WINNER THE HIVE, WORCESTER

摘要

The Hive is a building whose environmental strategy is synonymous with its design approach. The structure sits on a flood plain and its distinctive TECU cladding stops short of its raised basement plinth, surrounded by a rich garden landscape that promotes biodiversity. But nowhere is this unison more evident than in the nine lanterns that crown the roof. These reference the pottery kilns embedded into Worcester's heritage and the Malvern Hills nearby, and are the culmination of an ingenious passive air flow system that provides natural ventilation, daylight, warm air exhaustion and solar shade. These and a host of other measures including a biomass boiler and heat exchange from the River Severn enable the Hive to achieve an annual BER of 17.4kg C0_2/m~2 and harness 50% on-site renewable energy.