elettra melani - DPG HEADQUARTER

RENDER VIEW OF THE FRONT CANOPY

DAUN PENH GROUP HEADQUARTER

Status: Suspended
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Year: 2022
Client: Daun Penh Group
Architects: The Room DS, Elettra Melani
Scope of service: Concept design, Design development & Building permit, Construction drawings, Consultants’ coordination

BUILDING MAIN FRONT

The challenge of this project was that the concrete superstructure was already standing. As too often it happens in Asia, architects are asked to be involved in the project after the structural design is finalized, and sometimes already built.

GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT WITH SURROUNDING

The design of the existing structure had many issues that needed to be solved. There were half as many lifts as necessary to follow the standards; the allowance of sleeves through the slab for the rainwater downpipes were not enough; a structural assessment proved that the whole building had to be reinforced. Despite these challenges, and with thanks to the design of the new façade and a new internal layout was able to be successfully developed, with thanks to the great collaboration with the strong structural and Mep teams.

3D DIAGRAM OF THE GREEN WALL

RENDER VIEW OF THE NORTH FACADE

We decided to push the façade back to be aligned with the column grid, so that 1.3 m were left on all the 4 sides of the building as perimetral balcony.

This balcony had the great advantage of: 1. giving the possibility to the employees to have a break outdoor during the working hours, 2. Screening the glass windows from direct sunlight, 3. Allowing for a space to grow plants that would improve the look of the building and the air quality.