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Zaha Hadid Architects presented new details regarding the project for the extension of the headquarters of the Middle Eastern environmental company Bee’ah located in the heart of the desert.

The astonishing dune shaped 7,000-square-meter building will be build in the region of Sharjah, the northern part of the United Arab Emirates, and it will be powered by renewable energy sources partially following the recycling methods presented in Frank Herbert’s science-fiction books Dune.

“The formal composition of the new Bee’ah Headquarters building has been informed by its desert context as a series of intersecting dunes orientated to optimize the prevailing Shamal winds, and designed to provide its interiors with high-quality daylight and views whilst limiting the quantity of glazing exposed to the harsh sun,” stated Zaha Hadid Architects.

Zaha Hadid Architects will collaborate with the environmental consultant Atelier Ten and the engineer Buro Happold to settle on the best ways to minimize the energy consumption and material waste.

The Bee’ah building will be partially powered by photovoltaic panels and energy generated at the waste management facility.

The walls are curved and constructed with special materials that are able to reflect the hard sun of the desert while controlling the inside temperature of the building with the help of special openings in the façade.

“Individual elements of the building’s structure and skin are of standard orthogonal dimensions, enabling significant portions to be constructed from materials recovered from the local construction and demolition waste streams managed by Bee’ah, minimising demand for new materials,” added the Zaha Hadid Architects.

The method of water recycling presented in the Dune book will be used: the waste heart from the air conditioning system will provide hot water.

 Photo credits: Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects. The Dune inspired building Zaha Hadid Architects presented new details regarding the project for the extension of the headquarters of the Middle Eastern environmental company Bee'ah located in the heart of the desert.

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BIG news for downtown Pittsburgh: New York–based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), West 8 Landscape Architects, and Atelier Ten were tapped by private developers McCormack Baron Salazar and the Pittsburgh Penguins to create a master plan for 28 acres in Pittsburgh‘s Lower Hill District. Today, those plans were unveiled.

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The plan will redevelop public space around the erstwhile Civic Arena, build a new public space across from the Consol Energy Center, and dialogue with the city’s vertiginous topography to create bike and pedestrian paths that connect the Hill District with Uptown and Downtown.

In all, the New Lower Hill Master Plan calls for 1.2 million square feet of residential construction as well as 1.25 million square feet of retail and commercial space. The project is expected to break ground in 2016 and cost an estimated $500 million.

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“The master plan for the Lower Hill District is created by supplementing the existing street grid with a new network of parks and paths shaped to optimize the sloping hill side for human accessibility for all generations,” Bjarke Ingels, BIG’s founding partner, explained in a statement. “The paths are turned and twisted to always find a gentle sloping path leading pedestrians and bicyclists comfortably up and down the hillside. The resulting urban fabric combines a green network of effortless circulation with a quirky character reminiscent of a historical downtown. Topography and accessibility merging to create a unique new part of Pittsburgh.”

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Landscape architects West 8 designed terraced parks and walkways informed by granite outcroppings characteristic of the surrounding Allegheny Mountains.

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Engineers and environmental design consultants at Atelier Ten developed sustainability guidelines that will encourage district heating and cooling, as well a stormwater retention for on-site irrigation. See the gallery for more master plan images and schematic diagrams.

Here’s how BIG, West 8, and Atelier Ten will reshape Pittsburgh in a new master plan BIG news for downtown Pittsburgh: New York–based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), West 8 Landscape Architects, and…

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Bee’ah Headquarters. (Courtesy Zaha Hadid / MIR)

The Queen of Swoop, Zaha Hadid, has unveiled her latest project: the upcoming headquarters for Bee’ah, a waste management company based in the Middle East. The roughly 75,000-square-foot structure, in the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, keeps a low-profile in its desert environment by taking the form of the surrounding sand dunes.

Bee’ah Headquarters. (Courtesy Zaha Hadid / MIR)

Bee’ah Headquarters. (Courtesy Zaha Hadid / MIR)

“The formal composition of the new Bee’ah Headquarters building has been informed by its desert context as a series of intersecting dunes orientated to optimize the prevailing Shamal winds, and designed to provide its interiors with high quality daylight and views whilst limiting the quantity of glazing exposed to the harsh sun,” Zaha Hadid Architects said in a statement.

The two main “dunes” of the structure rise out of the sand and intersect, creating a courtyard, or what Hadid calls “an oasis.” This is intended to create a meeting space that also maximizes indirect sunlight and enhances ventilation. The “oasis” is part of the firm’s overall strategy to create a LEED Platinum building that produces zero waste.

“Zaha Hadid Architects will collaborate with engineer Buro Happold and environmental consultant Atelier Ten to ensure the project minimises material wastage and energy consumption,” reported Deezen. “A ventilation energy recovery system will reduce the need for mechanical cooling systems, while photovoltaic cells will be integrated in the surrounding landscape to provide the building with solar power.”

Bee’ah will use its headquarters as an educational center that teaches the community about caring for the environment. Hadid won an international competition for the commission last year.

Unveiled> Zaha Hadid designs a net-zero headquarters in the desert that mimics a sand dune The Queen of Swoop, Zaha Hadid, has unveiled her latest project: the upcoming headquarters for Bee'ah, a waste management company based in the…