Commercial buildings
Buildings used for commercial purposes, such as office blocks and corporate representative offices, must take into account a number of variables that can complicate the design phase: height, exposure, frontage and windows, buildings of known-usage or “blank canvasses”. Then, inside, there might be open-plan areas, group offices or private ones.
Buildings used for commercial purposes, such as office blocks and corporate representative offices, must take into account a number of variables that can complicate the design phase: height, exposure, frontage and windows, buildings of known-usage or “blank canvasses”. Then, inside, there might be open-plan areas, group offices or private ones.
From a climatic point of view, essential factors include the speed and quality of the ambient air, which must guarantee health and well-being (and prevent “sick building syndrome”), whilst bearing in mind the local climate, the variable crowd levels at different times and situations, temperature swings between neighbouring zones. To achieve this, we believe there are a few essential requirements that an air-conditioning system must be able to fulfil:
- Regulate temperature, relative humidity and air speed;
- Allow the space to be used flexibly;
- Ensure high levels of comfort;
- Have low energy consumption;
- Provide high air quality;
- Have no bulky equipment in the environments themselves or technical rooms;
- Control the costs of investment;
- Be easy to maintain.
Theatres and auditoriums
Music, culture, cinema, artistic performances: moments to be appreciated and experienced to the full. The quality of the air in such environments is as decisive for the comfort of the performers as it is for that of the spectators.
Music, culture, cinema, artistic performances: moments to savour and enjoy to the fullest. The air quality in these types of venue is paramount, for both the performers’ comfort as well as the spectators’.
Regulating the air settings in large, complex spaces such as theatres is a weighty challenge: on the one hand there is the stage, where actors or lecturers must be comfortable when underneath the lights and being physically active; on the other hand there is the large stalls area, where each spectator must be as comfortable as possible; then, the orchestra pit, which needs its own micro-climate to protect the instruments and players; and finally the entrance and foyer which must cope with huge influxes of people for only short periods.
SagiCofim has created ideal solutions for spaces designed to hold large crowds, providing optimum comfort levels in every corner of architectural space without compromising on the quality of the acoustics. Depending on the circumstances, the air can be diffused from above, below or from underneath the seating.
Museums
Museums are sacred spaces: whether permanent exhibitions, art galleries or temporary displays, the artistic content in them must be preserved whilst also providing a comfortable environment to enjoy them in.
Museums are sacred spaces: whether permanent exhibitions, art galleries or temporary displays, the artistic content in them must be preserved whilst also providing a comfortable environment to enjoy them in. Because every case is different, each situation is looked at individually to work out the best way to take maximum advantage of the technologies available, whilst often needing to comply with specific micro-climatic and architectural requirements.
In some cases, the air diffusion plays a central role in preserving historically priceless buildings, artworks and furniture: here, systems are installed that can monitor the temperature and humidity, and consequently regulate themselves according to visitor levels and movements.
In other cases, pre-existing buildings may require careful consideration to install new, ultramodern systems without damaging any old parts of the structure.
SagiCofim has the most up-to-date solutions to all of these requirements.
Showrooms and Ateliers
Showroom spaces, both cultural and commercial, combine functional requirements with architectural ones: they are, in fact, the result of rigorous planning where nothing is left to chance and where every last detail must be of the highest quality.
Showroom spaces, both cultural and commercial, combine functional requirements with architectural ones: they are, in fact, the result of rigorous planning where nothing is left to chance and where every last detail must be of the highest quality. The installations in this type of illustrious setting, cannot be invasive: on the contrary, ideally they should be invisible or, if they are visible, they should comply with the same high-end design criteria of the space itself.
What is more, all these concerns must not in any way prejudice the health and well-being of the people in them: whether it be showrooms for art, fashion, cars or any other sector, special attention must be paid to ensure that visitors, whether at peak times or quieter periods, feel comfortable and the products exhibited there are presented at their best.
When required, it should also be easy to transform them into meeting spaces or event venues.
In all these situations the air is an invisible, but precious component. SagiCofim has the know-how to overcome even the most diverse of requirements, matching the environmental situation to the most appropriate technological resources.
Places of stay
Places of stay are places that people stay in for periods of varying length and for various reasons. They might be hotels, clubs or resort facilities; houses, holiday or retirement homes; clinics, hospitals and hospices.
Places of stay are places that people stay in for periods of varying length and for various reasons.
They might be hotels, clubs or resort facilities; houses, holiday or retirement homes; clinics, hospitals and hospices. In all these individual cases, the period spent there must be as comfortable and healthy as possible.
Hospitality is not just measured by nice rooms and luxurious furnishings, but also, and above all, it is measured by the guest’s overall comfort during their stay: temperature and purity of the air, satisfactory circulation, no stagnant odours or smells coming from other rooms. Managing such a complex building requires precise planning, to brings together the overall vision with attention to detail: every guest deserves to have maximum satisfaction.
For the specific case of hospital buildings, see the Hospital section.
