The state-of-the-art Telenor Pakistan Headquarters '345' bagged two prestigious awards including the 2A Continental Architectural Award 2018 in the 'Commercial - Office & Business -Asia' category, and the World Architecture Community Award 2018 in the 'Realised' category.
These two awards are on top of the building being short-listed in 'Completed Office Building' category at the World Architecture Festival held in Amsterdam this year where it competed with 17 other global architectural marvels.
The Telenor Pakistan Headquarters HQ, 345 was short-listed as one of the finalists for the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards 2018, but INNOCAD Architecture - C&P Corporate Headquarters, Graz, Austria had been declared the winner for 2018.
Telenor Pakistan Headquarters HQ, 345 was competing with 17 other buildings across the globe for the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards 2018.
Kate Otten Architects - Law on Keyes, Johannesburg, South Africa and stu/D/O Architects Co - Inter Crop Group Headquarter, Bangkok, Thailand were declared as highly commended.
The World Architecture Festival had announced the shortlist for their 2018 awards slate, featuring 536 projects ranging from small family homes to schools, stations, museums, large infrastructure and landscape projects. The world's largest architectural award programme received more than 1000 entries from projects located in the 81 countries across the world.
The 2A Continental Architectural Awards were held in Barcelona, Spain, where Telenor Pakistan's Headquarters, 345, secured the first place & won the coveted award. The second award, The World Architecture Community Award, recognises the best projects & buildings across the globe. 345 is a true architectural landmark setting new standards for the construction industry in Pakistan.
Built on 15.5 acres of land, 345 champions green architecture as it's built with rammed earth and features its own water conservation system with recycling and rain water harvesting, a renewable energy mechanism that uses 230 KW of solar energy. The design is also highly energy efficient with active chilled beams, LED lights, thermal insulation and occupancy sensors. The campus comes with workspace for over 1,300 people, 80 multi-rooms, 20 project rooms and 32 fully equipped meeting rooms.