ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
GREEN-UP : THE RESEARCH NETWORK HEADQUARTERS
A TRANSFORMATION TOOL OF AN INTENSIVELY BUILT-UP EUROPEAN CITY CENTER
This multi-functional building project , known as The Łukasiewicz Research Network Headquarters , was carried out by FAAB . The main task of the Łukasiewicz Research Network is to plan and coordinate scientific research and development work carried out by 26 research institutes scattered throughout Poland including , among others , the Institute of Aviation , the Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics , the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals , and the Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG . The aim of the Łukasiewcz Network is to assist scientists in implementing research for use in industry . The institution also promotes science and innovation among children and youth .
The patron of the Łukasiewcz Research Network is Ignacy Łukasiewicz , a Polish chemist and pharmacist , and later entrepreneur and social activist . His discovery changed the world and began the era of better lighting , available on a large scale . The invention by Łukasiewicz was first used on July 31 , 1853 , to illuminate the operating room of the Piarist hospital in Lviv ( now Ukraine ) during a life-saving procedure .
The facility is located in the center of Warsaw , the capital city of Poland , on Żelazna Street , originally laid out in the 17th century . In the mid-19th century , during the first industrial revolution , numerous industrial plants were built on Żelazna Street , including factories producing various metal items .
The building is 32 meters tall and has 4 underground and 9 above-ground floors . The first underground floor will house a multi-functional exhibition and conference area , while the remaining floors will house parking for cars and bicycles , as well as technical and storage rooms . The space on floor -1 is intended for organizing events popularizing science and innovation , including cyclical workshops , available for all age groups . The INNO café and the Innovation Incubator are located on the ground floor and first floor of the building . By design , both spaces are to create conditions for cooperation and exchange of information between start-up organizations and representatives of the worlds of science , industry , and business . The remaining upper level floors are occupied by office space and spaces designed for group work and meetings .
In the area where the building is located , due to the dense development , there is no space for a public square or park . Accordingly , the building introduces greenery into the urban space in an innovative way . A vertical garden and a vertical park are planned on the facades of the facility . A green repository is also planned to be built as part of a vertical park in which plants are placed in prefabricated pots made of laminated wood . The park will provide optimal vegetation conditions for native Polish endangered and rare species . In the case of the vertical garden , the installation of a system based on prefabricated panels filled with substrate is planned . It is intended for low plants , resistant to various weather conditions , including evergreen and seasonally flowering plants .
The vertical park and vertical garden will be the basis for the implementation of a long-term research project . Using sensors to examine , for example , chlorophyll levels among others , data will be collected to optimize the process of creating a microclimate around the building . The process will be supported by specialized solutions based on machine learning and artificial intelligence .
The second aspect of the research project will be the development of an automatic plant care system based on the use of inspection drones and care robots .
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