ASTANA EXPO 2017 ‘’ FUTURE ENERGY ’’ DESIGN BY SMITH & GILL ARCHITECTS
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
ASTANA
EXPO 2017 ‘’ FUTURE ENERGY ’’ DESIGN BY SMITH & GILL ARCHITECTS
ADRIAN
SMITH & GORDON GILL
The
theme for the upcoming Expo in Astana is “Future Energy.” The theme is aimed at
finding ways to achieve qualitative changes in the energy sector, primarily for
the development of alternative sources of energy and new ways of
transportation. Finding sustainable energy supplies is a critical and growing
global concern. The solution to these concerns ensures economic growth and
improved social standards while reducing the burden on the environment.
AS+GG’s
design for EXPO-2017 will embrace the Future Energy concept by becoming the
first Third Industrial Revolution city, where energy consumed by the Expo
community will be provided from renewable sources. Buildings will become
generators of power and their energy will be stored using innovative
technologies while being distributed by a smart grid. The Expo community will
provide infrastructure to encourage and support the use of vehicles that use
renewable fuels.
Phase
1 or the “Expo Mode,” will see the design and construction of the exposition
buildings including the central Kazakhstan Pavilion; Theme, Corporate and
International Pavilions; as well as hotel, retail, art and performance spaces.
The first phase will also include the design and construction of a series of
buildings that will act as a “covered city,” which will include retail,
residential and office spaces. Phase 1 will be completed by June 2017 to serve
the Expo and its visitors.
Phase
2 or the “Legacy Mode,” will finalize the first Third industrial Revolution
community. The Expo buildings will be converted into an office and research
park, attracting international companies and entrepreneurs. Expo parking and
service zones will be transformed into thriving and first class integrated
neighborhoods including an additional 700 residential units, as well as office,
hotels, local markets, and civic and educational facilities.
Each
of the Expo buildings was designed to take advantage of their site location.
For example, everything in the residential development, from the street grid
rotation, the block size and the distribution of building mass was developed
through a series of studies to reduce energy use, improve comfort levels
(indoors and outdoors) and increase energy harvesting for each unit.
The
urban design for Expo City was determined by site specific indicators such as
weather conditions, cultural context and land accessibility. AS+GG executed a
series of studies with the goal of minimizing the site’s energy-use, while
maximizing its energy harvesting potential and comfort levels. The resulting analysis
offers the most efficient orientation in order to optimize solar radiation to
reduce energy usage for heating. Not only does this strategy improve user
comfort but it also maximizes the potential energy that can be generated from
building mounted photovolatics.
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ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
PHILOSOPHY
We believe that architecture has a unique power to influence
our world. As architects, we must recognize and respect our role in shaping
civic life. We strive to create designs that aid society, advance technology,
sustain the environment and inspire those around us to improve our world.
We strive to create intelligent, high-performance,
forward-looking designs that exhibit timeless and enduring qualities.
We embrace a holistic approach to design. We believe that
the future of architecture relies not on a changing aesthetic but on the
implementation of an integrated process, predicated on an equal understanding
and consideration of each project discipline.
We prize innovation and experimentation. We are not limited
by known solutions. We utilize our experience and knowledge to move forward and
develop new methods and technologies.
We support our clients in the realization of their visions,
while delivering the highest standard of design in the international practice
of architecture.
We foster a challenging and rewarding workspace. We
understand that the encouragement and development of each member of our staff
advances the practice of architecture.
We collaborate with the world's leading experts: scientists,
artists, sociologists, philosophers and thinkers. We strive to expand our
perspective and generate new discoveries and insights into the world of design.
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ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
ARCHITECTURE
AS+GG designs high-performance,
energy-efficient, aesthetically striking architecture on an international scale
in a wide range of typology and scale, from low- and mid-rise residential,
commercial and cultural buildings to mixed-use supertall towers. We use a
holistic, integrated design approach that explores symbiotic relationships with
the natural environment -- a philosophy we call "global environmental
contextualism." This approach, which takes into consideration building
orientation, daylighting, generation of wind power, solar absorption and a
site's geothermal properties, represents a fundamental change in the design
process, in which form facilitates performance.
AS+GG's practice includes designers
with extensive experience in multiple disciplines, including technical
architecture, interior design, urban planning and sustainable design.
Architects also have expertise in a range of building types, including
supertall towers, large-scale mixed-use complexes, corporate offices,
exhibition facilities, cultural facilities and museums, civic and public
spaces, hotels and residential complexes, institutional projects and high-tech
laboratory facilities. AS+GG is currently working on projects in the United
Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Canada and
the United States.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
URBAN DESIGN
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
offers urban design, city planning, infrastructure design and landscape architectural
services to private and public clients. Recognizing that the most successful
and livable places are the result of a collaborative effort, our practice seeks
a complementary relationship between architecture, infrastructure and landscape
to achieve enhanced economic and environmental outcomes for our clients. The
AS+GG urban design team creates sustainable master plans and urban infill
projects that create exceptional outcomes for municipalities, developers and
institutions.
AS+GG's partners and directors have
over 40 years of experience, master-planning more than 250,000 acres (100,000
hectares) and millions of square feet in major cities across the globe. Major
projects include master plans for Canary Wharf in London, King Abdullah
Economic City in Jeddah, Beijing Central Business District, the Nation of
Bahrain, Chongming Island in China, Jumeira Gardens in Dubai, Za'abeel Energy
City in Dubai, and many others. Our master plans have received numerous awards
and included major sustainable measures for energy and carbon reduction.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
INTERIORS
Led by John Burcher, our Director of
Interior Design, the AS+GG interiors team works closely with architecture and
engineering teams to promote new ideas, further the design process and break
boundaries in interior design. We embrace a modern sense of space, designing
flexible, adaptable interiors that can be shared between users. We maximize the
amount of natural light in our projects, which affects the quality of the
space, the quality of life for its users and a passive, low-cost sustainable
technology. We use sustainable materials and design spaces that respect our
resources, both natural and built, to create healthy, forward-thinking
environments.
The interiors team has extensive
experience working with clients to design interior spaces around the globe. At
AS+GG and at other design firms, our senior design and management teams have
worked with clients at some of the world's most innovative and well-known
companies. Designs include interior spaces for residential towers, mixed-use
developments and corporate headquarters buildings, including the world's first
large-scale positive-energy building, Masdar Headquarters, which will serve as
a headquarters building for both the Masdar Initiative (a subsidiary of the Abu
Dhabi Future Energy Company) and the recently established IRENA (International
Renewable Energy Agency), a multinational organization promoting the adoption
of renewable energy.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
STORY
Adrian Smith
& Gordon Gill Architecture is dedicated to the design of high –
performance, energy – efficient and sustainable architecture on an
international scale. The firm approaches each project, regardsless of size or
scale, with an understanding that architecture has a unique power to influence
civic life. We strive to create designs that aid society, advance modern
technology, sustain the enviroment and inspire those around us to improve our
world.
Our Office is
dedicated to the creation of new paradigms for sustainable development. We use
holistic, integrated design approach that emphasizes symbolic relationship with
the natural enviroment – a philosophy we’ve termed ‘’ global environmental
contextualism.’’
This
approach, which takes into consideration building orientation, daylighting,
generation of wind power, solar absorption, and a site’ geothermal properties,
represents a fundamental change in the design process, in which form
facilitates performance. It’s predicated on the understanding that everything
within the built and natural enviroment is connected, and that a building’s
design should stem from an understanding of its role within that context –
locally, regionally and globally.
Such a
pluralistic approach acknowledges the interaction among building systems as
well as between those systems and the natural enviroment, and seeks to improve
each individual system’s performance. By using this principle in the design of
buildings, we can create structures that only reduce their negative
environmental impact, but in some cases, virtually eliminate it together.
AS + GG’s
practice includes designers with extensive experience in multiple disciplines,
including technical architecture, interior design, urban planning and
sustainable design. Architects also have expertise in a range of building
types, including supertall towers, large – scale mixed – use complexes,
corporate offices, exhibition facilities, cultural facilities and museum, civic
and public spaces, hotels and residential complexes, institutional projects and
high – tech laboratory facilities.
The firm was
founded in 2006 by partners Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill and Robert Forest. Today
there are 100 employees in offices in Chicago and Beijing.
ADRIAN SMITH
GORDON GILL
