UNStudio has unveiled its design proposal for NION, a 45,000-square-meter office tower in Frankfurt that would be integrated with resource-saving technology. Selected by Groß & Partner for further development, it will mark the latest addition to the hybrid city district of Europaviertel which will bring residential, work, and recreational areas.
The DGNB Platinum Certified building will employ a low-carbon load-bearing structure. The construction will see the use of prefabricated components, as well as a modular supporting structure.
NION’s design integrates a photovoltaic façade, rainwater management, geothermal heating and cooling (30-to-40-percent cooling, and 70-percent heating), smart building management, demand-based air conditioning and LED lighting, energy-recuperating elevators, e-charging stations with intelligent load management and green and open work environments. A fifty-percent closed façade will work to minimize solar gain.
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