Calling for a 3.500 sqm combined community center and sports facility with an emphasis on sustainability, both in construction and use, PARK decided to go with a bold strategy they titled ‘Pulsen’. Rather than applying the traditional repertoire of green technologies to the building, after initial concept design was developed, the client called for an architecture that embodied the idea of the sustainable approach. More images and project description after the break.
The building plot is surrounded by a vast green area with sports fields and recreational spaces. The obvious would be to make a flat building, a 1 level structure that sprawls into the surroundings. We chose a different approach: By stacking the functions on top of one another, we fulfill a number of key objectives.
