Gradual transformation of an administrative building into a green structure

Abstract

The paper describes our vision of a green conversion of selected administrative building in Košice, which is supported by the research project APVV-18-0360 ACHIEve Active Hybrid Infrastructure for a sponge city. The greenIZOLA vision represents a set of complex measures, the result of which is a logically, economically, and environmentally justified design of a green building. Within separate stages, the individual parts of the complex and the building are gradually transformed into structures with a potential for retaining rainwater. At the same time, the proposed architectural structures introduce a potential for the creation of experimental structures designed for multidisciplinary research of synergistic links between the building, the environment and vegetation units. The transformation process uses a multidisciplinary approach (BIM, data analysis, life cycle analysis, water retention modelling in the environment, analysis of vegetation units, energy and multiphysical simulations). By applying these approaches, it is possible to monitor the proposed structures, analyse their effects, predict their behaviour, and then optimise the system.