Asia Pacific & Middle East NEWSMAR-APR 2018 SEAB 9Singapore – JLL’s office at
Shanghai’s HKRI Taikoo Hui
has received the first WELL
Platinum certification in Asia
Pacific and the third in the world.
Awarded by the International
WELL Building Institute pbc™
(IWBI™), the WELL Building
Standard™ measures and
monitors features of buildings
that impact the health and
wellness of the people who
live, work, and learn in them.
According to JLL, this
certification means that JLL
is the first company in the
region to boast offices officially
recognised as providing the
best worker-friendly facilities
possible by the foremost body
in this field.
Eddie Ng, Managing
Director for JLL East China,
said: “We are very proud to
become the first office in Asia
Pacific, as well as only the
third office anywhere in the
JLL Shanghai office leads the way as first WELL Certified™
Platinum office in Asia Pacific
Photo: © JLLworld, to receive this level
of certification from IWBI™.
This clearly demonstrates
JLL’s commitment to
environmentally friendly
practices, and to providing
the best possible working
conditions for our staff.”
The achievement of WELL
Certified™ Platinum status
demonstrates that JLL has the
in-house expertise necessaryto win a major award in the very
industry in which the company
operates. Once the decision to
engage in the Well Certification
process was made, a project
team was set up that looked at
every aspect of potential new
office spaces, and how each
feature could be optimised to
create a space which would do
justice to the vision laid out in
JLL’s Future of Work concept.The JLL Shanghai office earned
its Platinum level rating based
on seven categories of building
performance – air, water,
light, nourishment, fitness,
comfort and mind. To be
awarded WELL Certification
by IWBI, the project underwent
rigorous testing and a final
evaluation carried out by a
third-party certification body.
The successful pursuit of one of
the most sought-after industry
standards for employee health
reinforces JLL’s commitment
to its staff, and the company’s
strong belief that a healthy and
happy workplace can enable
colleagues to work more
productively. The co-working
style in the new Shanghai office
allows colleagues to collaborate
effectively in a flexible, smart
office environment, as well
as providing an inclusive
and inspiring atmosphere for
clients to visit and work within.Hong Kong – At the International Property Awards 2017 held in London,
UK, Aedas-designed Lè Architecture in Taipei, Taiwan, first beat other
office projects in Asia Pacific to become the Best Office Architecture Asia
Pacific, and later topped other regional winning projects from Europe,
Africa and the Americas to be the ultimate Best International Office
Architecture.
Designed by Andy Wen, Global Design Principal of Aedas, Lè
Architecture in the Nangang district of Taipei is set to redefine Taipei’s
rapidly developing skyline. The design for Lè Architecture drew inspiration
from the shape of river pebbles, developing a unique aesthetic concept
that conveys the idea of roundness and elegance, as well as strength
and character. The building’s egg-like shape implies it is an incubator
of knowledge and a metaphor of intellectual revival, which integrates
well with the local context and marks an important milestone in the
revitalisation of the fast-emerging Nangang district.
The 60-metre tall office building employs multiple strategies to add
greenery to the façade and is focused on minimising energy demands
which helped it achieved a LEED gold certification.
Aedas-designed Lè Architecture crowned Best International
Office Architecture
Photo: © Aedas