Z SQUARE

Inclined Studio

• Architect

Crafted with the motto ‘Connecting Urbanity’, this urban oasis impresses its image of an inclusive, well-connected, and entertaining space exceeding the limits of form and building. There is a sense of accidental curiosity for every visitor going through each level

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Planning: We have profusely oriented the building blocks facing the east-west, suited to the hot and dry climate of the city, accessed by roads from south and north directions. The modernist east and west wings are positioned inscribing a 30-meter-wide nostalgic urban sanctuary. The step-up massing cultivates eco-voids landscaped microenvironments for the office floors. This efficient massing also reduces extreme heat by the passive technique of sculpting a wind tunnel.

Connectivity: Breaking the mundanity of passages, the connectors of the building have
become vistas for the urban plaza. The bridges binding the buildings are graphically
directional, yet, visually eclectic.

Storeys of the Z2: All the levels are well-knit and easily walkable. The ground floor houses retail shops that open into the central avenue, with clear glass facades that help ease interaction and view ability. The first and the second floor- are shaded with walkways pondering the downward avenue. The second story, however, connects the tale of the east and west wings through a pedestrian bridge, that crowns the extravagant LED entrance below. Climbing up the third, offices and corridors intersect through the tall-ceilinged floating café over the pedestrian bridge. The fourth to sixth floors flaunt the pocketed landscape terraces, flamboyant observing decks, and luxurious offices with the greenway bridge on the fifth.

Green Urban Plaza: The perennially shaded avenue, the colossal entrée, the Vegas-strip
like LED, the life of our project is in this urban plaza. Opening in a longitudinal wide walkway in the center, the plaza can contain a party of people for hosting events. This central walkway is branched in two sideways- accessing the stores- through synchronized cascading fountains, benches with planters, and a chic landscape median.

Services: The linearity of the plaza helped a well-engineered staircase and elevator system. The air conditioning ducts are designed on the back elevation- enhanced with the help of the louvered screen creating melodious light patterns utilized as smoking zones.

Terrace Courtyards and Viewing Decks: We designed terraces in two varieties: private ones on office floors and expansive eco-voids shared double-height green spaces serving as rejuvenating idea hubs for all with rejuvenating plantation.

Sky bridge Walkway and Cafézza: Positioned on the second floor, the sky bridge connects east-west wings with a panoramic view and intricate pause spaces. The trailblazing doubleheight café bridge is intricately designed with a modernist interior and a central open kitchen overlooking the festive plaza.

Greenway Bridge: The terrace bridge on the fifth floor is a delightful breezy space
throughout the year. With a lush(ious) and vibrant plantation, enveloping the circular sitting spaces, the bridge is a green escape.

Materials and Aesthetique: Keeping the futuristic and grand picture in mind, the structure is majorly metal- hollow pipes are used for the truss structure allowing more retail space and glass facades looking over the scenic design. The front façade holds the edgy steel name plate revealing the character of architecture within, while the perforated aluminum sheets and louvers add a play of light and color to it.
Z2: Tranquility envelopes, as the visitors step away from the city's chaos into the serene embrace of the symphony of nature and architecture, where productivity flourishes
effortlessly.