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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Between Sun and Rails in Hamburg, Germany by Blauraum ArchitectsFebruary 19th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Blauraum Architects Hamburg`s Largest Solar-Sail Building, German architectural studio blauraum has built a railway service building with an optimal energy balance on half the amount of land occupied by the old facility. The result decreases CO2 emissions by the weight of 2 African elephants (10,635 kg/year) and saves as much energy as 6 100 square metre homes consume in a year (55,974 kWh/year).  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter
 Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter These are the figures summing up the ecological balance of the new building housing offices, locker rooms and toilets for about 170 railway workers in the goods yard on the bank of Hamburg’s Spree dockyard.  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter All this in a massive 3 level construction built on half the amount of land as was occupied by the old building, offering room for about 170 workers with common areas, locker rooms and toilets as well as office space. The building is located among the railway tracks, and its white ceramic walls form a true landmark in this heterogeneous context. Use of ceramic has practical benefits too, providing robust, easy to clean surfaces in a building used by so many people.  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter The concept of the “solar sail”, incorporated in the cube of the building and preventing creation of shadow zones while improving its appearance, provides about a quarter of the energy required to heat water for the showers.  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter The figures speak clearly, as the Hamburg architectural studio blauraum focused on sustainable design in the project, because people tend to pay attention only to large-scale green projects, when it is smaller buildings like this one that actually make all the difference.  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter  Image Courtesy © Martin Schlüter  Image Courtesy Blauraum Architects  Image Courtesy Blauraum Architects  Image Courtesy Blauraum Architects  Image Courtesy Blauraum Architects
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