AZURMENDI RESTAURANT

 

The Azurmendi Restaurant has not only obtained the LEED Gold certification but was also declared the Most Sustainable Restaurant in the World in 2014. 

• Total Area - 270 M²
• Electricity generated in 35 years  - 475,839 kWh
• Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 933 lighting points
• CO₂ emmisions avoided in 35 years - 319 Tons of CO₂
• Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 280 barrels per m²

 

 

The project, with over 200 m2 of photovoltaic glass integrated in the curtain wall and skylight, is considered to be one of the most outstanding photovoltaic integration solutions in the whole of Europe.

 

The low-emissivity (or low-e) glass used is made of amorphous silicon and features a semi-transparency degree of 20% (L vision). This type of glass enables the passage of daylight into the interior while it filters out as much as 99% of the ultraviolet radiation and 95% of infrared light, thus preventing harm to the interior furniture, to persons or to plants, and the greenhouse effect which is so common in glass-covered buildings.

 

 

 

The skylight and the curtain wall total an installed power capacity of 21 kWp and generate approximately 16,500 kWh per year, while preventing the release of 11 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Located in the Biscayan town of Larrabetzu, this restaurant with three Michelin stars and headed by Eneko Atxa, has won, in only two years, the 19th place in the ranking of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants”.

 

“Most Sustainable Restaurant in the World in 2014."

 

 

 

 

 

General Contractor: PROIEK
Architect: Naia Eguino
Client: Azurmendi Restaurant