GLASS FOR FACADE 2022

GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 - 21 20 - GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 Nature has been the inspiration for the Forest Campus in Warsaw. The new office building complex is one of the most environmentally friendly projects in the Polish capital and, according to the real estate developer company HB Reavis, is bringing nature back into the metropolis. The ambitious project was awarded the Polish Green Building Award PLGBC 2021 and has a BREEAM certificate on excellent level and also a WELL certificate. The buildings range from six to ten floors and form an open-ended rectangle enclosing a lushly planted courtyard. The complex’s crowning glory is a tripartite, 120-metre high tower. The Campus provides almost 80,000 m 2 of innovative floor space with flexible room layouts, and in addition co-working spaces especially for start-ups and new companies from the creative sector. Retail and restaurant space is also available on the ground floor. The publicly accessible courtyard, planted with 200 trees, and meticulously laid out roof terraces connect the Forest Campus with the neighbouring residential area. The façade’s colour scheme use bronze-coloured vertical louvres evoking the bark of a tree. The interiors have been designed by HRA Architects from Warsaw and feature plenty of flora and natural colouring. The architects focused on reducing the carbon footprint and improving energy performance. The Saint-Gobain glazing used on the façade also contributes to the Campus’ high energy efficiency standards. The highly selective COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II solar control glassandthehighlytransparent COOL-LITE® SKN 176 II protect interiors from overheating, reduce both cooling and heating loads and provide plenty of natural light to workplaces. In addition to the glass products for the façade, 21 other Saint-Gobain solutions were used on this project, among them: Isover stonewool panels (such as Polterm Max and Fasoterm), Rigips® plasterboards (Aquaroc®, Glasroc® X, 4PRO®) and Ecophon® acoustic ceilings (Advantage®, Gedina, Focus and Solo series). MIXED USE FOREST CAMPUS ONE OF THE GREENEST OFFICE COMPLEX IN POLAND’S CAPITAL Location Ul. Burakowska 14, Warsaw, PL Architect HRA Architekci, Warsaw Glass processor Q4 Glass Façade maker Widok Photos ©Saint-Gobain Glass Certifications PLGBC Green Building Award 2021, BREEAM and WELL certification