Post-covid Community-Workspace

The project focuses not on the construction of an iconic volume, but rather on the creation of a sustainable community and public void that effectively connects the site with the surrounding.

More than 60% of area is an open courtyard, which eliminates the boundaries of space. The main courtyard with trees and shady areas defined as common space for social interactions used by workers and visitors during performances but also as a protected area in case of emergencies.

The building draws on traditional construction methods such as detachment, natural airflow, cantilevered roofs and trees. The topic of preventing direct sun from the inner construction layers are integrated in several ways. The detached steel roof with photovoltaic modules preotect direct sun to heat up the concrete roof, and the detached outer wall layer with ventilating air flow keeps away heat of sunlight from the inner concrete walls.

Existing trees are integrated into the holistic and sustainable design as landscape elements and their shading qualities to protect the glass facade from long solar impact. All glass elements have the properties of high light transmission, and low solar energy transportation as well as a high heat insulation value. I cared a lot about the right combination of these three values to prevent artificial light during daytime, protect the inside from getting hot and permit the building to cool down during the night.