CBI member Atkins recently announced that construction will begin this week on the Atkins-designed Cloud Computing Industry Park in Karamay, Xinjiang.
(Source: Atkins. Bird's eye view of Karamay's Cloud Computing Industry Park)
The eco-friendly park, which will cover nearly 50,000 square metres, will become home to a number of software companies and has been designed to encourage a creative culture, incorporating shared facilities and social spaces. Modular buildings, which are partly pre-fabricated off site, will link together and minimise exposure to the extreme range of temperatures typical in the region.
Atkins' modular and cost-effective design, which was developed with the aid of BIM (building information management), was designed according to the 'China Three-Star' green building system, a first for Karamay.
The first phase of construction is scheduled to be completed in 2015.
Steven Smit, Atkins' architecture design director in Shanghai, said, "Our challenge was to design collaborative contemporary spaces to help attract a new growth industry to the region. The innovative 'binary' masterplan approach enables our client to grow the park in further stages within a flexible modular system. The project highlights Atkins' leadership as a multidisciplinary consultant, able to pull in skills from architecture, landscape design, and sustainability teams."
Please click here to read the full press release by Atkins.
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