“This project uses elements in a thoughtful way to create a rich urban place. Smart use of its surfaces and resources and in keeping with the local conditions. The outdoor spaces are more comfortable because every piece of the building is leveraged to its best advantage.“
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Following the master plan guidelines proposed by Sasaki Associates, the project intends to complete the university lower campus with a sports and recreational facility that include a swimming pool, basketball court, athletic facilities, indoor and outdoor amphitheatres, café and underground parking. The project consists of five separate low-lying buildings organized around a series of courtyards, pedestrian walkways and roof gardens that are oriented towards the sea and negotiate the elevation change from the upper campus to the seafront.
Architecture and landscape are carefully weaved together in order to create a diversity of spaces where students can gather throughout the day and the evening. The design is further enhanced by the innovative use of environmental strategies combining planted roofs, sun control, thermal mass with radiant surfaces, slab cooling, chillers cooled with sea water from deep wells and natural ventilation. While intended to encourage social interaction, the design approach focuses on reducing energy as well as water consumption, preserving the existing trees and directing daytime and night time breezes to cool the outdoor spaces.
