Waste Heat–Powered Sustainability Headquarters

  • Prize
    Winner in Interior Design - New Concepts
  • University
    Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad)
  • Lead Designer
    Lia Hur and Michell Hur
  • Photo Credit
    Photo by Lia Hur
  • Project Location
    Nuuk, Greenland
  • Client
    Data sustainable team
  • Project Date
    2024

This project explores a visionary headquarters design for a global tech company, addressing the growing challenge of energy-intensive data infrastructure. The design centers around a critical question: how can server room waste heat, often seen as a liability, be transformed into an asset that enhances employee well-being and community benefit? By utilizing waste heat recovery strategies, the design enables localized energy reuse, supports rooftop agriculture, and contributes to net-zero energy goals. Through contextual research on remote and hybrid work, the project identifies the evolving needs of today's workforce and integrates flexible, human-centered spaces that promote health, connection, and productivity. The result is a future-oriented workplace that merges digital operations with environmental and social responsibility. This sustainable infrastructure concept proposes a new way of thinking about the intersection of data, people, and the planet.




BLT Built Design Awards 2025
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