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That is how Singapore does vertical biophilic urbanism

What makes this high-rise constructing in Singapore totally different from all the opposite tall buildings world wide? Not solely is that this one of many tallest towers in Singapore, nevertheless it additionally honors the pure world and the historical past of town round it. The design was created by BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group and CRA, Carlo Ratti Associati. Proceed studying beneath Our Featured Movies The CapitaSpring constructing is a brand new addition to the Singapore skyline. There are flats and sky gardens all through the constructing, all the best way as much as the 51st ground. The constructing is within the coronary heart of the monetary district. It was a public car parking zone, now, it’s a towering constructing that stands at 918 toes, which is about 65 toes shorter than the Eiffel Tower. Associated: Vertical forest house has an astonishing 404 timber Inside, the constructing has workplace house, eating places, public areas and residences. It’s referred to as a biophilic skyscraper, in line with Tan Yew Chin, CEO of CLD, CapitaLand Improvement, the proudly owning firm. Thanks! Hold a watch out for our weekly e-newsletter. Be a part of Our E-newsletter Obtain the most recent in international information and designs constructing a greater future. SIGN UP SIGN UP “With CapitaSpring, we’re setting a brand new benchmark for the workplace of the longer term by bringing a premium, multi-faceted office expertise to constructing occupants, complemented by our core-flex options that cater to the growing adoption of hybrid work methods,” Chin mentioned. The bottom of the tower homes the Metropolis Room, which is 59 toes tall. Meandering paths take guests to the room and into separate lobbies. The paths additionally lead towards eating and purchasing areas, notably the Market Avenue Hawker Heart. That is housed on the second and third flooring and has 56 meals stalls. Moreover, Singapore has a status for being a backyard metropolis and the CapitaSpring suits fantastically into that general design. The constructing additionally suits into the present cityscape. On the bottom stage entrance, a part of the historic Market Avenue has been restored and the landscaping space has been expanded, creating new inexperienced respiratory areas. “On high, an city forest feeds all of the eating places and cafes within the constructing and permits guests to benefit from the lushness of the summit. Capitaspring is sort of a imaginative and prescient of a future through which metropolis and countryside, tradition and nature can coexist,” mentioned BIG founding companion Bjarke Ingels. 4 related ranges on the coronary heart of the constructing create the “inexperienced oasis,” an open-air backyard space. In the meantime, the rooftop backyard is house to the tallest city farm in Singapore…for now, in any case. There are greater than 150 several types of fruits, herbs, greens and flowers rising within the house. Better of all, the constructing has Inexperienced Mark Platinum and Common Design GoldPLUS Certifications from the Constructing and Building Authority of Singapore for all its inexperienced options. The design mimics the tropical rainforest, with leaf development organized in direct proportion to gentle availability throughout the totally different inexperienced layers. Shade-tolerant crops are within the rainforest ground space. Up towards the roof, smaller leaves develop on crops that benefit from the daylight. + Bjarke Ingels Group Pictures through BIG Originally published at San Jose News HQ

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CapitaSpring Singapore skyscraper, 88 Market St

CapitaSpring Singapore skyscraper, 88 Market Street, Citadines Raffles Place Tower Building Design

CapitaSpring Singapore skyscraper at 88 Market Street

9 February 2022

Location: 88 Market Street, Singapore

Singapore’s newest biophilic skyscraper CapitaSpring marks completion with 93% in leasing commitment

About 93% of CapitaSpring’s 673,000 square feet of workspace and retail net lettable area has been committed, reflecting a robust demand for premium core-flex workspaces within a quality integrated development in Singapore. The Grade A office development in Singapore’s prime Raffles Place Central Business District was completed in 2021: photograph : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

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• Combines 673,000 square feet of workspace and retail net lettable area, 299-unit Citadines Raffles Place Singapore and a hawker centre in an integrated work-live-play vertical community

• Houses Singapore’s tallest sky observatory deck and urban farm at 280 metres and a 35-metre-tall Green Oasis located 100 metres above ground, which will be opened to the public

photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

Singapore, 9 February 2022 – CapitaSpring, the 51-storey integrated development at 88 Market Street, has marked the completion of its construction after obtaining its Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) in end-2021. The 280-metre-tall skyscraper is the only Grade A office development in Singapore’s prime Raffles Place Central Business District (CBD) completed in 2021.

CapitaSpring green oasis: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

About 93% of CapitaSpring’s 673,000 square feet (sq ft) of workspace and retail net lettable area (NLA) has been committed, reflecting a robust demand for premium core-flex workspaces within a quality integrated development in Singapore. Tenants have started moving in progressively from 4Q 2021.

green oasis in the tower: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

CapitaSpring is jointly owned by CapitaLand Development (CLD), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) and Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd (MEC). Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group in collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati, CapitaSpring is a recipient of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Platinum Award, one of the highest green building accolades in Singapore, and the BCA Universal Design Mark GoldPLUS Award. It will house market-leading multinational companies from the banking, financial services, real estate, property services, energy, commodities, business consultancy, technology, legal and hospitality sectors. These include J.P. Morgan, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, JLL, JERA Asia, Saxo Markets, Squarepoint Capital, White & Case and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Green oasis 100 metres above ground – CapitaSpring has a total landscape area of more than 90,000 sq ft, equivalent to 140% of its site area or larger than six Olympic-size swimming pools. The development’s rich biodiversity comprises more than 80,000 plants from over 130 different species, with more than 60% being native plants: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

Mr Tan Yew Chin, CEO of CLD (Singapore), said: “CLD and our partners are delighted to mark the completion of CapitaSpring, a biophilic skyscraper that represents CapitaLand’s vision to build a greener and sustainable future as laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Master Plan. From Funan in the Civic District to CanningHill Piers along Singapore River, CapitaLand has been playing a key role in injecting holistic work-live-play elements to activate precincts and rejuvenate Singapore’s city centre to keep up with evolving lifestyle trends.

CapitaSpring Singapore sky garden: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

With CapitaSpring, we are setting a new benchmark for the office of the future by bringing a premium, multi-faceted workplace experience to building occupants, complemented by our core-flex solutions that cater to the increasing adoption of hybrid work strategies. We are confident that CapitaSpring’s expansive lush green spaces and the specially curated community spaces and programmes will enhance human connections amidst safe distancing, and further enliven Singapore’s CBD.”

CapitaSpring tower urban farm: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

Mr Tony Tan, CEO of the Manager of CICT, said: “We are pleased that CapitaSpring has achieved 93% in leasing commitment, a notable outcome at the point of TOP for a building of its scale, and commendable in the context of the current pandemic. The positive market reception for CapitaSpring reinforces our confidence that offices continue to remain an integral part of companies’ workplace strategies.

CapitaSpring sky garden – at 280 metres above ground, the Sky Garden at level 51 of CapitaSpring features Singapore’s tallest publicly accessible observatory deck offering 360-degree scenic views of Marina Bay and CBD: photo : Rendy Aryanto / Vvs.sg

Just as other office developments are starting to reinvent their offerings to accommodate new work norms, CapitaSpring is ahead of the curve with its forward-looking solutions that position it as a sustainable, flexible and connected workplace ecosystem. We are continuing to see healthy interest from companies in diverse sectors looking for quality workspaces in the CBD and expect to see more leasing momentum driven by tenants’ flight to quality, underpinned by the demand from new growth sectors and limited new Grade A office supply in Singapore.”

The 299-unit serviced residence Citadines Raffles Place Singapore opens as the new flagship for Citadines Apart’hotel, managed by The Ascott Limited. It comprises studio, one- and two-bedroom units (pictured) as well as loft apartments:

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Struggle to fill New Tower shows Singapore office market Woes

Three years ago, it was touted as a development that would rejuvenate Singapore’s central business district. But an upcoming building in the city-state could have fallen victim to the pandemic, which has upended the office market as work from home remains a long-term arrangement for some companies. CapitaSpring, a 51-floor integrated development that will also house Singapore’s highest urban…

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#BIG #bjarke ingels group #cra #Carlo Ratti Associati #CapitaSpring Tower #Singapore #Green roof #indoor gardens #sky garden #terrace garden

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Green Oasis at CapitaSpring Tower - the first time that I've ever seen a public park located inside a building. This was one of the most unique places that I've ever seen, located on the 17th through 20th floors of an office building this park offers exercise equipment, yoga space as well as meditation pods.

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dlyarchitecture · 2 years ago

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#Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati #CapitaSpring Tower Opens in Singapore

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Martin Modern, Singapore Apartments

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Martin Modern Apartments in Singapore

11 Nov 2021

Architects: ADDP

Location: Singapore, South East Asia

Martin Modern Apartments in Singapore

In today’s evolving global residential landscape, the dire issues of attention to sustainability, access to open green space where social-distancing is possible, and a need for a more eco-conscious living are the newest trends that influence where and how we live.

Now more than ever, the world needs to cut back on carbon emissions, waste and the creation of unnatural materials that damage the environment. In tandem, the creation and planning of architecture need to be mindful of innovations that both manifest outstanding design and have environmentally-conscious attributes. With myriad abilities to work in various spaces and industries, developers, businesspersons and investors will look to upgrade their spaces and buildings, especially luxury residential real estate.

Akin to the design-driven sustainability-focused architecture of tomorrow, ADDP Architects, the award-winning architecture firm founded in 1986 and headquartered in Singapore, is spearheading the future of environmentally-conscious residential architecture with the design for its new Modern Martin project, two 30-storey towers that uphold the highest standards of sustainable architecture. The Martin Modern follows the award-winning sustainability measures for ADDP’s lauded “Treehouse” and “Clement Canopy” projects.

A home within a botanical garden and standing on a land size of 1.6 hectares, Modern Martin’s two 30-storey towers are engulfed with lush, green gardens by award-winning landscape architect ICN Design Interactional. The structures themselves are limited to a 20% footprint of the entire site, creating more room for greenery and access to nature for its inhabitants.

There are 15 gardens and lawns and well over 200 species of tropical trees and plants rooted throughout the various levels of the grounds. The Martin Modern project includes a forest trail, maze, bio pond, bamboo grove and aquatic garden between the two towers, along with “secret gardens” on the 36-floor rooftop of each building. ADDP Architects collaborated with Yip Yuen Hong of ip;li Architects for the design of the project.

The tower blocks are orientated to allow for unobstructed views towards internal landscaped space and provide a distant view of Marina Bay area for the higher floors.

In addition, roof gardens are provided at both towers which provide enhanced greenery to the roof space. Generous windows design promotes good ventilation in every indoor unit. Generous private enclosed spaces (PES) and balconies of each unit provide chances to extend the indoor living to outdoor space and to appreciate the tranquil setting.

Having been the receipt of the Guinness World Record, World’s Largest Vertical Garden (2014), Best Innovative Green Building (Gold), MIPIM Asia Awards, ‘BCI Asia’s Top 10 Architectural Firms’ , ADDP Architects is now officially unveiling its latest residential project, Martin Modern.

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Lavazza London Flagship Caffetteria

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30 Sep 2021

The Social Proximity Cafe

Design: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Architects

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Caffetteria at Lavazza London Flagship Building

CRA unveils Caffetteria, an innovative project in Lavazza’s brand-new Flagship Store in London’s Regent Street area. New technologies – from germicidal materials to lights with disinfecting properties – are employed to rethink the quintessential Italian coffee experience with one objective in mind: rebuilding social proximity.

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International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati unveils Caffetteria, an innovative project in Lavazza’s newly-opened Flagship Store in London. The original design concept by CRA is conceived as a “social proximity cafe” which allows people to socialize safely while enjoying a full coffee experience, taking advantage of new technologies and germicidal materials. In addition, the design employs the principles of circular economy, with coffee ground serving as a construction material of the interior space. The Caffetteria is open every day in London’s Regent Street, one of the city’s most vibrant areas.

photograph : Tom Parker

The project by CRA aims to enhance social relationships, especially after the disruption brought upon by COVID-19. CRA consulted Harvard University professor and public health expert Edward Nardell as well as biotechnology company MEG Science in the research phase to investigate how innovative sanitization systems such as lights and copper-based germicidal materials could be adopted in the framework of a coffee shop.

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The research led by CRA inspired the ultimate selection of lamps with disinfecting properties to remove bacteria and viruses on the countertop. Coinciding with this is the extensive use of brass, a germicidal material which is used throughout the shared surfaces of the café, such as the counter top. Moreover, the lower part of the counter is built using coffee ground to reflect the principles of circular design. The convex shape of the counter, which at one meter of depth is wider than usual, allows customers and employees to interact safely.

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“The moment we are living in calls for an innovative vision to improve our post-pandemic social life,” says Carlo Ratti, founding partner of CRA and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Along with other safety and sustainable measures, copper – from which brass is derived – could play an important role in this in the future. The Lavazza London Flagship is an extension of the research we conduct with copper specialist KME to understand how we could take full advantage of the material.”

photo : Tom Parker

The Lavazza London Flagship furthers CRA’s investigation into the post-pandemic urban space. In October 2020, it released the design of the Sella Innovation Center for Turin-based financial company Sella Group, proposing a safe workplace sanitized by UV-C lights and air-purifying windows. Coffee ground and other compostable materials constitute part of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, designed by CRA and Italo Rota in collaboration with Matteo Gatto and F&M Ingegneria.

It highlights how temporary exhibitions and biennales can be built with minimum waste. In another example of circular economy, the studio developed Circular Garden for energy company ENI. The installation displayed at the Milan Design Week 2019 consists of a series of tall arches made of mycelium, the root of mushroom that can easily be returned to the earth.

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Title: Caffetteria at Lavazza London Flagship Design: A project by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Creative Lead: Italo Rota CRA Team: Carlo Ratti, Andrea Cassi (partner in charge), Marco Caprani, Mario Daudo, Luca Giacolini, Chiara Morandini, Nicola Scaramuzza CRA Graphic Team: Pasquale Milieri

Collaborators: Scientific Advisor: Edward Nardell Photobiology Consultant: MEG Science

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CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is an international design and innovation practice based in Turin and New York. Drawing on Carlo Ratti’s research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the office is currently involved in many projects across the globe, embracing every scale of intervention from furniture to urban planning.

Among recent designs are the Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, CapitaSpring Tower in Singapore, MEET Digital Arts Center in Milan, the Eyes of the City exhibition at the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism of Shenzhen, and the redesign of the Agnelli Foundation HQ in Turin. In March 2020, CRA initiated CURA (Connected Units of Respiratory Ailments), a global open-source initiative to convert shipping containers into plug-in Intensive-Care Units for COVID-19 patients.

CRA is also the only design firm whose works have been featured three times in TIME Magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year” list – respectively with the Digital Water Pavilion in 2007, the Copenhagen Wheel in 2014, and Scribit in 2019. In the last years, the office has been involved in the launch of Makr Shakr, a startup producing the world’s first robotic bar system, and Scribit, the write&erase robot. www.carloratti.com

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CanningHill Piers Singapore landmark residence

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CanningHill Piers Singapore residence

19 August 2021

CapitaLand and CDL introduce CanningHill Piers, a new landmark residence nestled between Fort Canning Hill and Singapore River

• Only hill and river dual-frontage residential development in the Central Area to be launched in Q4 2021

• Tallest residential development along the Singapore River designed by renowned Danish architecture firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group

• Part of an integrated development conveniently linked to Fort Canning MRT station and near riverfront restaurants at Clarke Quay

CanningHill Piers is located between the historic Fort Canning Hill and the iconic Singapore River, and named to reflect its rare hill and river dual-frontage. The development is designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, and will be the tallest residential development along the Singapore River. image : CapitaLand

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Singapore, 19th of August 2021 – CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) and City Developments Limited (CDL) today unveiled the design of their latest joint residential development, CanningHill Piers, located between the historic Fort Canning Hill and the iconic Singapore River in District 6. Named to reflect its rare hill and river dual-frontage, CanningHill Piers is the only residential development in Singapore complemented by these two nature elements in its immediate surroundings. Boasting excellent connectivity that defines the best of urban living, the development is directly linked to Fort Canning MRT station on the Downtown Line, and right beside F&B and lifestyle destination Clarke Quay.

The landmark residence is part of an integrated development that also includes a commercial component with F&B and retail outlets named CanningHill Square, a hotel operated under the Moxy brand by Marriott International and a serviced residence with a hotel licence operated under the Somerset brand. The design scheme comprises four towers of different heights – a pair of diagonally-facing residential towers and one each for the hotel and serviced residence – set atop a double-storey commercial podium. All four towers are distinctly spaced apart from each other to maximise views and allow the courtyard at the heart of the commercial podium to open to the sky. A single continuous drape adorning the façade ties the various components together into an iconic and sculptural whole. Strategic parts of the façade drape are lifted to unveil building entrances, communal areas and green spaces at various heights, creating a strong and unified architectural identity for the integrated development.

Part of an existing road that currently separates the CanningHill Piers project site and the river will be transformed into an attractive riverfront promenade that connects seamlessly with the vibrant Clarke Quay lifestyle precinct along the same stretch. image : CapitaLand

CanningHill Piers is designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) led by Bjarke Ingels, one of the world’s most well-known contemporary architects who is behind award-winning residential developments such as 8 House in Copenhagen and Via 57 West in New York. BIG is also the design architect for CapitaSpring, a soon-to-be-completed 51-storey integrated development by CapitaLand Group in Singapore’s Raffles Place CBD. CanningHill Piers is expected to be BIG’s first residential project to be completed in Asia.

Mr Jason Leow, President, Singapore & International, CapitaLand Group, said: “CanningHill Piers presents the best of both worlds – effortless access to Singapore’s city centre with top-notch F&B and lifestyle amenities at its doorsteps; and within itself a thoughtfully designed serene sanctuary with coveted amenities that offer excellent vantage points of the historical Fort Canning Park, the Singapore River, as well as the Marina Bay city skyline. Coupled with its unique location embraced by nature and historical landmarks, we are confident that CanningHill Piers will set a new benchmark in refined urban living and meet the aspirations of city dwellers for style, wellness and connectivity. With upcoming plans to reposition Clarke Quay as a wellness, lifestyle and F&B destination that is vibrant both in the day and at night, residents of CanningHill Piers can look forward to raising their families in a lively and modern neighbourhood.”

Mr Sherman Kwek, CDL Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “Conceptualised as a vibrant integrated waterfront development, CanningHill Piers seamlessly melds the convenience of urban living with a holistic wellness lifestyle and this icon will dramatically redefine the Singapore skyline. Through this timely urban renewal initiative, the former Liang Court site will be transformed into a prominent landmark next to Fort Canning Hill, imbued with the serenity of the Singapore River and the entertainment buzz of Clarke Quay. Along with our JV partner CapitaLand, we look forward to rejuvenating the historic Singapore River area with this majestic architectural masterpiece that will truly anchor and enliven the precinct.”

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Helsinki: A Hot Hearth In A Cool City

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A Hot Hearth In A Cool City, Helsinki

28 May 2021 AR Future Project Awards 2021 Winners

20th edition of the AR Future Project Awards – this design by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati wins the Urban Infrastructure category:

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17 Mar 2021

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City

Architects: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Hot Heart – a series of islands with the dual function of storing thermal energy storage and serving as a hub for recreational activities – has won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, which aims to decarbonize the heating system of the Finnish capital by 2030. The project was developed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration with Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat®, Schneider Electric, OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

A trans-disciplinary team, coordinated by international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, has developed the finalist proposal for the Helsinki Energy Challenge. Titled Hot Heart, the project is based on an archipelago of heat-storing basins with the dual function of storing thermal energy and serving as a hub for recreational activities. The “islands” will also be home to tropical forests and ecosystems from around the world, giving the Finnish capital additional public space and a new educational attraction. Unprecedented in scale, the project was designed by Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat® and Schneider Electric, with the coordination of OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

Located off the coast of Helsinki, Hot Heart will be the largest infrastructural facility of its kind. The project consists of a set of 10 cylindrical basins, each measuring 225 meters in diameter. They collectively can hold up to 10 million cubic meters of water. The system functions like a giant thermal battery: low- or negative-cost renewable energy is converted into heat, stored in the tanks and withdrawn into the city’s heat distribution channels during the winter.

Hot Heart was developed as part of the Helsinki Energy Challenge organized by the municipality of Helsinki to accelerate the city’s transition towards carbon-neutrality in heating by 2030. The project is also highly adaptable and could be replicated by other cities with similar climatic characteristics pursuing sustainable heating solutions.

In addition to its thermal storage properties, Hot Heart doubles as an accessible recreational venue. Four of the 10 hot water reservoirs are enclosed in transparent domes containing the “Floating Forests” – tropical ecosystems from the world’s key rainforest zones naturally heated by the basins underneath. The “Floating Forests” provide visitors with a place to socialize and enjoy the sunlight, even in the harsh Nordic winter, thanks to the use of powerful Sun-like LED Technology. They create a unique public space for local residents and provide an attraction to international travelers.

“Production of renewable energy is getting cheaper, but storage is still extremely expensive. Our idea is to use the giant ‘thermal batteries’ to store energy when prices are at low or even negative levels, and extract it when required by the district heating system when demand is high. This model would also be applicable to many coastal cities with similar climates,” says Carlo Ratti, founding partner of CRA. “In addition, Hot Heart offers a unique experience, bringing the natural and artificial worlds together. It is inspired by the Finnish concept of Jokamiehen Oikeudet, which could be translated as ‘every person’s right’: the right to reflect and unwind while peacefully enjoying nature.”

CRA worked with an international group of consulting and manufacturing firms and energy optimization experts to develop the project’s central concept: using seawater heat pumps to convert wind, solar and other forms of power into heat, which is stored in Hot Heart’s reservoirs. The system, operated by artificial intelligence, synchronizes the production and consumption of thermal energy, which helps stabilize the national energy grid in relation to fluctuating supply. The whole system is expected to cover the entire heating needs of Helsinki, estimated at 6,000 GWh, by the end of the decade, all without any carbon emissions and at an estimated cost 10% lower than today.

Hot Heart is the latest project to highlight CRA’s vision to improve the urban environment through innovative climate remediation strategies. Similar projects by the studio include Living Nature, a pavilion at the Milan Design Week 2018 that created climate-controlled gardens corresponding to each of the four seasons. Developed in conjunction with the Museum of the Future in Dubai, the 2017 installation Sun&Shade was equipped with a set of sunlight-tracking mirrors that reflected excessive light and heat. The Cloud Cast, presented at the UAE Government Summit 2015, employed motion tracking technology to emit clouds of mists above people to achieve a localized cooling effect.

Having just won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, Hot Heart is planned to enter the master planning phase in 2021 and projected to be fully implemented in 2028.

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An international collaboration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge developed by the teams below: Design: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Ramboll (General Engineering) – Mika Kovanen, Kreetta Manninen Transsolar (Climate Engineering) – Monika Schulz, Thomas Auer Danfoss Leanheat® (Demand Management Engineering) – Oddgeir Gudmundsson, Jukka Aho, Juho Nermes, Lauri Leppä, Nico Klecka Schneider Electric (Technology Partner for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency) – Jani Vahvanen OP Financial Group (Financial Analysis) schlaich bergermann partner (Lightweight Structural Engineering) – Mike Schlaich, Boris Reyher Squint/Opera (Communications Partner)

CRA team: Carlo Ratti, James Schrader (Project Manager), Alberto Benetti, Federica Busani, Rui Guan, Stephanie Lee, Juan Carlos Romero and Chenyu Xu Renderings by CRA graphic team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi

About CRA CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is an international design and innovation practice based in Turin, Italy, and New York City. Drawing on Carlo Ratti’s research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the office is currently involved in many projects across the globe, embracing every scale of intervention from furniture to urban planning. Among recent designs are the Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, CapitaSpring tower in Singapore, MEET Digital Arts Center in Milan, the Eyes of the City exhibition at the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism of Shenzhen, and the redesign of the Agnelli Foundation HQ in Turin. In March 2020, CRA initiated CURA (Connected Units of Respiratory Ailments), a global open-source initiative to convert shipping containers into plug-in Intensive-Care Units for COVID-19 patients. It is also the only design firm whose works have been featured three times in TIME Magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year” list – respectively with the Digital Water Pavilion in 2007, the Copenhagen Wheel in 2014, and Scribit in 2019. In the last years, the office has been involved in the launch of Makr Shakr, a startup producing the world’s first robotic bar system, and Scribit, the write&erase robot.

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A Hot Hearth In A Cool City, Helsinki

17 Mar 2021

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City

Architects: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Having just won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, Hot Heart is planned to enter the master planning phase in 2021 and projected to be fully implemented in 2028.

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ILOW Housing in Nanterre, Paris

21 Jan 2021

ILOW Housing

Architects: CRA for Bouygues Immobilier

Location: Nanterre, Paris, France

CRA and Bouygues Immobilier file permits for a new building in Paris, located in-between La Défense financial district and the 1970s iconic Tours Nuages social housing complex. The project serves as an experiment to mediate between different social worlds.

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Bouygues Immobilier have unveiled the design of ILOW Housing, a new building in Paris that aims to act as a bridge between La Défense, the French capital’s financial powerhouse, and the nearby Tours Nuages (Cloud Towers), one of the most iconic social housing projects of the postwar era. The building, designed in collaboration with Agence d’Architecture Willerval et Associés, is shaped like two open arms connecting two different socio-economic neighborhoods. Moreover, it leverages parametric design to generate a facade that reinterprets the Tours Nuages. CRA has filed building permits to the local municipal authority.

ILOW (pronounced EE-LOW) is located on the margin of La Défense, Europe’s largest business district, in the western part of the Parisian metropolitan area. The building edges towards a neighborhood in the municipality of Nanterre, which is home to the mimetic, soft-shaped “Cloud Towers” designed by architect Émile Aillaud between 1973 and 1981. The Tours Nuages are a bold, pioneering social housing experiment. Pulitzer Prize critic Ada Louise Huxtable defined the towers with their multi-color cloud patterns as “surprisingly beautiful buildings,” while leading art curator Robert Hughes included them in his famous “Shock of the New” 1980 BBC documentary.

CRA’s design aims to bring together two adjacent neighborhoods that have long been socially separated from each other. The building is structured around two wings – like two open arms – with a central green courtyard unfolding between them, connecting ILOW with the neighboring public park. The design provides 12,500 square meters (134,550 square feet) of mixed-function spaces, including offices, a restaurant, and a café. The ground floor is transparent and open to the public, promoting the mixing of different communities, while the top of the building features a roof garden. In short, ILOW strives to create a physical “common ground” that extends on different levels while creating visual connections with the surrounding areas.

“We are trying to use design promote social encounters – between different people, cultures and social groups,” says Carlo Ratti, founding partner of CRA and director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “This is what is unique about physical — as opposed to digital — space, something which the pandemic made us all too aware of. We can use architecture to bridge across different social worlds.”

With ILOW, CRA pays tribute to Aillaud’s radical visions, reinterpreting them to develop a contemporary “atmospheric architecture.” The building’s curvaceous façade uses a parametric approach – by which a form unfolds following a mathematical model conceived to satisfy a set of specific, ever-evolving targets or “parameters.” Prefabricated modules of various sizes are arranged to create a curved surface that is designed to follow the sun’s trajectory, guaranteeing the optimum lighting conditions indoors while reducing energy consumption. The focus on environmental sustainability also inspires the project’s name. ILOW is a pun on the French word for “small island” – often used in the turn of phrase un îlot de verdure (an island of greenery) – that hints at the building’s low energy consumption.

ILOW is the latest project by CRA to experiment with office design. The 280-meter-high CapitaSpring under construction in Singapore’s Central Business District, designed jointly by CRA and BIG, features both residences and a tropical forest at its core. When completed later this year, it will be the second-tallest skyscraper in the country. CRA also recently developed the interior design for the headquarters of biotech company Zambon, and just unveiled the design for Sella Group’s Open Innovation Center in Turin. The project leverages digital technologies to encourage social interactions and serendipity in the work environment while opening the buildings towards the surrounding city.

The Wood House in Paris, France – Building Information

Design: Carlo Ratti Associati for Bouygues Immobilier Location: Nanterre, France Creative Consultancy: Italo Rota CRA Team: Carlo Ratti, Andrea Cassi (Project manager), Anna Morani,Mario Daudo, Matteo Zerbi, Alberto Benetti, Andrea Fasolo, Valentina Grasso,Federico Riches, Oliver Kazimir, Galla Vallée CRA Graphic Team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbard

Collaborators: Agence d’Architecture Willerval et Associés (Associate Project Management) Auris (Research Coordinator) VP & Green Engineering (Structural and Façade Engineering) Alto Ingenierie (MEP Engineering) Acoustique & Conseil (Acoustic Engineering) Green Soluce (Haute Qualité Environnementale Consultant) BTP Consultants – Agence Tertiaire (Building Technical Control) Iliade Ingenierie (Economist) Systal (Food and Services Consultant)

About CRA: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is an international design and innovation practice based in Turin, Italy, and New York City. Drawing on Carlo Ratti’s research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the office is currently involved in many projects across the globe, embracing every scale of intervention from furniture to urban planning. Among recent designs are the Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, CapitaSpring tower in Singapore, MEET Digital Arts Center in Milan, the Eyes of the City exhibition at the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism of Shenzhen, and the redesign of the Agnelli Foundation HQ in Turin.

In March 2020, CRA initiated CURA (Connected Units of Respiratory Ailments), a global open-source initiative to convert shipping containers into plug-in Intensive-Care Units for COVID-19 patients. It is also the only design firm whose works have been featured three times in TIME Magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year” list – respectively with the Digital Water Pavilion in 2007, the Copenhagen Wheel in 2014, and Scribit in 2019. In the last years, the office has been involved in the launch of Makr Shakr, a startup producing the world’s first robotic bar system, and Scribit, the write&erase robot.

About Bouygues Immobilier: Bouygues Immobilier is a developer – urban designer, and benchmark player on the French market, which employs 1,900 people, with a turnover of 2.7 billion euros in 2019. For over sixty years, Bouygues Immobilier has been present across the entire real estate value chain with its core business, from development to operation and promotion.

Bouygues Immobilier provides innovative and sustainable solutions to the needs of the territories and its customers thanks to its multi-product offer (social, intermediate, and free housing, office real estate, shops, managed residences, and hotels) and thanks to a powerful network of agencies in France and three international locations. Demanding when it comes to quality and committed when it comes to improving its employees’ well-being, Bouygues Immobilier is the first developer to be ISO 9001 certified in France and Top Employer France 2020 for seven years in a row.

About Agence D’architecture Willerval Et Associes: Registered architect (DPLG) since 1983, Bruno Willerval has been working for several years in association with his father, Jean Willerval (1st national architectural prize, died in 1996). He founded his own practice AGENCE D’ARCHITECTURE BRUNO WILLERVAL in 1994 and joined forces for several years with JP Bridot, who left the agency in 2018. In 2020, architects Pierre-Alexandre LAVAUT and Natalie SCHOETTLER formed the Agence D’architecture Willerval Et Associes as new partners after many years within the agency.

Today, team skills and human potential make it possible to respond to public or private projects, like offices, housing, equipment, shops, and hotels. Important projects, particularly tertiary ones, complete the agency’s portfolio. Among the main projects, there are three towers at La Défense and numerous international headquarters: the Prisma tower in 1998, the Exaltis Tower for Mazars headquarters in 2006, and the Athena Tower for Alliance One head office in 2015. Further projects are EOS Générali for Microsoft Europe head office in Issy Les Moulineaux in 2009, Galiléo for CGG Véritas headquarters in Massy in 2010, Eco campus of Orange in Chatillon in 2016, the Arenas, the head office of Crédit du Maroc, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA in Casablanca in 2021. Furthermore, the agency is also working on housing projects mainly based in Ile de France.

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