Figure 42. Hourly Dry Bulb Temperature Source: Ashrae

Fig 29. Vertical Zoning Source: archdaily.com

Figure 29 Spatial Configuration:

Vertical Zoning: The base is composed of the main entrance and its fairly lowceiling exhibition spaces; the upper and lower atria form the piano nobile; and the public spaces on the roof are the crown.

Spatial Quality: Open and non-hierarchical nature of the space

Circulation: is designed in a way to facilitate contact among researches. The building actually includes two atria: a lower public atrium and upper atrium around which the labs are arrayed.

Social Spaces:

Crafted for the ultimate office experience, this building imparts distinctive character to enhance productivity while maintaining the sanctity of a quite work environment.

The building utilizes only 25% of the permissible FAR, while allowing the future expansion to full FAR. This not only serves to create valuable outdoor spaces for recreation, but also allows for expansive bio-diversity by introduction of frontal landscape, cutting dust and noise.

It reduces heat gain in summers while still allowing ample daylight to enter the building. Heat gain is further reduced by the high-performance, two layer argon filled insulated glazing with low e-coating and a 50% ceramic frit in a microdot

pattern. Awning-style operable windows are used throughout the building to provide natural ventilation.

Fig 30. Ground floor Plan Source: archdaily.com

Figure 30