IFAW Headquarters
IFAW HEADQUARTERS
DesignLAB
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).
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.
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.
