Timmons Design Engineers provided Conceptual design for the reconfiguration of the VeriSign Campus located in Mountain View, California. The project included the retrofit of two other buildings consisting of 103,000 sq. ft., the addition of a new 75,000 sq. ft. office building, and a new 17,000 sq. ft. link building to create a central atrium providing a new entry and additional support space.
A full site survey was conducted on the first building to examine solar loads, as well as the mechanical systems efficiency. TDE explored three mechanical schemes to improve the aesthetics, energy efficiency, and functionality of the spaces. Scheme one included an overhead ducted VAV system with hot water heat. Scheme two involved an active chilled beam system, which naturally mixes the room air in a more effective method than a traditional overhead diffuser situation. The third scheme, incorporated thermal towers with natural ventilation and a radiant ceiling system, taking advantage of the very temperate climate in Mountain View and naturally pulling air through the building using the stack effect of the towers.
Other systems proposed included building integrated photovoltaics, solar hot water heating, wind turbines, cool roof technologies, and graywater and rainwater harvesting systems.
Architect: Gensler |
