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A spectacular lobby functions as an exhibition space for the latest product range, with views into the testing areas and the parkland outside. The centre has attained a LEED ‘Gold’ rating, and integrates a number of sustainable design strategies. Waste heat from the research and development centre is used to heat the adjacent dormitory building, which accommodates visitors and staff, and a lake at the southern entrance to the site harvests rainwater for use in cooling.
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Hankook Tyre Research & Development Facility, Daejeon, South Korea
Program: research centre
Architect: Foster + Partners
Collaborating architect: Samoo A&E
Structural engineer: CS Structural Engineering
M+E engineer: Samoo Electrical Engineering
Landscape architect: Soltos Associates
Client: Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.
Area: 97,156 sqm
Design phase: 2013
Completion: 2016