Facade perspective with staircase towards roof courtyard. The Enterprise Centre UEA, Norwich, United Kingdom. Architect: Archity

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The low-energy Enterprise Centre at Norwich Research Park pairs vernacular materials with Passivhaus principles. It features an innovation lab, a 300-seat theatre, flexible workspaces, teaching and learning facilities as well as business hatcheries for SMEs and start-ups. Almost every part of the building is based on timber or cellulose; the most striking manifestation of design, however, is the use of thatch as a rainscreen.

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