Williamstown High School in Victoria, Australia

The Williamstown High School designed by Spowers is located in Victoria, Australia. An emphasis on natural light and views connect the students to their local environment. Rainwater is collected via a highly visible system of pipes and tanks and used for toilet flushing and irrigation. Tactile materials such as timber and brickwork are exposed internally and the structure is expressed to give the students... 

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Australian Institute of Architects, Best Secondary School, Building, Building engineering, Construction, Education, energy efficiency, Engineering, Environmentalism, Green building, Human Interest, Premier, sustainable building

Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes in California, United States

The Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes designed by WATG is located in California, United States.  The inn includes a spa with four treatment rooms, a 75-foot-long rooftop infinity pool, a fine-dining restaurant, and meeting space. The design reflects a blending of the Valley’s agrarian character, the high refinement associated with its wines, and the indoor/outdoor... 

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A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site in La Coruña, Spain

A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site that located in La Coruña, Spain, was designed by miyarq. The form of miyarq’s buildings evolves in response to critical drivers and morphs as the project is progressively refined, while respecting the knowledge derived from traditional forms of architecture. The balance of thermal mass, orientation, the aspect of internal... 

Tags: A Coruña, Building engineering, building systems technology, Construction, Engineering, Environment, Environmental design, Green building, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Low-energy building, Passive cooling, Passive solar building design, prime seafront site, Spain, sustainable building, systems technology

Servus Credit Union Corporate Centre reimagined in Edmonton, Canada

Designed by Manasc Isaac Architects, Manasc Isaac Architects is located in Edmonton, Canada. Located on the south side of Edmonton, Alberta, Manasc Issac transformed a former call centre into a new Corporate Centre for Servus Credit Union, one of Canada’s 50 best managed companies. The building provides administration offices for 400 staff, a data centre and records archive. Expected to achieve... 

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Club Tower in Christchurch, New Zealand

Located in Christchurch, New Zealand, Club Tower  was designed by Weirwalker Architecture. Christchurch architects Weirwalker Architecture’s sustainable Club Tower design has been submitted by its commissioners, Latitude Group, to be the first South Island building to achieve five stars in the Green Star NZ building rating. The rating system was set up this time last year by the New Zealand Green... 

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