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The enclosed courtyard, located
near the food hall, will contain
picnic tables for dining as well as
lounge seating. A small stage, surrounded
by planter boxes, can be
used for performances or meetings.
Post-Pandemic Healthy
Buildings
Matter decided to limit the height
of buildings to four stories, a scale
that would enable workers to take
the stairs and get to know other
people in the building, rather than
ride elevators full of strangers,
Stuart explains. " There's an intimacy
to these buildings, and how
they relate to one another, " he
adds.
When the pandemic delayed
the project for several months, the
developer used the additional time
to enhance the design's health and
wellness features.
The office buildings now include
a variety of features designed to
reduce the risk of infectious disease,
including touchless entry;
antimicrobial surfaces; state-ofthe-art
heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems; and
access to fresh air and natural light.
Improved ventilation is the
key to making buildings safer for
occupants, according to Fullbright.
" We know that older buildings
sometimes get what they call sick
building syndrome in which they
don't have fresh air, " he says. " We
did things on this project where
we went to 20 to 30 percent more
fresh air intake, so lots of air is circulating
through the buildings. "
The office spaces have floor-toceiling
windows to optimize natural
light, and doors that open to balconies.
" That
was a really important
thing that we saw as a trend in
office space, even before the
pandemic, " Fullbright says. " But
obviously, with the pandemic, it
became amplified. People really
want that access to fresh air. "
While air conditioning remains
essential for the hot summer
months, the design takes advantage
of the more temperate weather
in winter. " The old standard was air
conditioning all around, " Fullbright
says. " We figured that we could
peel off some of those key times,
when you can get off the air conditioning. "
Other
subtle design features are
intended to improve health as well.
For example, Gensler put stairs
next to the lobby elevators, making
it easy for workers to run up the
stairs to their offices instead of
waiting for the next car.
" We also have these living green
walls in the lobby, " Fullbright says.
" There are lots of studies that say
that it calms people's mood down
to have biophilic elements. "
Another community-building feature
will be the Assembly, a 5,000-squarefoot
(464 sq m) meeting space
capable of accommodating meetings
of up to 250 participants.
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