinforced concrete core (on all 4 levels) • Ground floor: reinforced concrete • Upper floors: Perimeter lattice girders (on 2 upper floors) • Ceilings: lost shuttering – reinforced concrete plate poured over corrugated sheet metal • Foundations: reinforced concrete • Stairs: reinforced concrete
INTERIOR FINISHING WORKS a. Floors i. In technical areas (laboratories, storages, sanitary facilities): Epoxy screed ii. In offices (open space): carpet iii. In common areas: LVT (luxury vinyl tiles) b. Walls i. In technical areas (laboratories, storages, sanitary facilities): Ceramic tiling ii. In offices (open space): Washable paint on glass fibre wallpaper iii. In common areas: Washable paint on glass fibre wallpaper and wooden riffle cladding c. Ceilings i. In technical areas (laboratories, storages, sanitary facilities): metallic coffered ceiling, perforated ii. In offices: acoustic gypsum boards (perforated) as continuous slabs, canopy or baffles ceiling iii. In common areas: acoustic gypsum boards (perforated) as canopy or baffles ceiling d. Stairs i. Epoxy screed EXTERIOR FINISHING WORKS a. Stone paving b. Concrete balustrades
SKYLIGHTS a. fixed, round, with 100, 120 and 180cm diameter, made of safety glass WINDOWS a. Mounted in curtain walls (U=1,8 W/m2K)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST B
B
2.
1.
A
4.
3.
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7.
7.
A
B 1 electric generator 25m2 / 2 underground courtyard 74m2 / 3 central heating unit 74m2 / 4 electric panel 20m2 / 5 technical area 74m2 / 6 server room 27m2 / 7 locker room 64m2
1:200 BASEMENT PLAN
DOMOCATALYST
B
B
8.
A
A
1.
6.
2.
7.
5.
3.
A
4.
B 1 polymerisation 115m2 / 2 storage 195m2 / 3 compounding 280m2 / 4 spinning plant 62m2 / 5 conditioning room 35m2 / 6 synthesis & wet chemistry lab 92m2 / 7 sample room 17m2 / 8 underground courtyard 74m2
GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:200
B
Design team
Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra GrigoraČ™ | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin PĂŽrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
52,44
B
12.
6.
7.
A
A
1.
11.
32,34
A
B
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4. 5.
10. 2.
A
8. 9.
B 1 instrumental analysis 167m2 / 2 special measuring room 43m2 / 3, 4 head of the laboratory office 26m2 / 5 multi-purpose room 91m2 / 6 kitchenette / 7 play rooms / 8 cafeteria / 9 lobby / 10 showroom / 11 workshop / 12 informal library & research area B
1:200 PLAYGROUND LEVEL PLAN
A
B
DOMOCATALYST
52,44
B
6. 7.
2.
6. 2.
A 1.
3. 6.
32,34
8.
6. 4.
A 5. 7. 7.
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7.
7.
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B
1 head of department office 32m2 / 2 guest office 14m2 / 3 conference room 10 people 27m2 / 4 conference room 20 people 62m2 / 5 head of department office 34m2 / 6 office area (8 x 6 people) / 7 quiet room / 8 open garden B
OFFICE LEVEL PLAN 1:200
Design team
Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
A
DOMOCATALYST
+15.15 Maximum height + 14.00 Roof top
+ 13.00 + 10.00 Second floor + 9.00
+6.00 First floor + 5.00 + 3.00 Road Level + 2.00 Landscape -+ 0.00
SECTION A
DOMOCATALYST
+15.15 Maximum height + 14.00 Roof top + 13.00
+ 10.00 Second floor + 9.00
+6.00 First floor + 5.00 + 3.00 Road Level + 2.00 Landscape -+ 0.00
SECTION B
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
East Facade sc: 1:200
+15.15 Maximum height
+5.00 + 3.00 Road Level + 2.00 Landscape + 0.00 Access level
1:200 EASTERN FACADE
DOMOCATALYST
North Facade sc: 1:200
+15.15 Maximum height
11,00 +5.00
4,00
+ 3.00 Road Level + 2.00 Landscape + 0.00 Access level
NORTHERN FACADE 1:200
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
West Facade sc: 1:200
+15.15 Maximum height
+5.00 + 3.00 Road Level + 2.00 Landscape + 0.00 Access level
1:200 WESTERN FACADE
DOMOCATALYST
South Facade sc: 1:200
11,00
+15.15 Maximum height
+5.00
+ 2.00 Landscape
4,00
+ 3.00 Road Level
- + 0.00 Access level
SOUTHERN FACADE 1:200
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
DOMOCATALYST
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader
DOMOCATALYST
DOMOCATALYST
Design team Cristina Solomonesc | Alexandru Solomonesc | Alexandru Cristian | Bianca Nicolae | Ruxandra Grigoraș | Andrei Olteanu | Ovidiu Rusu | Valentin Pîrvu | Nikolaus Bader