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The HIVE (NTU Learning hub Reasons for selection
Project Timeline: 2011- 2015 Location: Singapore
Area: 14,000 sq.m
Hot & Humid Climat
No. of Floors: 8
Use of Tower Desig
Architects: Thomas Heatherwick
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Centrally designed Atrium for Daylightin Concrete the sole materia
Rating: Green Mark Platinum
Climate: Tropical Hot & Humid
Natural Ventilated Spaces
Massing Design Concep Customised HVAC
Project Description Instead of the traditional format of an educational building with miles of corridors linking box-like lecture rooms, the university asked for a unique design better suited to contemporary ways of learning. With the digital revolution allowing learning to take place almost anywhere, the most important function of this new university building was to be a place where students and professors from various disciplines could meet and interact with one other. The Learning Hub is envisioned to be a place where students might meet their future business partner or someone they would have an amazing idea with The opportunity to challenge convention by introducing several rst-of-its-kind environmentally friendly features and innovative solutions that embody the spirit of modern day learning has been a truly rewarding experience for us.” The combination of local building codes and high environmental aspirations meant that a concrete construction was necessary. The building’s open and permeable atrium is naturally ventilated, maximising air circulation around the towers of tutorial rooms and allowing students to feel as cool as possible. Each room is cooled using silent convection, which does away with the need for energy-heavy air conditioning fans. The Learning Hub building was awarded Green Mark Platinum status by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore, the highest possible environmental standard for a building of this type.
Design Evolution Twelve towers, each a stack of rounded tutorial rooms, taper inwards at their base around a public central atrium that connects the fty-six tutorial rooms. Each room has no corners and no obvious front or back, but opens onto a shared circulation space, allowing students to be visually connected to each other and the different activities happening in the building. The new classrooms were conceived by NTU to promote interactive small group teaching and more active learning.
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The exible format of the rooms allows professors to rearrange as necessary, and for students to more easily collaborate with each other. Re-enforced concrete was used as the main construction material in order to keep to a
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strict construction budget and to achieve a high level of sustainability. The project was in many ways an exercise in challenging the ways concrete is used, and exploring how a feeling of warmth and specialness could be produced with the material.
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Daylighting Strategies: Vertical Slat Balconie Atriu Floor Length Window
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Sustainable Solutions: The naturally ventilated central space achieves a high level of environmental performance and sustainability by maximising the air ow around the tutorial rooms without the need for air conditioning. The tutorial rooms are then cooled using silent convection, to avoid noisy, energy-demanding fans.
Merits
Photovoltaic cells (PV) on the roof, drought tolerant
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Interactive Spaces used at common points and corners with landscape are a plus point
Inferences Concrete used is versatil
building’s sustainability status. Natural Lighting in everysystem space.isThis is designed from both outside and inside Customised HVAC sustainabl looking openings through the central atrium and the outer shel Atriums lets in ample light and is excellent for natural stack ventilation Passive Displacement Ventilation (PDV) is used to reduce energy in ventilation.
The building quality has been assessed under the Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS),
Passive Displacement Ventilation (PDV) uses chilled-water cooling coil to create
and was awarded Singapore’s highest environmental
the air circulation through natural convection process, without mechanical fan.
award, Green Mark Platinum
This unconventional method introduces cool air steadily into room oor level and remove roomdesign heat from warm air at the ceiling level Demerits The Tower might not bring entire feeling of being surrounded by natureConnected by common areas like balconies, gardens etc All Spaces
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Naturally ventilated, except where Airconcrete Conditioning Restriction of materials to only meansin norequired room for experimentation. Visual connection throughout all spaces with the help of the central atrium Tower Design to accommodate more number of rooms that facilitate student and peer or teacher interaction No longer a place for traditional classroom teaching to passive students, this
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building provides space for collaborative learning in a technology-rich setting
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The HIVE, Singapore
Reasons for selection
Project Timeline: Ongoing-2022
Area: 630 sq.m
Location: Pondicherry
No. of Floors: 1 (+2 in Phase 2)
Architects: Suhashini Iyer
Award: Terra Award in “Materials
Climate: Tropical Hot & Humid
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Project Descriptio The library is designed as an open plan with the largest area being double height; to house the books, administrative and other services are set to one side while the entry is on the opposite side. The entrance is treated as a gateway to the backcourt where the main library is to be sited in future. The cafe makes the other ank of the entry.
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Planning The building envelope design intent is to provide for climatic comfort minimizing the need for climate modulation with electrical / mechanical means (within the constraints of the master plan by-laws The building is a framed structure (as per the regulations of town planning of ce) to accommodate 2 upper stories in one section of the phase 1 part of the complex. All in ll walls will be rammed earth and nishing materials will be as far as possible with natural materials (avoidance of industrial products that have high embodied energy Courtyards, transitions spaces and semi-covered spaces are design into the functional part of the spaces to allow for multiple user convenience. These open spaces are studied to have shading as per the solar angles / movement
All trees that have an ecological / aesthetic value on site have been retained from the site planning stage to the building design stage. The rain water is to be diverted to swales that will be to the west of the project in keeping with the slopes of the land
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Materials & Structur The large spanned main hall is a truss roof with insulated aluminium sheet roo ng. The high embodied energy of the aluminium roof is offset by having a light-weight roof, reducing the load on the building supports. This minimizes the foundation and RCC frame size/ load. Free-standing columns mirror the Palmyra trunks while the walls are in stabilised rammed earth. These non-load bearing rammed walls are made from earth excavated from foundations trenches and water harvesting swales on site. The texture of the earth walls is offset by exposed RCC columns, aluminium roof and stacks of solar chimneys
Sustainable Feature The envelope is dictated by climate – hot humid in an electrical energy de cit zone of the country. Hence operational energy dependency for lighting and ventilation is to be minimal. The long facade is north-south to minimize heat gain while allowing for a 45⁰ angle of incidence to the prevailing wind directions; maximizing the wind shadow to increase the indoor wind velocity. The openings are deep set with vertical
ns and roof overhangs to prevent glare and heat gain without compromising on the ventilation and
lighting There are solar chimneys introduced to create an induced ventilation cycle. Merits
The use of natural material and passive techniques help in reducing both energy and cost
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The simple truss system helps in letting in both light and natural breeze while supporting the buildin
The use of solar chimneys help in keeping out the hot air by pushing it out and creating air movement in Use of courtyard makes the spaces biophlic in design and add to user comfort.
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Rammed Earth Technique has been used as a cost effective and cooling technique For Daylighting there are clerestory windows that are raised on the trusses and tall windows along the horizontalThe walls Demerits space is comparatively smaller for the capacity that it serves Deep set fenestration with vertical ns and roof overhangs help to prevent glare and heat gain, without No digital archives in the library
compromising on natural daylight and ventilation. Minimal use of energy with passive cooling through materials and fenestration design. The
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Northampton Learning Hub Project Timeline: 2018
2019 AUDE University Impact Initiative of the
Location: UK
Year Award 2019 Education Estates Client of the Year Awar
Architects: MCW Architects
Reasons for selection
Climate: Warm & Temperate
2019 Education Estates Inspiring Learning Spaces
Area: 22,000.00 sq.m
Award - Highly Commende
No. of Floors: Spatial Plannin Awards: Energy Ef ciency
2019 Education Estates Innovation in Delivering Larger Spaces designed ef cientl
2019 RICS Design throug
2020 Civic Trust Awards - Successful Projec
Daylighting Strategie Fenestration Desig
Integration of Digital & Physical Space Optimisation of view
Value Award -Informal Highly seating Commende arrangement
Innovation Award
Project Descriptio The Learning Hub is the focus for the students’ learning experience - a ‘fusion facility’ open 24 hours/day – that ‘blends’ a radical re-think about teaching, learning, working and social spaces to provide a range of dynamic and supportive environments as a group or individually - maximising daylight, natural ventilation and views out in a rich-mix of spaces. Its openess and transparency connects the riverside through to the centre of the campus and makes teaching and learning highly visible.
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Daylighting Strategies: Skylight Large Segmented Window Vertical Fin Recessed Cloister
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Planning As a key component of the town centre regeneration, extensive consultation took place with the planning authority, and many local interest groups, throughout the seven year process. An Outline Planning Application was followed by Reserved Matters Applications for individual buildings including discharge of planning conditions. The external envelope of the Learning Hub is composed of a simple palette of robust materials that have been selected as part of a wider campus approach – both in terms of nish, colour, tone and texture. The principle construction is a post-tensioned concrete slab incorporating embedded cooling supporting the low-energy environmental strategy
The building seamlessly fuses spaces for formal and informal teaching, individual and group-based learning, working and socialising – all the facilities that support an individual’s ‘learning’ experience have been carefully integrated including a single point for student help, visible classrooms, academic workspaces, meeting rooms, social spaces and the life blood of great food and coffee.
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Merits
Inferences
The building is designed to optimise views and natural daylight Energy is optimised with the help of smart systems in place
Bringing landscape spaces ‘into’ the building encouraging views out and views within. Mixing up of digital and traditional learning spaces. The innovative approach encourages cross disciplinary working, maximising utilisation and exibility, and was driven by a fundamental shift from ‘owned’ to ‘shared’ space - a ‘bottom-up’ analysis of the spaces needed to deliver course modules - creating a multi-function innovative and vibrant learning Demerits As a colder region, the design is such that the building i environment optimised for increased solar heat gain, so all the techniques canviews not beout adapted to Indianlandscape context. in a rich-mix of space Maximising daylight, natural ventilation and to surrounding Opening up the building in every direction to accommodate natural daylighting and bringing in the natural environment even where there are no signi cant views Sustainably provides low carbon heat via a district heating network
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Designed keeping in mind all the buildings in the vicinity for future energy need Useshttps://www.archdaily.com/913455/university-of-northampton-learning-hub-mcw-architects woodchip biomass and gas to heat hot water reducing the overall carbon footprint
Sustainable Features
Thehttps://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/waterside-campus-design-wins-top-industry-award/ speci c orientation and shape of the building have been positioned to minimise its arti cial https://mcwarchitects.com/university-of-northampton-learning-hub cooling, lighting and heating requirements.
The Learning Hub has been designed with well-being at its heart - maximising daylight, natural ventilation and views
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out to surrounding landscape in a rich-mix of spaces. The building combines multiple functions and is enlivened by day lit interconnecting volumes which play a vital role in making the whole facility legible and navigable The innovative approach to the brief and design have delivered a highly integrated learning and working environment that maximises ef ciency, is easy to use and delivers true exibility for the future.
Theensuring University Northampton by Bowmer and Kirklan meters, the of energy is being managed effectively
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ARC, Singapor Project Timeline: 2019 Location: Singapore
Reasons for selection
Architects: Kirk Studio
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Climate: Tropical Hot & Humid Podium Style Desig Area:Ventilatio 17,200 m² Natural Climate Energy Plannin
No. of Hub Floors: 6 Learning Rating: Green Mark Platinum https://u-insight.com/2018/02/23/ntus-newest-icon-the-arc/
Project Descriptio The Learning Hub is de ned as a series of ‘learning platforms’ tuned to setting and place, allowing a multitude of futures in learning patterns, modes and technologies. Its open curves, translucency and permeability create a civic gesture, which welcomes the University community at the North Spine and creates cross-campus links to the buildings around.
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Planning
The new development incorporates eco-friendly features such as energysaving LED lighting, motion sensors and solar-powered systems Instead of walls, it comes with an aluminium sunscreen that reduces solar glare and heat, and keeps rain out while allowing ventilation throughout the day Its air-conditioning system saves
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Merits
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The building is designed to optimise views and natural daylight
The building has mixed mode ventilation and 30% is naturally The project used computational analysis to help in making it energy ef cient through design ventilate Employing computational uid dynamics (CFD) and micro-climate analysis they modelled how the Curtain walls help in ventilation building could maximise comfort levels by accelerating outside air movement through the permeable building 30 percent of The Arcs oor area could be entirely naturally ventilated, creating signi cant energy cost Demerits The orientation is not along the longer axis on North and South because of the shape of the site saving The building maximises exibility, mobility and interaction so that learning can occur in formal and informal settings within and around the building Maintaining the topography of the area is a sustainable method of site planning which helps preserve
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the original essence of the site and also is a cost effective method along with being environmental friendly https://kirk.studio/projects/the-arc-ntu It incorporates eco-friendly features such as energy-saving LED lighting, motion sensors and solarhttps://kirk.studio/news/ntu-learning-hub-the-arc-opening powered systems https://www.carltonglass.com.sg/ntu-learning Instead of walls, it comes with an aluminium sunscreen that reduces solar glare and heat, and keeps rain https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/nanyang-technologicalout while allowing ventilation throughout the day university-singapore Its air-conditioning system saves energy by using passive cooling coils to chill the air without the use of https://kirk.studio/assets/uploads/Kirk-NTU-A4-Brochure.pdf fans. These coils cool the air as it sinks downwards, which moves warm air upwards.
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Project Descriptio Situated within a reputed institutional campus, the footfall of this library had signi cantly dropped. The requirement was to revitalize the space, make it more technically competent, and increase relevance to the current needs of the Gen Y - Gen Z users Reinventing the library, for the millennials, we coined down a few de nitions which we then translated into design ‘Technologically versed repository of multi-format content, responding to the current needs entwined with the existing library fabric, facilitating exible functions and catalysing interactions between the students, faculty, and visitors, making it a Learning Hu Preserving the traditional functional requirements, the additional functions are seamlessly woven into the pre-existing strong library narrative using colours as a common thread. Studies prove that using colour can increase the attention span of the users and reduce boredom. Hence the element of colour has been introduced to functions like acoustics, AI intervention, pedestal for faculty works, comfortable seating, etc
Functions like discussion rooms, formal and informal reading, retiring zones, laptop bays, digital display areas, etc are tucked in addition to softer, exible spaces
IIMB Learning Hu Project Timeline: 2016- 2019 Location: Bangalore, India Reasons
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Architects: Associates DaylightingViswhwannath Strategie Integration of Space Climate: Tropical Savannah Furniture Placement Use of Skylight Area: 4800.00 sq.m Glass Encased Conditioned Spatial Plannin RWH & RENo. of Floors: 3
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Award: WA Awards, “Interior Design Realised”
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Merits
Emphasis should be on sustainable design with Inferences cost ef ciency and energy ef ciency as major points
Daylighting Design in the form of skylights Use of apt materials and smart techniques will and narrow horizontal fenestration.
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translocated trees, and incorporated Natural Ventilation and Natural Daylighting strategies haveand to beclean incorporated. sustainable practices energy use
The building is constructed from ecofriendly and locally-sourced material The majority of energy needs through rooftop solar panel Demerits
mistakes in material usage have to There is The ancommon implementation of rainwater be avoided
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Spaces should be designed to be spacious especially now with Social Distancing Norms
Hot Water is got through solar powe Recycling centre as part of the campus to separate waste. Most of this waste is reused as it gets composted at a biogas plant on References campus, and the remainder is sent for https://worldarchitecture.org/architecturerecycling projects/hgpce/iimb-library-rede nedDigital incorporated in Physical design to project-pages.html help draw in more people https://library.iimb.ac.in/library Multi-format content with exible function http://hrm.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/Library/ Spaces are more open to help facilitate right_2_new.html interactions between the students, faculty, https:// and visitors www.architectandinteriorsindia.com/ Colours have been used in all aspects from projects/13525-vishwannath-associatesthe acoustic design to the furniture revitalises-the-iimb-library Mixing up Functions like discussion rooms, https://thinkmatter.in/2019/11/14/indianformal and informal reading, retiring zones, institute-of-management-in-bangalorelaptop bays, digital display. This helped in balkrishna-doshi-vastu-shilpa-consultants/ creating more exible spaces https://www.architectmagazine.com/ Universal Design with proper ramps and project-gallery/indian-institute-ofaccessible features. management_1_o
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