Here are four design fundamentals that led to this project:

1. Speed of construction – the entire building was designed based on Gomos System mixed with other prefabricated structures; the construction period will be five times faster in comparison to the traditional methods.

2. Flexibility – several scenarios of extension were anticipated according to future needs that, so far, no one can predict. The various compartments have different layouts and sizes, allowing the establishment of companies with different dimensions and needs. Connecting these compartments, the “yellow corridor” works not only as a circulation space but also as free space, which informally extends the working and meeting areas.

3. Low construction price – this construction cost control is based on the modular solutions applied. In terms of material, these are not cheaper than traditional building solutions. But given the associated construction speed, they end up much cheaper in terms of manpower and less prone to budget deviations. The “yellow corridor,”  corresponding roughly to half of the building surface, is filled with very economical sandwich panels, whose coverage is supported directly on the Gomos modules without the need for any additional structure.

4. Ecologically responsible approach, reinforcing the pedagogical component that this building must assume. It is proposed to reuse gray and rainwater for watering the gardens and creating a “water mirror.” In this “wet zone,”  the water will be purified through a phytoremediation process*, and evaporation will naturally occur, which will refresh the air – introduced into the building by the simple action of the wind (the compartments on the west façade will function as air tunnels, and the mechanical devices installed in the central corridor of the building will reinforce air circulation). In this way, with a single system (the “Phytoremediation lake”), it becomes possible to reuse water for irrigation and, at the same time, reinforce the thermal comfort of the building without associated energy costs.

In light of these circumstances, it will be possible to integrate a wet zone in the garden next to the west façade, where the building’s greywater and rainwater will be collected and purified through the process of phytoremediation*. The clean water will evaporate and refresh the air and the interior climate due to the wind and the action of the suction effect reinforced by ventilators in the corridor. This way, with a single system (the “Phytoremediation lake”), it is possible to reuse the wasted water of the building and to improve its thermal comfort through natural ventilation (the “air tunnel”).

*Phytoremediation is a process that allows the purification of water through the action of selected plant species, which is an entirely natural process, without the need for chemical agents.

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This project was designed based on the GOMOS System.