The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is known for creating extraordinary and unique buildings, they recently designed their own headquarters, and we’re really quite curious to know more about it. The HQ is called Piranesian and is in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Considering how elaborate and wild some of BIG's architectural creations are, I was surprised to see something so modest - for lack of a better word - for their official headquarters. It is NICE though and has BIG "feel" to it.
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The building is made from Uni-Green concrete, which was developed in collaboration with Unicon. A section of the cement clinker was replaced with calcined clay and lime filler, leading to a carbon dioxide reduction of around 25% in comparison to a traditional concrete mix.
The interior adopts a lot of concrete, and some wood too and is designed to be free-flowing, with an ample amount of floor space.
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BIG’s HQ is designed to be pretty energy-efficient, given its size and type. The roof is marked with solar panels to cut down on grid-based power use. A combination of a geothermal energy system and natural ventilation delivers 84% of heating requirements, and 100% of its cooling.