Archetype Win Futurarc Award

• Proeksa Meas
• 31 December 2015
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Archetype Cambodia, one of nation’s leading architecture firms has won the prestigious FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2015 for their Laurelton Diamonds complex in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ).

Completed in April 2014, the 41,000sqm project was designed from the outset to be environmentally sustainable, utilise local materials and know-how, and provide exceptional working conditions for Laurelton’s 1500 employees and could be easily expanded to double capacity in future economic growth. 75% of waste is recycled, power is provided by Cambodia’s largest solar farm, 51% of the total site area is vegetated greenery, and the water systems save 40% of consumption.

The FuturArc Green Leadership Award was launched in 2009 by the BCI Group of Companies to seek out innovative and ecologically responsible buildings in Asia. The competition recognises the team behind a completed project: architects, developers, consultants and contractors, who have collectively pushed the definition of what is a Green building in Asia.

“It’s great news for the Kingdom and its workers, and I hope it will inspire industrial developers to build work spaces that benefit users and help to be more environmentally aware.” said Michel Cassagnes, Architectural Design Director at Archetype Group.