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 Content and Topic Outline

Project Introduction
Owner/Architect's Principle and Concept
Architectural Design Techniques and Details
Building Annual Water and Energy Consumption
Benefit of CH2 ( Council House 2)
Conclusion

What We
Could Expect
 PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Architect: DesignInc ( Mick Pearce and Rob Adams )

Concept: a ‘LightHouse’ design for future central city

developments in Melbourne

The Council House 2 (CH2) office building was designed in

collaboration with City of Melbourne to be a holistic
system with its occupants as participants. The design
follows a model that promotes a more interactive role
between the city and nature, in which all parties depend
on each other.

AB OUT COUNCI L HOUS E 2

 The City of Melbourne has set a
formidable task for itself - to build
a revolutionary new building that
harvests sunlight, cool night air,
water, wind and rain to create a
lasting landmark for one of the
world's most livable cities

Owner (Melbourne City

Council Departments)'s
Principle and Concept
 the 2007 National Award
for Planning Excellence
From The Planning Institute of Australia

DESIGN
AWARDS the 2007 National
Sustainable Architecture
Award
The Royal Australia institute of
Architects

the 2007 President's

Award, Excellence in
Property Awards
The Australian Property Institute

Australia's first 6 Star

Green Star office building
 Architect's Principle,
Concept and
Philosophy

Architect's Philosophy

The design philosophy is concerned with developing appropriate architectural responses that are a direct and
honest expression of the biodynamic relationships that nature uses in her own designs.

Architect's Principle

The main principle used is very simple: cold air descends, warm air ascends.

Architect's Concept

The primary influence on the design was the natural termite system .
He transformed the simple design and system termites build to control the temperature of a mound into the air conditioning systems of
the building. The physiology of a termite mound is that they build towers that are comparable to human lungs – including a function
based on the same principle as gas membrane diffusion. They ‘outsource’ the function of digestion to fungi that they cultivate in
gardens in their mound.
Architectural
Design
Techniques and
Details
BUILDING
ANNUAL WATER
AND ENERGY 85% Reduce electricity consumption
CONSUMPTION

87% Reduce gas consumption

13% Production of the emissions

72% Reduce Water Mains Supply

BUILDING
ANNUAL WATER
AND ENERGY Total Construction Cost: 51M$
CONSUMPTION
Total Investment in Energy, Water
and Waste Innovation: 12M$

The building houses 48 m2 of solar panels, which

provide 60% of hot water, as well as a gas-fired
cogeneration plant which provides 40% of the
building’s overall electricity, with reduced carbon
emissions

LCD computer monitors, which will consume 77%

less energy, and new T5 light fitting which should
consume 65% less energy
BENEFITS OF CH2 (COUNCIL HOUSE2)

The benefits of superior indoor air quality and conservative estimates on energy
costs will see the building pay for all its innovations within five to ten years.

The building receives a fresh air change every half hour, and the owner claims a
10.9 percent improvement in worker productivity as the biggest payback from the
$11 million (Australian) ventilation system.

This increased productivity is calculated to be worth over $2 million (AUD) a year in

staff time and means that the investment will likely pay for itself in 5-6 years
A large part of its environmentally sustainable success has been the incorporation of
biophilic design to promote greater connections between urban and natural
environments.
Conclusion