OUTPUT TABLE

-natural ventilation of the office environments

-sun-shading of the south and west facades

-biophilic design

-vegetated roofs

-storm water collection

-the clean reject water from the lab’s production of reverse osmosis water provides a constant year-round water supply for the building and site needs

-Energy strategies application

-the building overall energy usage is 38% more efficient than ASHRA 90.1 2004 standards for energy efficiency.

-Materials selected for the building’s interior and exterior were selected based on quantity of recycled content, where the product was manufactured

-A highly recycled aluminum plate rainscreen and corrugated metal siding are used on 3 sides

-The city rigorously tested each of the materials selected for floors, ceilings and counters in these labs.

-A portion of the green roof area and the site rain gardens absorbs and treats rain water to reduce the quantity of site water runoff.

-This water is collected and stored on the site’s two 36,000 gallon water storage tanks

-Based on the potable water consumption per year, this system in conjunction with water conserving fixtures saves 400,000 gallons of water each year.

ADD-ON

-City of Tacoma’s desire to reuse materials from the local landfill by recycling granite curbs into benches on site.

-Heavy timbers were milled and reused for the ceiling and wall panels in the lobby and main conference room

-the material content for finishes used in these spaces. Interior finishes and building materials in the Metals Analysis and Metals Clean Rooms (trace metals testing labs) were designed to avoid any exposed metal surfaces

-The site collects and stores excess reverse osmosis water from the labs and annual precipitation from a portion of the green roof. This water is then reused for toilet flushing and all of the landscape irrigation.

-The lighting controls and a narrow floor plate provide a well daylit space that requires minimal energy for lighting

Water Infrastructure as a public service

María Florencia

María Rosario

Gimena Ponce 2020

PlantSite/ Argentina, Cordoba.

AREA : 15550 m²2

Since a multidisciplinary approach, combining knowledge from hydraulic engineering, landscape, urban planning and architecture. Km3 is a system, to mitigate urban storm floods. It tries to change the concept and role of water infrastructures in contemporary societies, vulnerable and not at all resilient contexts, acting on water basins to generate sustainable solutions.