Synergy

Chongqing Demonstration Houses

Location

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Chongqing, China

Sector

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Housing

Architect

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Cartwright Pickard

Value

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undisclosed

Dates

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2010 - 2011

Current Status

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Complete

Description

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Exemplar sustainable housing blocks as part of a complex of academic accommodation. In association with Bob White of Constructing Futures, the blocks are demonstrations of the state-of-the-art in UK sustainable construction techniques, such as lightweight steel construction, passive cooling and heating combined with mixed-mode ventilation.