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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. SAP Headquarters in Ra’anana, Israel by Yashar ArchitectsAugust 16th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Yashar Architects Yashar Architects, one of Israel’s largest and leading architecture firms, unveils the new 15,000 SQM Israeli Headquarters of European software corporation, SAP. The SAP HQ is located in Ra’anana’s expanding industrial zone and is conceptually designed as a transparent glass box with a double shell consisting of a curtain wall on the inside and a system of shading slats in the east, south and west directions.  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat
 Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat The SAP HQ building was designed to work in tune with Israel’s natural environment and Mediterranean climate, being directly affected by wind and harsh sunlight. Yashar Architects chose to integrate an external double envelope that controls the natural sunlight entering the building. The facade creates a harmonious balance between the indoor and outdoor lighting, while establishing a sense of depth and shade from the outside. The building’s north elevation features terraced balconies for views of the surrounding green landscape.  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat The interior ground floor of the SAP HQ building is divided into four quarters centered around a grand atrium reaching the height of the full eight stories. For efficiency and synergy between the divisions of the company, the office levels are each designed as one continuous work space that is connected visually and physically by two to three secondary atrium spaces.These smaller atriums are expressed as large amorphous openings in the exterior shading structure, allowing natural light to filter deeper into the building throughout the day.  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat The project follows the latest sustainable building methods, with great consideration given to daylight control, vegetation and landscape, energy usage reduction and water conservation in order to provide a comfortable, sustainable, and advanced work environment.  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat The technologically advanced building houses eight stories of office space, constructed with the latest sustainable methods. The result is a comfortable, eco-friendly, and advanced work environment, housed within a modern and transparent cube-like building. The building’s plot is situated on open green and agricultural area between Ra’anana and Moshav Batzra, with its eastern front directly exposed along Route 4. It features more than 136 above ground parking spaces, 449 underground parking spaces and bicycle parking.  Image Courtesy © Uzi Porat  Image Courtesy © Yashar Architects  Image Courtesy © Yashar Architects  Image Courtesy © Yashar Architects
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