Optima Plaza

Objective:

• Creating quality, functional environment for demanding IT companies
• Creating an A-class business center, which means stricter requirements to premises, engineering systems and design solutions
• Creating an energy efficient and economically viable property
• Erecting a building on the site without harming the green area while complying with all standards
• Accommodating energy-intensive requirements of IT tenants

Hardships:

• Harmonizing a modern building with the surrounding edifices built during the Soviet era
• The building’s location in an industrial zone
• Bounded area of the site
• For the first time we used Revit for a consolidated network plan
• Search of an affordable and efficient heating solution

Solutions:

• To make the building expressive, façade panels were made of the thoroughly selected oxidized copper shade
• We were able to depart from the obsolete linear structure with hallway system, breaking down the building’s single composition into three rhythmic objects and tying aesthetics to energy performance
• The breakdown of property into three blocks also allowed to create a large lighting front
• An inclined ramp in itself represents a car park integrated in the building’s structure
• Protective shading system is made from metal lamellas emphasizing the depth of the southern façade and graphically crossing over the continuous panoramic glazing
• A half of the stylobate is given to indoor parking; its facades are covered with metal grates providing for natural ventilation and helping reduce expenses on installation of ventilation and smoke removal systems
• Some offices on the second and third floors have an own individual terrace on the roof
• Facades on the northern and southern sides differ from each other, reacting to the cardinal directions; by emphasizing this function, architects have created an image
• The project’s engineering concept included several options, some of which have never been used in Ukraine before
• The proposed options of energy efficient solutions included a full estimate of the project’s costs, cost effectiveness and rate of return
• One of the options included reduction of the property’s electric power by accumulating cold in an ice generator, accumulating ice by using electricity during nighttime
• The building’s air heat pump provides two sources of heat backing up each other. During a transitional (fall/spring) period, the building can be heated before and after the heating season
• We made an analysis and a table of energy consumption indicators based on tariffs to make it easier for the client to choose energy efficient solutions
• Mechanical ventilation with СО2 sensors for all leased premised
• Ventilation equipment is housed in a separate room, and the corridor was widened to accommodate engineering networks
• Engineering networks were installed in the space above the ceiling

Facts and details:

• The client brought a ready solution which he considered old-fashioned, and asked for a more efficient and modern solution
• At the time of commissioning, 60% of premises have already been leased
• The parking has 268 car parking spots and 50 free bicycle parking spots. Three electric vehicle charging stations are located near the parking entrance
• The base column spacing of 8.1 m is optimal for the efficient use of office space and suitable for comfortable car parking
• We have developed an innovative design documentation for the business center. Detailed documentation was developed on its basis by One M2 Architects
• In October 2016, the neighborhood where the business center is located became the pioneer in implementation of “smart city” technologies