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Zaha Hadid Architects completes dune-like Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah

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Glazing is minimised across the office to prevent exposure to the harsh desert sun, while glass fibre-reinforced concrete panels across the exterior help to regulate internal temperatures. Inside, the building is divided into two wings. Landscape: Francis Landscape. Glazing is limited to limit solar gain.

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UNStudio wins competition for NION

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It incorporates a photovoltaic facade, rainwater management, geothermal heating and cooling (30%-40% cooling / 70% heating), smart building management, demand-based air conditioning and LED lighting, energy recuperating elevators, e-charging stations with intelligent load management and green and open work environments.

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BEEAH Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Embedded within its context of Sharjah’s Al Sajaa desert, the design echoes the surrounding landscape shaped by prevailing winds into concave sand dunes and ridges that become convex when they intersect. Visitors enter beneath the 15-metre high dome which further enhances natural ventilation and allows passive daylight to enter the building.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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The house is conceived as a series of rooms that can be accessed directly from outside creating a fluid relationship between interior and exterior,” the firm explains. Her view was that the mass-produced houses dotting the British landscape — structures she nicknamed “Noddy Boxes” — were cramped and poorly designed. Tatiana Bilbao.

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