Refined Envelope Responding to its Surroundings
Lee Sungje (Lee): Could you tell us about the concept behind this remodeling project?
Ben van Berkel (Berkel): The existing Hanwha Headquarter Office Tower, which was built in the 1980s, had become outdated. Composed of uniform horizontal bands of opaque paneling and single layers of dark glass, by 2012 the façade was showing visible signs of age, was no longer providing an optimal indoor climate and was not energy efficient. As it was thought to no longer reflect the identity of Hanwha Group, as one of the leading environmental technology providers in the world, it was concluded that the façade needed to be updated to feature a more sustainable and responsive envelope. The Hanwha Group specified that the design should be guided by the surroundings, influenced by nature and driven by the environment. As such, the assimilation of these key parameters formed the basis of our concept for
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