Seven storey office building designed in accordance with Breeam recommendations, which motivated us to deepen and refresh our knowledge about the principles of sustainable building design.
office building in Warsaw: Pacific
A great effort has been put into the design of the elevations of the Pacific building. In order to prevent accumulation of heat, the East, South and West elevations have been designed using a double curtain wall system with openings on the top and bottom of the façade – a combination that allows for a natural circulation of the air in summer and limits the heat loss during winter period. The (extensive) view can be enjoyed from building’s top terrace, which is accessible from both staircases equipped with glazed canopies at the last level. The accessible, open part of the terrace is intended to be a cozy, relaxing space, for this reason it has been separated from the busy Domaniewska Street and from the technical part of the terrace by horizontal louvers. A smaller landscaped terrace is located at the first floor level.
The atypical outline of the building required a provision of an unusual structural grid, which in this case follows a triangular modulation, with an independent structural grid for the underground part of the building (housing a car park).
bulding permit design
detailed design
site supervision
construction completed in 2014
PUU = 17 000 m²
Client : Kronos
design by team of Estudio Lamela Poland
