Leading international “green” architect Chad Oppenheim of Oppenheim Architecture + Design was selected by top Philippine developer, The Net Group, to design the nation’s first certified green project in Taguig City, Philippines. The Net Metropolis is the flagship pilot development of the recently created Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) to answer to the local environment’s specific needs.
Oppenheim, who has a growing reputation for his green design work, participated with the PHILGBC in the actual creation of the nation’s new rating system BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence) to apply to the design of the first tower in the project, The Net Lima. You can check more projects by Oppenheim here, and don’t miss our interview with him! More images and project description after the break.
“It is extremely exciting to not only be designing something so forward-thinking in terms of sustainable design, but to know that we were actually developing the new standard that will apply to all future developments in the country,” says Chad Oppenheim. “Realizing that if all follow this benchmark, our work will pioneer the future creation of a country’s sustainable, high-design urban landscape, fulfills what our firm looks to do for design and the world.” The masterplan concept for The Net Metropolis, 5th Avenue was conceived as a landmark to represent the developers’ next generation of iconic and environmentally responsive buildings.
