Foggo Associates' multi-disciplinary structure embodies our core design philosophy of integrated building design with a major emphasis on the effective and efficient use of resources.
In
1992 Foggo Associates were one of three architectural practices selected
to take part in a research project for low
energy urban office design sponsored by the Deparment of Trade &
Industry. This hypothetical scheme proved a useful vehicle for developing
technical expertise, allowing the team to explore and refine low energy
strategies.
An
opportunity to incorporate this knowledge into a real scheme came later in
1992, when Foggo Associates won an international competition for eight low-energy
mixed mode buildings and the masterplan for the Brno
Technology Park in the Czech Republic.
Another
competition winning scheme in 1993, on the "brownfield" site of
a redundant gas works in Leeds, incorporates low-energy mixed mode buildings
in a speculative commercial development. Construction work started on the
first phase following decontamination of the site using bio-remediation. No1
Leeds City Office Park, completed in 1995, was chosen by the European
Commission to feature as an exempler building under the "EC 2000"
programme. The building won a Civic Trust Award and both No1 and the larger
No2 Leeds City Office Park have been
assessed under the BREEAM scheme and achieved an "Excellent" rating.
