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UNSTUDIO PROJECTSCONTENTS

1. MAHLER TOWER AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS

LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS

MILAN, ITALY

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

SINGAPORE

3. MIRAI HOUSE

4. VI PALAZZO ENI

2. EDUCATION EXECUTIVE AGENCY & TAX OFFICE

5. ZUIDSCHANS

6. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

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1. UNSTUDIO TOWER

Daylight Massing Optimization

Daylight Redirection Devices

Lightwell

Glazing Material

Title: Mahler Tower

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Client: Mahler 4 VOF, Consortium G&S Vast-goed, ASR Vastgoed, ING Real Estate

Year: 2004-2009

Project Team: UNStudioBen van Berkel, Gerard Loozekoot with Wouter de Jonge, Erwin Horstmanshof and Holger Hoffman, Kristin Sandner, Miklos Deri, Jesca de Vries, Nanang Santoso, Lucas Galehr, Dennis Ruarus

Status: Realized

Building Typology: Office

Total surface area: 28.280 m²

The UNStudio Tower forms part of the

Mahler 4 urban complex, a cluster of six

buildings located in the heart of the south

axis in Amsterdam. Two main concepts are

mainly shaping the building. Firstly, voids are

forming a vertical accent and connecting the

inside with the outside. Secondly, horizontal

articulation is provided by white, aluminium

bands which wrap the tower.

• These voids create an inside-outside relationship

which extends the façade envelope and turns the

surface of the tower into an active medium with a

profound effect on the quality of the interior user

space.

• The white aluminium bands differ in size, depth

and transparency ensure the correct balance of

sun screening, light penetration to the interiors and

facilitate the daylight via redirection devices to the

ceiling to ensure deeper light penetration.

• Thermal glazing allows for sufficient daylight, whilst

reducing direct sunlight.

Increased window surface of offices

Voids

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3. MIRAI HOUSE // ASTELLAS LEIDEN

The new headquarters building for the

Japanese firm Astellas houses both offices

and laboratories. Essential to the design of

the building is the creation of a pleasant,

open and transparent working environment

for Astellas employees, in addition to an

agreeable and welcoming gesture to their

international visitors.

• Lamellas are incorporated on each level of the

façade in order to deflect direct sunlight and

redirect daylight. These lamellas differ in depth

from 4 cm in the north to 20cm-30cm in the east,

south and west.

• While the north façade s windows are installed

from the floor to the seiling, the east, south and

west façades are introducing a parapet of 90cm

height.

• The glass panes are coated to additionally reduce

heat load to the interior.

Title: Mirai House

Location: Leiden, Netherlands

Client: G&S Vastgoed

Year: 2009-2012

Project Team: UNStudioBen van Berkel, Caroline Bos, Gerard Loo-zekoot with Erwin Horstmanshof and Jörg Petri, Nanang Santoso, Sander Schuur, Ramon van der Heijden, Rikjan Scholten, Filippo Lodi, Imola Berczi, Peter Irmscher, Patrik Noome

Status: Realized

Building Typology: Offices and laboratories

Total surface area: 21.300m²

Courtyard

Analysis & Measuring

Daylight-Optimized Interior Design

Adjustments massing

Sunlight study

1. Basic confirguration 2. Compact building mass

3. Differentiation in

building mass

4. Reaction to situation

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façade facing east - open

façade facing west - closedHorizontal louvers

South/East Facind FacadeLouver distribution Courtyard Groundfloor

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1. MAHLER TOWER

DAYLIGHT IN ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN STRATEGIES

ARCHITECTURALELEMENTS

TOOL+DEVICES

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS

LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS

MILAN, ITALY

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

3. MIRAI HOUSE

4. VI PALAZZO ENI

2. EDUCATION EXECUTIVE AGENCY & TAX OFFICE

5. ZUIDSCHANS

SINGAPORE, REP. OF SINGAPORE

6. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECH. AND DESIGN

Daylight-optimized

interior design

Daylight Massing Op-

timization

Daylight Massing

Optimization

Daylight Massing

Optimization

Daylight Massing

Optimization

Daylight Massing

Optimization

Daylight-optimized

interior design

Daylight-optimized

interior design

Daylight-optimized

interior design

Analysis+

Measuring

Analysis+

Measuring

Analysis+

Measuring

Analysis+

Measuring

Analysis+

Measuring

Glazing material

Glazing material

Glazing material

Daylight-responsive

electric lighting

Courtyard

Courtyard

Atria

Lightwell

Daylight-optimized

exterior space design

Exterior Shading and

Control Devices

Exterior Shading and

Control Devices

Exterior Shading and

Control Devices

Exterior Shading and

Control Devices

Exterior Shading and

Control Devices

Daylight Redirection Device

Daylight Redirection Device

Daylight Redirection Device

Daylight Redirection

Device

Daylight Redirection Device