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Orona Ideo

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

Orona Ideo

Barrutieta + Goikoetxea + Delafuente + Perez

ARCHITECTS
Barrutieta, Goikoetxea, Perez, Delafuente

MANUFACTURERS
Ascender Seating, Terraconti

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Mc2 Ingeniería

PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT
Engineered Wood Flooring

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS
Cener

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Lks

ENERGY CONSULTANTS
Cenit Solar

ENERGY CONSULTANTS
Cenit Solar

DRAWINGS
Xabier Barrutieta

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Orona Architecture & Facilities, Lksingenieria, Javier De La Fuente, Santi Perez, Xabier Barrutieta, Eneko Gokoetxea

PHOTOGRAPHS
Agustín Sagasti

AREA
50000 M²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Hernani, Spain

CATEGORY
Research Center, University, Offices

Text description provided by architect.

Orona IDeO – innovation city is the flagship design of the new extension of the Technology Park of San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain).

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

The purpose of this project is to house the company´s Innovation Ecosystem, which stands out as it brings together different synergetic activities –business, technology canters and university-.

The project is an answer to the need of common networking space of an international company, creating a place that is both a flagship and a common home for its more than 4,500 employees and a hub for researchers and students on elevation, urban mobility, energy and eco-technology branches.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

The Orona Zero building is the flagship building of Orona Ideo and houses the corporate headquarters of the company and its form is inspired by the circle, a constant shape in the company’s brand image.

The design of the building seeks to evoque elegance, dinamism and elevation through an abstract formal gesture: a hollow cylinder of 90m in diameter, 16m in height and a 15º incline.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

It rises from the ground to create a 1.500m2 overhang at the entrance from the city and sinks on the opposite side, allowing passage through and generating a roof-façade for capturing solar energy.

Orona Zero is mainly devoted to office spaces, which have large internal energy loads due to its occupants and to the density of the electronic equipment which dissipates heat and, at the same time, requires diffused light to avoid glare.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

The ground plan places the workplace near the outer façade which is mainly north facing, whereas the south-facing ring-shaped gallery distributes the flow of people and overlooks the building’s central void.

The curved façade is made up of a skin composed of more than 2,000 triangular pixels which change by means of a parametric design from: opaque, translucent and transparent, depending on their orientation, the incident to solar radiation, the access to external views and the privacy of the rooms.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

More than 1,000 polycrystalline photovoltaic modules are integrated on the inclined rooftop of the Orona Zero building that will have an annual electricity output similar to the electricity consumption of 100 average flats.

The interior of the building recreates different working environments from desks and closed meeting rooms to a series of lounge spaces suitable for informal meetings and personal work.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti
Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti

These designs have the ability to imprint a special character to the working spaces and also seek to evolve the brand culture of the company among the employees.

The building has achieved Leed Gold and Breeam Excelent certifications and has been selected by the World Green Building Council as benchmark for Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices.

Orona Ideo
© Agustín Sagasti


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