Ecotone studios8/2/2023 ![]() The new office complex is situated between two buildings, the textile academy and a teaching block and the new offices' programme will encompass education, flexible co-working space, and meeting areas.Ĭonceived as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, the complex is enhanced as a flexible working and learning as a bridge between education and industry. The 1,830-square-metre office complex is planned to be built on the Yıldız Teknopark campus, a campus of Yıldız Technical University dedicated to sparking innovation and technological development. "Ecotone, in geographical terms a region of transition between two biological communities, gives its name to this project, relating both to the condition of the site and the programme of the spaces," said Salon Alper Derinbogaz. The offices feature fluid office spaces with slender columns ensuring physical-distancing measures. Here, operable panels in the roof are in the open position allowing the naturally-treated air to pass through the jungle and into the atmosphere.Ĭooling - radiant cooling provides comfort to lessen the demand for over-cooled air.Istanbul and Berlin-based architecture studio Salon Alper Derinbogaz has revealed plans for a flexible and post-pandemic workspace on the Yıldız Teknopark campus in Istanbul, Turkey.Ĭalled Ecotone, the office complex forms rounded edges and floor-to-ceiling glazing, while keeping smooth transition in between spaces. The summer winds from the south maintain positive pressure to keep the outside air moving through the system.Įxhaust - warm stale air is drawn up into the large rooftop greenhouse through exhaust tubes. ![]() Finally, the pre-conditioned air passes through a series of water source heat pumps above the innermost layer of glazed pivot doors where it is cooled to its final temperature and delivered via floor registers to the level above. It then passes freely through openings in sliding partitions into a zone where falling cold water further cools and dehumidifies the air. Ventilation - outside air is initially evaporatively-cooled as it passes through a misting mesh and a layer of open pivoting glazing into the planted zone. Sun - the south-facing exposures are shielded from solar heat gain by deciduous plantings along the edge of the building. We saw these conditions changing with the seasons as well, with distinct conditions between summer and winter. People are dynamic, so their workspace should be as well. Knowing that occupant health and satisfaction are driven by a heterogeneity of conditions and choice in comfort, we offer a heterogeneous collection of zones with varying degrees of atmospheric conditions. ![]() This submission proposes an ecotone - a highly-spatialized facade that creates a diverse community of occupiable spaces that work in concert to blend and integrate “exterior” and “interior” environments, in turn offering a variety of micro-climates. The World Health Organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Conventional, contemporary building facades isolate occupants from the outdoors and provide visual connections only through glass - often to the detriment of both providing a range of thermal comfort and maximizing energy efficiency. ![]()
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