High Performing Buildings – December’s Roundup

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19 December 2024

In 2024’s final high-performing buildings roundup, we look at some of the year’s most impressive building projects.

 

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Eden

 

This year, one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings reached completion: Eden in Salford. It features Europe’s largest living wall, covering over 36,000 sq. ft of the building with over 350,000 plants.

 

Picture: a render image showing the exterior of the Eden building. Image Credit: New Bailey

 

Eden will run solely on 100 per cent renewable electricity, with no gas heating or hot water, and has been designed using the UK Green Building Council’s 2030-2035 operational energy targets. Designed by Make Architects, Eden is also a LETI (London Energy Transformation Initiative) pioneer project.

Read more about Eden here.

 

Grand Stade de Casablanca

 

The planned 115,000-capacity Grand Stade de Casablanca in Morocco is projected to be the largest football stadium in the world.

The stadium’s design is inspired by the traditional Moroccan social gathering known as a “moussem”, with a huge tented roof made from aluminium lattice. 

Read more about the Grand Stade de Casablanca here.

 

Techo International Airport

 

Techo International Airport in Cambodia is hoping to become one of the greenest airports in the world. Foster + Partners is making progress on its masterplan, releasing new CGIs of the project. 

Picture: a CGI showing the main airport terminal, with its innovative canopy roof. Image Credit: Foster + Partners

 

Inspired by Cambodia’s history and built heritage, the site is aesthetically pleasing and responds to the tropical climate. A vast roof canopy stretches from the drop-off to the airside, providing shelter from the heat. The roof features a steel grid shell, with a reactive screen to filter out daylight. 

Read more about Techo International Airport here.

Picture: a CGI showing the Grand Stade de Casablanca stadium from a distance, showing its tent-like structure. Image Credit: Populous and Oualalou + Choi 

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 19 December 2024

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