Eco Factor: Sustainable energy-efficient architecture for StatoilHydro.
The competition to design a sustainable office for Norwegian Oil Company StatoilHydro has been won by Oslo-based A-Lab architects for a star-shaped complex, which is high on sustainability and style. The architecture was chosen from among 40 entries, each of which could be built before 2012. The building has been christened “Five Elements” due to the five wings the building is composed of.
These wings will be joined together to form a star-shaped building. The designers claim that energy consumption of this building will be low and district heating and district cooling systems will be used. To green the area around the architecture, a park and a garden will also be built around the main complex.
The Dark Side:
The building relies on conventional sources for energy and for now the designers don’t have any plans to incorporation renewable energy generating systems, which would have been an inspiration for other designers.
Via: Bustler
