When was the Council House 2 built?
When was the Council House 2 built?
2004
Council House 2/Constructions started
Why was Council House2 built?
The Council House 2 (CH2) office building was designed in collaboration with City of Melbourne to be a holistic system with its occupants as participants. A major contribution to this strategy is the reduction in energy consumption of commercial buildings by 50%.
Who designed CH2?
Council House 2
| Council House 2 (CH2) | |
|---|---|
| Floor area | 12,536 m2 (134,940 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | City of Melbourne in association with Mick Pearce with DesignInc. |
| Structural engineer | Bonacci Group |
When was the Pixel building built?
This building was designed by Studio 505, a local architecture and design studio, and Grocon, a local construction company in 2010. Studio 505 said “Pixel is a ‘Future Office’ – a prototype of the commercial buildings that will emerge when a carbon constrained environment demands a greater focus on energy efficiency.
What makes the Pixel building a green building?
Pixel Building-Studio505 The office building includes a native-planted green roof that harvests and collects rainwater. Based on historical rainfall, the building is capable of harvesting all the water it needs inside the office, making this building water neutral as well.
Who was the architect of Council House 2?
Different strategies were used when doing this but all were focused around a sustainability aspect. Biomimicry was a large component in designing the building. The building’s principal design architect, Mick Pearce, incorporated a system previously and successfully used in the Eastgate Centre in Harare.
Why was CH2 Melbourne City Council House 2 designed?
The Council House 2 (CH2) office building was designed in collaboration with City of Melbourne to be a holistic system with its occupants as participants. The design follows a model that promotes a more interactive role between the city and nature, in which all parties depend on each other.
What kind of rating does Council House 2 have?
Council House 2, an administrative building for the City of Melbourne, is the first in the country to achieve the highest possible rating of six stars in Australia’s Green Star environmental accreditation.
How is Council House 2 a sustainable building?
One of the basics was simply to limit direct exposure on the north side of the building, which indeed was done (there’s an image of the north facade towards the end of the post). Large masonry is pierced by thin, vertical balconies with gardens to even further reduce temperature for occupiers of these outdoor spaces (through transpiration).