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IFAW Headquarters

IFAW Headquarters
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IFAW HEADQUARTERS

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ARCHITECTS
DesignLAB

MANUFACTURERS
Delray Lighting

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
United States

CATEGORY
Institutional Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

Boston based DesignLAB Architects designed the World Headquarters for the International Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW).

IFAW Headquarters
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IFAW Headquarters
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Given the mission of the IFAW ("provide a better world for animals and people"), the challenge was to incorporate this through sustainable design.

The program distributed in 54,000sqf is arranged in three clean volumes sitting on a reclaimed brownfield site. The volumes are open to the outside, integrated with the surroundings, through transparent planes.

IFAW Headquarters
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IFAW Headquarters
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To control the sun over these facades, a series of louvres are arranged along them as you can see on the photos.

The building received the LEED Gold Certification, validating the sustainable strategy.

IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB


IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB
IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB
IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB
IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB


IFAW Headquarters
© DesignLAB
IFAW Headquarters
IFAW Headquarters

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