Floor area4 000 m².
FormatMulti-level office with open-plan workspaces and communal areas.
Key areasAtrium, planting, relaxation rooms and sleep pods.
SolutionVentilation, air conditioning, heating, humidity control and automation.

The project in figures and use scenarios

The 4 000 m² office was designed not as a collection of identical rooms, but as an integrated environment for work, interaction, relaxation and recovery. The building combines open-plan workspaces, meeting rooms, communal areas, a large atrium, live planting, relaxation rooms and sleep pods.

Each of these areas requires its own indoor climate strategy. Occupancy, heat loads and requirements for noise, air velocity, humidity and temperature stability all differ. The entire HVAC installation was therefore designed as a single, controllable engineering system rather than a collection of separate systems.

The main engineering challenge

The task was to maintain stable indoor conditions in spaces with fundamentally different operating patterns. Workspaces need even cooling without draughts; meeting rooms need a rapid response to changes in occupancy; relaxation areas need quiet operation and gentle air movement; and planting needs stable humidity without direct airflow.

Particular attention was paid to ensuring that the building services did not dominate the interior. Airflow, temperature control and automatic operation should be experienced only as comfort, not as a constant reminder of the equipment's presence.

Ground-floor model of a technology company's office, showing ventilation ductwork and equipment below the floor slab above
The ground floor of the technology company's office in the design model. Ductwork and equipment are shown alongside load-bearing structures and partitions to check that the building services are compatible with the office layout.

Atrium between floors

The most challenging part was the large open atrium between the third and fourth floors. Its substantial volume, vertical air movement and open geometry mean that a standard approach to air conditioning is insufficient.

A dedicated air distribution and temperature control strategy was developed for the atrium. The solution accounts for the dew point, condensation risk, temperature stratification and the need to avoid noticeable air currents in occupied areas.

Open space

Even temperatures in densely occupied workspaces without local overcooling

Atrium

Control of temperature stratification, dew point and condensation risk

Planting

Stable humidity and gentle air movement without direct airflow onto plants

Relaxation

Low noise, fresh air and stable temperatures in relaxation rooms and sleep pods

Section through an office atrium with a glazed roof and ventilation ductwork in the tall space
Design section through the office atrium, showing the tall communal space, glazing and ventilation routes. The section helps assess vertical coordination; temperature distribution and air movement require a separate engineering assessment.

Indoor climate for live planting

The large number of ornamental plants changed the system requirements. Temperature alone was not enough: stable humidity, low air velocities and the absence of direct cold airflow were also important.

Air distribution was arranged to avoid direct airflow onto plants while maintaining comfort for people working or relaxing nearby. This required closer coordination of ventilation, air conditioning and controls.

Rooms with sleep pods

A separate ventilation strategy was developed for rooms containing pods for short periods of sleep. The enclosed space of each pod needs sufficient fresh air, a stable temperature and low noise levels.

The solution takes account not only of room conditions, but also of conditions inside the pods themselves. This helps prevent overheating, insufficient fresh air and discomfort from local air currents.

Unified control logic

Ventilation, air conditioning, heating, humidity control and automation are integrated into a single system. It maintains different conditions in different zones and responds not only to temperature, but also to how the space is actually used.

This approach maintains comfort, avoids unnecessary equipment operation and simplifies the operation of a complex office building.

Result

Part of the building has been in operation since 2019 and has operated under a range of seasonal conditions. The main part of the complex is complete and ready for full use.

The client received more than a collection of building services: an integrated, controllable HVAC installation that accounts for the real operating patterns of a modern office, from densely occupied open-plan workspaces to the atrium, live plants and sleep pods.

A complex office is not about a single set temperature, but dozens of indoor climate scenarios that must work simultaneously.