Journal 6: Sequis Tower / KPF

 


Sequis Tower is KPF's Tower project in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. Completed in 2019, it received a LEED Platinum Award. The building is a sustainable project both for itself and for the surrounding community.

First, the tower design emphasizes the importance of the pedestrian experience at ground level. By pulling the traffic flow of the site below the slope and raising the parking space, the design frees up the ground for more green areas.

On the other hand, in order to reduce the high energy consumption due to thermal comfort due to Jakarta's hot climate, Sequis Tower has integrated a variety of sustainable design strategies that deliver 36% higher performance than LEED benchmarks. The efficient building system, coupled with the progressive radiator array on the tower facade, allows the tower to be viewed as an energy efficient tower. It can minimize energy consumption and solve solar radiation.

To sum up, Sequis Tower not only achieves energy saving through itself, but also increases the greening of the surrounding area through its design, helping Jakarta move towards a green city.

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