The atrium is fundamental to the building’s ventilation strategy. Each of its three corners houses one of the building’s vertical service cores. Some 50m3/s of fresh air is sucked into the building from its landscaped forecourt through three giant earth tubes buried beneath the building; this helps temper the air, cooling it in summer and warming it in winter. Air is heated or cooled in a huge basement plant room before giant fans push it up the service cores to the floor plates.
That’s cool. Whenever we go to Manchester we park up just outside the centre and walk in, passing these. The glass building beside these is the headquarters of the Co-operative, a business Jen works for. Remember my Leeds post a few weeks ago? My night photo was of these:
City Jackdaw 
Those roundy buildings are???? Very intriguing with the added mysterious tilt – why?
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http://www.cundall.com/Projects/NOMA-Earth-Tubes-Lighting.aspx
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The atrium is fundamental to the building’s ventilation strategy. Each of its three corners houses one of the building’s vertical service cores. Some 50m3/s of fresh air is sucked into the building from its landscaped forecourt through three giant earth tubes buried beneath the building; this helps temper the air, cooling it in summer and warming it in winter. Air is heated or cooled in a huge basement plant room before giant fans push it up the service cores to the floor plates.
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So the worker bee city is also an industrial artist…this is sooooo cool. Did you see this?
I might just write a bit about it along with your photo if I may?
I’m enjoying these discoveries, makes me proud to be an honorary Manc.
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That’s cool. Whenever we go to Manchester we park up just outside the centre and walk in, passing these. The glass building beside these is the headquarters of the Co-operative, a business Jen works for. Remember my Leeds post a few weeks ago? My night photo was of these:
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One time, please dance a jig for me in front of those tubes! Better yet, get those kiddos of yours to do their own dances of joy!
peace
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I will. I’m sure they will be enthusiastic !
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I watched the video Laura posted in her comment. Love the concept.
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Functional and beautiful too.
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