Omni-shell by WilkinsonEyre, ARUP and Scheldebouw: A new low-carbon based design concept that enhances overall building performance and sustainability
This new design concept recognises that climate change is more negatively impacted by carbon produced in the immediate future; than that produced over the proceeding years. As a result, our team have prioritised reducing carbon emissions now as our primary conceptual driver.
We believe that the façade of the future should be one that makes a holistic contribution to the built environment and building system. As a result, we have developed our concept as a positive addition to the building’s structural and performative systems. Current façade systems are burdened with an inherent material and performative redundancy; the climate crisis is calling on us all to do more with less, where each element of the façade needs to work harder as part of the whole system to respond to the challenge. Learn more about this new and innovative design concept during this lecture!
Speaker 1: Ayman El HIBRI – Director at WilkinsonEyre
Ayman El HIBRI has over 20 years of experience in architecture, specialising in commercial high-rise, mixed-use buildings and environmental design. He has a proven track record in designing and delivering complex projects, including 8 Bishopsgate, WilkinsonEyre’s tallest building in London and a notable addition to the City’s Eastern Cluster.
He was the project architect for 8 Finsbury Circus, located in London’s historic centre. The design of this project incorporates a contemporary style that harmonises with its historic surroundings.
Ayman’s primary interest lies in parametric design and its application in architecture, integrating this expertise with sustainable systems and methodologies. He holds a master’s degree in environmental design and plays a pivotal role in WilkinsonEyre’s Sustainability Group, which sets the practice’s strategy and standards, ensuring office projects meet high sustainability and environmental criteria.
Speaker 2: Jonathan Wilson – Director at ARUP
Jonathan is a Director at Arup in the London façade engineer team. He oversees some of the most prestigious façade projects at Arup. He has a proven track record of directing teams on large single and multi-plot developments having particular focus on design led high-end commercial and residential developments as well as international projects. He is considered a trusted advisor for his commercial and technical expertise by developers and architects alike. Jonathan is an ambassador for Arup’s push towards net zero as the facade plays a significant role in terms of whole life carbon, both embodied and operational. He and his colleagues are at the forefront of reducing the impact of carbon emissions from new and refurbished facades projects as well as the impact on other elements of the building. Being a champion of this approach over the last few years has enabled Arup to be an industry leader in crucial area. As well as project delivery and design, Jonathan has pushed initiatives such as the international ‘Facades of the Future’ competition. Where many internationally renowned architects teamed up with Arup teams and developed creative entries the competition, of which, WilkinsonEyre were the ultimate winners.
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