One Central Park is a set of 2 towers in Chippendale, a Syndey’s district.
This project was directed by Jean Nouvel and is a part of an urban renovation.
One of two towers is 64.5 m tall and have 12 stages of inhabitations.
The second one, a 166-meters-tall tower, with 34 stages, now dominates the district around the city’s Central Station.
The environmental aspect of the building doesn’t stop at its several green spaces.
Indeed, the project was designed according to rigorous standards of respectful of the environment and sustainable construction.
The green creeping up the façades was designed by Jean Nouvel's long-time collaborator, the botanist and artist Patrick Blanc.
It is the world’s tallest green wall.
It acts as a natural solar control changing with the seasons.
Indeed, it protects the apartments of the direct solar light during summer while maintaining a maximum of sun in winter.
The Australian rating system for green building, Green Star, awarded it 5 stars out of a maximum of 6, that’s to say a level of national excellence.
The recycling of materials from the demolition of the former building, the treatment of rainwater and it re-use, the thermal and acoustic insulation are all elements that have been treated with care to allow this building to excel in its category.
Its extravagant cantilever is conceived as a mechanism for reflecting sunlight back down into a raised garden space, in the shade of the tower.
It shelters a common room and a panoramic terrace.
It is illuminated at night with a device created by the French artist Yann Kersalé.
This barrage of reflecting lights and mirrors echoes of the architect’s One New Change in London.
March 2017
Rösta nu! 