i would promise to never complain about weekend chores if they all could be as pleasant as this:
Project description
Whereas supermarkets in most countries continue to use the drab
monotony of trapezoidal sheet metal and precast concrete panels, some of
Austria’s retail chain stores have been following a different track by
developing individual buildings that blend in with the character of
their surroundings for years now. Spar AG, one of the largest retail
businesses in Austria with approximately 1500 shops, is no exception and
has joined the trend. In recent months, the company has broken new
ground by developing so-called ‘climate protection’ stores. They are
part of a comprehensive business strategy to reduce – in comparison to
current standards – the energy consumption of all refurbished and new
stores by at least a third. The climate protection stores are considered
prototypes for the technologies Spar intends to use to achieve these
targets. For each one of the new builds, Spar hopes to be awarded a Gold
Certificate by ÖGNI, the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate.
Project details
building type: commercial and retail buildings, supermarket
support structure construction: mixed construction
facade construction: façade
roof construction: flat roof
support structure material: wood
facade material: metal, glass, steel, solar control glass
topic: green
issue no.: GREEN 2/2012
Name of architect
LOVE architecture and urbanism
Source
DETAIL Green 2012/2
via: detail online
and: LOVE architecture
or this:
Project description
Not far from the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, London, Sainsbury’s
new “green” supermarket has opened its doors – conceived as a model
ecological scheme for the second-largest trading concern in Britain. A
fifth of the area designated for fresh produce is reserved for
biologically cultivated wares. Thanks to the overall architectural
concept, the energy needs for the present scheme are only half those of a
comparable supermarket in a conventional form of construction. The aims
of the architects are already evident externally. Large solar panels
and wind turbines supply the energy for lighting the extensive company
advertising signs. The curved south face is divided by the broad, glazed
main entrance. The solid walls enclosing the supermarket are masked in
the entrance area by untreated oak boarding. Along the adjoining facade
areas, earth was banked up to a height of five metres and planted. This
natural form of insulation protects the building against wind and
extremes of heat and cold, thereby helping to ensure constant
temperatures internally. Almost nothing is wasted. Ninety per cent of
the energy given off by the refrigeration plant is recovered and used to
warm the floor of the sales area. Rainwater from the roof is channelled
to a pond on the north side and serves to water the plants, while waste
food from the shop is sent to be composted and is later used as a
natural fertilizer.
Project details
building type: commercial and retail buildings, supermarket
support structure construction: mixed construction
facade construction: façade
roof construction: pitched roof
support structure material: reinforced concrete
facade material: wood, glass, natural wood, laminated safety glass
roof material: solar modules, photovoltaics
interior work material: concrete, concrete block
topic: green, building with light, interior space/interior work
issue no.: 03/2004
Name of architect
Chetwood Associates
Source
DETAIL 03/2004
via: detail online
and: chetwood architects
