SITE LOCATION Via Ezio Andolfato 27, 20126 Milan SOLAR ANALYSIS Solar energy levels during The

Solar energy levels during The southern facade and

winter are high from the south,
Low solar level penetrating the southern facade
to rooftop and courtyard of the building,
providing a warmer environment
against the cool temperatures.
The solar levels do not reach
Sun warms the south the glazed curtain wall due to
facade and courtyard the overhang roof. As the sun
Overall a high solar energy level hits both vertical angle is lower in winter, the roof
and horizontal surfaces with limited difference receives less solar energy.
N N
kWh/m 2
Cumulative (Annual) Winter Peak (21 December) 0 449 898
courtyard receives a high solar
Very high solar energy level that is almost
level to roof identical to that during the
winter peak. However, the
horizontal surfaces receive very
high solar levels during the
summer peak. The office roof
High solar level to facade
could be considered for the
and courtyard from south
placement of solar panels to
reduce energy consumption.
N
kWh/m2
Summer Peak (21 June) 0 449 898

EXISTING ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Overall, the energy consumption Annual Energy Consumption Annual Space Heating
of appliances and lighting are
214,885 kWh 47,258 kWh
high throughout the year. Space
heating is much higher during Annual Energy Use per Gross Internal Area Annual Grid Fuel Used
winter but is not required during 74 kWh/m2 47,258 kWh
Via E
zio A
ndol
summer. However, fan and Annual Utility Cost CO2 Emission
fato cooling consumes energy €41,648 103,048 kgCO2
throughout the year, increasing
as the dominating energy sector Annual Space Cooling 498kg CO2/person
during the summer months 37,360 kWh
N from June to September.

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Case Study 2892 2
GeSA Vending Office
m2

FOOD & TOTAL NUMBER OF

Bicocca, Italy BEVERAGE GFA FLOORS

ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ESD) CONCEPT PROPOSAL 1 PROPOSAL 2

Daylight to
courtyard

Daylight to
courtyard

Cross-ventilation
Internal
blinds

N N
Plan Courtyard Section

PROPOSAL ANALYSIS & CONCLUSIONS Daylighting Daylighting

The proposals primarily changes the interior functions and

Maximum daylight enters from With an additional transparent
converting the facade facing the internal courtyard into a glass the south into the courtyard. canopy directly above the
curtain wall. Additional thermal and acoustic insulation have The glazed curtain wall and courtyard, the amount of
canopy allows illuminance of daylight is reduced to
been included on the walls of the building. the office space on both floors. approximately 75% providing
On the northern facade, the shade and elimiating the harsh
amount of daylight drops to 100% illumination. This
Proposal 1 is under the 2030 Challenge performance limit, 75% into the green colour. continues into the ground floor
However, the amount of light is offices, however, the top floor is
with 69 kWh every square metre per year. The energy required still relatively consistent. still very well lit with almost
100% illuminance.
for lighting is the highest out of the energy segments with a
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
total of 61,000 kWh/year. This is followed by equipment (56,000
kWh/year) and cooling (40,000 kWh/year). The energy intake to
heat the building was the lowest energy user with 29,000
kWh/year. Although there were no underlit areas in the
building, the lighting analysis demonstrates that there is a The courtyard area is the main The courtyard canopy provides
contributor to why the building shading to reduce the amount
majority of 60% of floor area being overlit. Less than half of is considered to be overlit. The of sunlight with underlit areas
street level facade at both to the north and west. The
the floor are (40%) is considered to be well lit. There are major levels are also overlit where the southern side of the courtyard
energy gains in heating, while heat losses in cooling for wall windows are located. is overlit, whilst the streetside
facade is still overlit.
conduction, infiltration and roof conduction.

Proposal 2 aims to overcome the overlit internal and courtyard

spaces due to the glass curtain wall, whilst maintaining the
same overall energy consumption. By inserting a
Energy Consumption Energy Consumption
semi-transparent acrylic roof structure over the courtyard,
29,117 kWh/yr Underlit 1% 29,304 kWh/yr Overlit 24% Underlit 4%
72% of floor area becomes well lit with only 24% considered
56,130 kWh/yr 56,130 kWh/yr
over lit. However, 4% if the floor area has now become
underlit. The energy segments remain exactly the same with a
nomial difference resulting in a total consumption of 70 40,311 kWh/yr 40,153 kWh/yr
60,981 kWh/yr 60,981 kWh/yr
KWh/m2/year. There is heat lost through the walls but heat
Energy consumption under the Overlit 56% Well Lit 43% Energy consumption under the Well Lit 72%
gained through the roof. Conversely, there is heat loss for 2030 Challenge of 90 kWh/m2/yr 2030 Challenge of 90 kWh/m2/yr
cooling through the walls but gained though the roof. Overall,
the new roof provides a better solution as shading device into
the courtyard to prevent excessive sunlight, whilst ensuring
that the building interiors are well lit for the users.
The impact on heating has The impact on the HVAC system
Gains: 12,232 kWh/yr Gains: 12,232 kWh/yr
losses for the wall conduction. is heating dominated. This bad
The added transparent canopy above the courtyard has Heat losses that add to the result means that there are
heating load are however offset heat losses that add to the
dramatically balanced the amount of daylighting to ensure the by the losses occured for heating load from the wall
cooling. Losses from the conduction predominantly, as
building areas are well lit. This result has not majorly Losses: 32,562 kWh/yr heating side also comes from Losses: 30,456 kWh/yr well as infiltration and roof
impacted the energy consumption even though the building Losses: 30,139 kWh/yr infiltration and roof conduction. Losses: 28,534 kWh/yr conduction.

still requires additional lighting and heating mechanisms. The The impact of cooling includes On the cooling side, heat gains
the bad gains adding to the have negatively impacted the
proposal can be improved by managing solar heat gain from cooling load from the wall wall conduction whilst
Losses: 12,345 kWh/yr
the south, employing optimised building envelope design for Losses: 11,122 kWh/yr conduction. However, the good Losses: 17,453 kWh/yr increased heat losses have
Losses: 17,675 kWh/yr news is that heat losses from helped lower energy usage, but
the infiltration rates and adding additional thermal insulation Gains: 8230 kWh/yr
the wall conduction help with Gains: 9463 kWh/yr less than proposal 1. There are
the cooling of the buildings. more positive results for heat
to the walls to address heat losses during winter. Shading Losses: 8392 kWh/yr Similarly are the losses from Losses: 10,148 kWh/yr losses from infiltration and roof
devices on the street facade can also help control lighting. Losses: 46 kWh/yr infiltration and roof conduction. conduction compared to gains.

WILLIAM CHAN
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FOR TECHNIC DIRECTORS 140
(47.0 m2) m
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+ 0.51
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ANTEROOM
(5.5 m2)
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FOYER AND WAITING AREA RECEPTION
(20.0 m2) (10.5 m2) d
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V IA AN D O LFATO

147 200 184 403 469 200 235 200 115

1 2 3 4 5

L1 GROUND FLOOR PLAN FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM MATERIALS SPECIFICATION

1 SCALE: 1:100
0 2.5 5m Foyer and Waiting Area
N Reception
Accessible Toilet 1
Accessible Toilet 2
Anteroom
Office 1 - Flexible Open Plan
Office 2 - Flexible
Office 3 - Flexible
Office 4
Thermal Power Plant Room
Toilet 1
Ho Yin William Chan Ge.S.A. S.p.A.
20.0m2 a Black wood timber steps
10.5m2 b Fabric double lounge chair Politecnico di Milano Via Ezio Andolfato, 27, 20126 Milano
c Off-white timber reception desk (1900 x 800 mm)
3.5m2 d Fabric single study chair
3.5m2 e Black wood timber staircase
5.5m2 f Steel meeting chair
g Plywood round desk (ø 1000 mm)
47.0m2
21.5m2
h Off-white timber workstation (1600 x 800 mm)
i Plywood storage cabinet (900 x 450 mm)
Localization drawings: Ground Floor Plan (AV; 1-14) 1:100
21.5m2 j Coloured concrete artwork
22.5m2 k Plywood conference table
l Leather armchair
8.0m2 m Glazed interior wall panel
3.0m2 n Glazed curtain wall system

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2.5m2
p Polished oak timber floor tiles
q Grey saxony carpet
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Ante Bathroom 6.5m2
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COURTYARD
BELOW

Steel tube cable connector Steel tube cable connector

Galvanised steel tension cable (ø 50 mm) Galvanised steel tension cable (ø 50 mm)
Tempered glass (12 mm) Tempered glass (12 mm)

Secondary steel I-beam (IPE 180) GLASS CANOPY Secondary steel I-beam (IPE 180)
Primary steel I-beam(IPE 360) ABOVE Primary steel I-beam(IPE 360)
Steel rectangular hollow section (80 x 40 mm) Steel rectangular hollow section (80 x 40 mm)

Stainless steel gutter drain Stainless steel gutter drain

n n

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+ 4.70

h b h
f k OFFICE 9 OFFICE 10
d (11.0 m2) (11.5 m2) d
g l q q

OFFICE 7 i OFFICE 8
(31.0 m2) (36.0 m2)
d
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h q q
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m
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(44.0 m2)
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210

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ANTE ROOM
(0.5 m2) g

BATHROOM OFFICE 5 h OFFICE 6

(7.5m2) (14.0 m2) (11.0 m2)
f
210

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80

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TOILET g
(2.0 m2)
1200

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184 200 300 200 630 200 220 200 120

1 2 3 4 5

L1 FIRST FLOOR PLAN FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM MATERIALS SPECIFICATION

Ho Yin William Chan Ge.S.A. S.p.A.
1 SCALE: 1:100
0 2.5 5m Office 5 14.0m2 a Black wood timber steps
N Office 6 11.0m2 b Fabric double lounge chair Politecnico di Milano Via Ezio Andolfato, 27, 20126 Milano
Office 7 31.0m2 c Off-white timber reception desk (1900 x 800 mm)
Office 8 36.0m2 d Fabric single study chair
Office 9 11.0m2 e Black wood timber staircase
Office 10 11.5m2 f Steel meeting chair
Office 11 44.0m2 g Plywood round desk (ø 1000 mm)

Anteroom 0.5m2
h Off-white timber workstation (1600 x 800 mm)
i Plywood storage cabinet (900 x 450 mm)
Localization drawings: First Floor Plan (AV; 1-14) 1:100
Toilet 2.0m2 j Coloured concrete artwork
Bathroom 7.5m2 k Plywood conference table
l Leather armchair
m Glazed interior wall panel
n Glazed curtain wall system

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q Grey saxony carpet
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Existing roof parapet

0+ 7.92

Existing tri-fold window frame Existing tri-fold window frame Existing tri-fold window frame Existing tri-fold window frame Existing tri-fold window frame
Low-E double glazing Low-E double glazing Low-E double glazing Low-E double glazing Low-E double glazing

0+ 6.74 0+ 6.74

0+ 5.22

Existing off-white
concrete wall
Existing building
Existing driveway folding doors

Black anodized Black anodized Existing tri-fold window

aluminium framed aluminium framed
glass window glass window

Black anodized Black anodized

aluminium framed aluminium framed
double glass door double glass door

SERVICE SERVICE ADMINSTRATIVE

ENTRY DRIVEWAY ENTRY
Existing stone wall ledge

0+ 0.00

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L3 ELEVATION (SOUTH) A B C D E F
3 SCALE: 1:50
0 2.5m

0+ 9.29

0+ 8.73

Existing roof parapet

0+ 7.84

0+ 7.44 Existing concrete wall

Steel plate (th. = 4 mm) Steel plate (th. = 4 mm) Steel plate (th. = 4 mm)
with 6x bolts (ø 14 mm) with 6x bolts (ø 14 mm) with 6x bolts (ø 14 mm)
Double glazed curtain wall system

Steel tube cable connector Steel tube cable connector Steel tube cable connector
Galvanised steel tension cable (ø 50 mm) Galvanised steel tension cable (ø 50 mm)
Steel rectangular Steel rectangular Steel rectangular
hollow section (80 x 40 mm) Tempered glass (12 mm) hollow section (80 x 40 mm) Tempered glass (12 mm) hollow section (80 x 40 mm)

Aluminium framing (20 mm) Aluminium framing (20 mm) Aluminium framing (20 mm)
Steel I-beam (IPE 360) Steel I-beam (IPE 180) Steel I-beam (IPE 360) Steel I-beam (IPE 180) Steel I-beam (IPE 360)
0+ 5.22

Low-E double glazing Low-E double glazing

spandrel panel spandrel panel
Stainless steel mullion (52 mm) Stainless steel mullion (52 mm)
Existing building
Stainless steel transom (52 mm) Stainless steel transom (52 mm)

Driveway opening

Black anodized
aluminium framed
glass door

SERVICE SERVICE
DRIVEWAY ENTRY

0+ 0.00

Ho Yin William Chan Ge.S.A. S.p.A.

F E D C B A Politecnico di Milano Via Ezio Andolfato, 27, 20126 Milano
L4 ELEVATION (NORTH)
3 SCALE: 1:50
0 2.5m

South Elevation (A-G; 1-20) 1:50

North Elevation (H-O; 1-20) 1:50

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