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Bercy Chen Studio's Vertical Mixed-Use Project
In Austin, Texas, Bercy Chen Studio designed an attractive and fabulous Vertical Mixed-Use project in the East village. It's lo-tech but super sustainable with 11 retail stores, offices, 20 residential apartments, and 2 rooftop gardens planted with indigenous plants and a rainwater collection system. They used the most efficient building materials, and construction waste was recycled. The south and western facades boast very cool looking orange colored photovoltaic panels. Indoors, the walls are thoroughly insulated to reduce energy use, and no VOC paints were used. Sustainably designed buildings cost less to operate and have excellent energy performance, and the occupants of these buildings are happier living in them then typical commercial buildings.
