探索下一代重型木结构科研建筑

Probing for the Next Generation of Science Buildings Using Mass Timber

科研建筑开发商的激烈竞争正在推动实验室空间和科研场所的需求升级,他们不断改进现有的科研办公空间,为租户创造与众不同的办公场所。同时,伴随可持续发展的热度提升,许多开发商开始寻找新材料来替代混凝土和钢结构这两种碳排放量极高的材料。随着绿色建筑领域知识的普及和建筑规范的调整,建筑行业及相关客户逐渐将重型木结构建筑视为未来的发展方向。针对这两种趋势,我们的研究团队找到了一个项目作为契机来探索如何优化实验室设计,为租户创造独特的体验,增强产品的差异性,提供一种以可持续、韧性和以去碳化为核心的设计方案。Gensler与结构设计单位KPFF、机电设计单位BuroHappold合作,开展了这项正在进行中的衡量实验室建筑影响的研究项目,旨在为下一代科研建筑制定一套概念框架,探索它们的性能、外观和人体感受。

Increased competition among science building developers is driving the demand for lab space and science workplaces,challenging the status quo to create differentiation for tenants.At the same time,rising interest in sustainable development has many developers looking at alternatives to concrete and steel construction,both of which have a significantly high carbon output.As experience in the field grows quickly and building codes adapt,the construction industry and its clients are increasingly looking to mass timber as the future.At the intersection of these two trends,our research team recognised an opportunity to optimise lab design,create a unique tenant experience,increase product differentiation,and offer a design solution that prioritises sustainability,resilience,and decarbonisation.Gensler,in partnership with structural engineers KPFF and MEP engineers Buro Happold,embarked on an ongoing measurable impact research project to develop a conceptual framework for the next generation of science buildings—both in terms of how they will perform,and what they will look and feel like.