MAKEDONIJA
Town Courtyard Trenčín
Authors: Neustále; Martin Ďurík, Kristína Šťastná Client: BCB a.s. Photos: Peter Čintalan Year of completion: 2016 Location: Mierové námestie, Trenčín, Slovakia Total area: 500 m2 Site area: 500 m2 The project of the courtyard, is located in the historical core locality of Trenčín, in the forecourt of burgher's house. The foundations of the object were built in the 15th century. The base for the adaptation was a devastated courtyard on the original parcel, that was covered by the annex buildings and warehouses, which were gradually emerging as a result of needs of individual services nearby, especially during the period of socialism. Removal of “the layers of ages” uncovered brick wall, that served as a support system for the sloping relief of the ambient land. In the upper part of the parcel, bellow the tie wall, there was situated an old arbor from the times of First Czechoslovak Republic. From here, you can observe the attractive views of Trenčín castle and the Parish church, which represent the dominant landmarks of the city. The main goal was to create a place worthy of its breathtaking location, a place suitable for cultural events, outdoor exhibitions, sessions, chamber concerts and similar events.
Mouttalos District Redevelopment
Avtorici: XO-Architects; Chryso Onisiforou and Sigma & Co. Architects; Iliana Socratous Naročnik: Pafos Municipality Foto: Creative Photo Room, Vasos Athinodorou Izvedba: 2017 Lokacija: Pafos, Ciper Površina: 30000 m2 Mouttalos je turška četrt obmorskega mesta Paphos, ki je po vojni ostala prazna, prostor pa so začasno zapolnili grški prebivalci. Projekt se osredotoča na tri glavne prostore: področje mošeje, kjer je bil z zasaditvijo botaničnega vrta s paviljonom na trgu obujen muslimanski duh prostora. Glavni trg Ismet Inonu je bil zasnovan tako, da je ponovno postal prostor zbiranja v mestu, tudi za večje dogodke; z glavne površine pa umaknjena vozila. Na lomu terena, značilne ortografkse posebnosti mesta, pa nastane novi “jamski” park: liričen preplet gozdnih poti, zbite zemlje in mediteranskega rastja. Primer, kako lahko boleča preteklost služi kot iztočnica za lepši jutri vseh meščanov. Poročilo pripravila Eva Štrukelj, predsednica žirije in kuratorka
Landscapes of Cohabitation
Authors: doxiadis+; Thomas Doxiadis, Terpsi Kremali, Aggeliki Mathioudaki, Ioanna Potiriadi, Chrysi Gkolemi Client: Oliaros Photos: Clive Nichols Year of completion: ongoing Location: Antiparos, Greece Total area: 56,5 ha The Mediterranean landscape is the synthesis of physical and cultural-historic forms and processes in an emergent system of self-organization. After thousands of years of existence, these beautiful landscapes now face extensive transformations due to intense tourist activity. How to construct on these starkly beautiful and sensitive landscapes without destroying them? Understanding the site’s existing elements engenders a skeleton for all new ones. From the topography, to the system of traditional stone walls and terraces, to new roads and buildings, all elements are integrated into the skeleton. On the level of planting the first strategy is pattern; existing vegetation is mimicked by planting in mixes, where each area is a variety of the plants of the adjacent areas. The second strategy is density; as distances from the houses increase density diminishes, providing space for natural re-vegetation between the placed plants. A gradient is formed from the tended garden to native nature, synthesizing the two into a new cohabitiation.
“Water Paths” – the renovation of Chrysafitissa Square in Monemvasia
Authors: Elena Zabeli; MoY studio Client: Municipality of Monemvasia Photos: Kostas Kostopoulos Year of completion: 2016 Location: Monemvasia, Lakonia, Greece Total area: 1402 m2 Site area: 1402 m2 The square of Chrysafitissa is a large open space of neoclassical proportions sitting in a medieval settlement. It was opened up in the 19th century and it remained undefined until now. Underlining the poetic dimension of rainwater drainage as a vital need, a series of linear drain paths were traced, traversing and ending up in small openings. The drains unfold in a zig-zag fashion, follow the most efficient route to avoid stagnation and bring, with their geometry, a contemporary aspect. The main surface of the square is laid with stone pavers joined with rammed earth so that low vegetation can grow. The drainage paths are lined with limestone, brick and pebble mosaic for the curved part in the center, to give the impression of water flowing. Various art installations were designed. First four marble slabs are placed in the four corners of the square, engraved with verses from local poet Yannis Ritsos. Then, steel sculptures in the form of Byzantine letters on steel rods, like flowers on a stem, rest in small groups around the marble slabs. Finally, there are no conventional benches, only randomly placed oversized cannonballs which can be used freely for sitting or playing.
Terasne Hiše Brdo F6
Avtorji: bevk perovic arhitekti; Matija Bevk, Vasa J. Perović, Davorin Počivašek, Maja Valič Naročnik: Stanovanjski sklad Republike Slovenije Photos: Miran Kambič Lokacija: Ljubljana Leto izvedbe: 2017 Površina: 9.202 m2 Parcela: 7.746 m2 Soseska 6-ih blokov ob gozdu z dvema inovativnima tipologijama postavlja nov standard v večstanovanjski gradnji. 11 metrov dolgi objekti so oblikovani kot funkcionalno samostojne enote, a fizično združeni v niz. »Hiša na hiši« je tipologija dveh enot, kjer se spodnja odpira v vrt; zgornja enota, duplex, pa ima na strehi prve velike odprte površine proti gozdu. Zaradi širine fasade imajo stanovanja šìroke odprtine in svoboden tloris. »Hiša ob hiši« je niz vrstnih hiš, kjer se bivalne površine razvijejo od vkopanega parkirišča v pritličju vse do velike terase v tretjem nadstropju. Racionalno izkoriščen prostor za doseganje želene gostote v prestolnici, a ob visoki kvaliteti bivanji. Poročilo pripravila Eva Štrukelj, predsednica žirije in kuratorka
Issa Megaron
Avtor: Davor Mateković; PROARH Foto: Damir Fabijanić, Miljenko Bernfest Lokacija: Vis, Hrvaška Leto izvedbe: 2018 Površina: 420 m2 PArcela: 70135 m2 Edinstvena hiša, skrita pod površje razgibane krajine otoka Visa. Stanovanjska stavba, ki se stopničasto spušča po pobočju se razvije v treh višinah, kot plastnice, ki so se odprle in v svojo notranjost spustile nekaj žarkov popoldanskega sonca. Notranjost, ki se v svoji tipologiji spogleduje z jamo, simbolom zatočišča, ostaja zaščitena pred mediteranskim soncem, čez streho pa se prosto razraste tipično mediteransko rastje. Kljub zelo prostorni kvadraturi hiše, občutljiv suhi ekosistem ostaja nedotaknjen. Vzorčna gradnja v občutljivem obmorskem prostoru, ki ne degradira okolice, ampak jo reinterpretira. Poročilo pripravila Eva Štrukelj, predsednica žirije in kuratorka
Country House Konstari
Authors: Davor Bušnja, collaborators: Špela Kočevar, Javier Santome; n`onA Photos: Marko Ercegović Year of completion: 2017 Location: Konštari, Pelješac, Croatia Total area: 200 m2 Site area: 3800 m2 Country house is located in a very small and secluded village on the Pelješac peninsula. The ruinous and abandoned agrarian and housing ensemble is transformed into a place of leisure and relaxation. The hierarchy of the previous object’s programmatic disposition is eliminated through an extensive reconstruction, while the characteristic composition of the three existing volumes is preserved. New structures are added, and with the surrounding wall they form a small agglomerate. Emerged assembly evokes the morphological pattern of the Dalmatian rural places in the sense of scale, proportion and juxtapositioning, especially so in terms of newly formed interspace with different characteristics and atmospheres. The stonewall fence is the primary spatial and constituent element of the complex. It assumes a twofold role: it defines the cultivated space and separates it from the landscape, while simultaneously linking the building elements and the various spatial sequences into a self-contained whole. The rhythmic sequence of the multi-voluminous object is complemented by structures of Mediterranean origin (pergola, outdoor fireplace, garden pavilion, entrance court), thus generating a spatial frame from converging programmatic and ambiance elements. Common to all the outdoor spaces is an ambivalence expressed by the sense of introversion and protection with simultaneous openness provided by deep and wide views.
A country home in Chievo
Authors: Studio Wok; Marcello Bondavalli, Nicola Brenna, Carlo Alberto Tagliabue Collaborators: Federica Torri Consultants: Studio Tecnico associato Breoni (structural engineering, sustainability), Simone Bellamoli (agronomy) Photos: Simone Bossi Year of completion: 2018 Location: Verona, Italy Total build area: 250 m2 Site area: 1300 m2 Between history and modernity: a spatial and material dialogue in a rural court. The new home has been built into a section of the barn of an agricultural court at the gates of Verona, near the river Adige. The project’s leitmotif is a spatial and material dialogue between history and modernity, and it is also characterized by the great care taken in terms of environmental sustainability. In addition to the use of technical devices and systems for efficient energy, special attention has been given to the surrounding territory and landscape in the use of materials and design choices. Together with the building, the surrounding garden has also been redesigned and is now an integral part of the house. The focal element of the garden and the house is a magnolia tree, preserved upon the clients' request. Bordered by a square black flowerbed, in contrast to the stone flooring on which the pool is set, the tree is the protagonist of the outdoor space and perfectly dialogues with the house: the shadow of its foliage is projected at sunset on the stone façade and is visible from all rooms. The plaster has been detached on the façades, so as to bring the river pebbles into view which form
Family house Jarovce – a house for grandparents and nine grandchildren
Authors: Studio Compass Architekti; J. Benetin, M. Gašparová, M. Grébert, J. Kurpaš Photos: Jakub Skokan, Martin Tůma; BoysPlayNice Location: Jarovce, Slovakia Year of completion: 2017 Floor area: 137 m2 Site area: 661 m2 The house is divided very traditionally into two parts. The day part and the night part apart. The day part is transparent, connected to the garden and easy to comprehend. Here, the grandchildren are still visible and supervised. The night part is located behind the wooden wall and is accompanied by small private garden. This garden serves as a quiet refuge in opposition to the noise and atmosphere in the atrium. The horizontal concrete roof slab is omnipresent and connects seamlessly all spaces in the house. The slab leans from the interior to the exterior and leads the narrative of your visit to the house from the very entry part to the most intimate parts of the house. The cantilevered part of the roof is set to regulate the solar radiation and interior climate according to the sun path. At the intersection of two wings, the roof slab is filled with large radius. This curve creates much wider area of the terrace. It is the perfect spot for dining, the place that integrates the garden and the interior. And to be honest, it looks good on the pictures too. The design of the interior further develops the spatial concept of the house. It is dominated by a mutual relationship of seamless roof, grey floor and long walls
Public nursery in Glyfada
Authors: Klab Architecture Client: Municipality of Glyfada Photos: Mariana Bisti Location: Glyfada, Greece Year of completion: 2017 Total area: 400 m² Site area: 1330 m² Greece, due to the economic crisis has stopped spending money on educational facilities. This year 35000 kids left out of the nurseries. KLab developed the idea of the prefabricated nursery which could be constructed within limited time and budget. Prefabrication in Greece is considered something with low quality. KLab had to overpass this public misconception, and work for a different outcome. Prefabrication, defined the final form.The idea was to create an urban village generated by the same architectural principles and materials, with a central piazza (plateia). The main module draws inspiration from the archetypal drawing of a house, as perceived by a child. The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is absent during the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential key person to this phase.
Stadium Luka Šokčević Šaljapin
Authors: Gorana Giljanović, Eugen Popović; Geplus arhitekti Client: Croatian Football Federation Photos: Robert Leš Year of completion: 2018 Location: Gunja, Croatia Total area: 258 m2 Site area: 16784 m2 After flood hit eastern Croatia, almost all of the buildings were demolished in total. CFF gathers funds for reconstruction of football infrastructure. Concept is characterized by fitting the building into the context of greenery and rural ambience. By designing the stadium to raise out of the field, designer creates symbiosis of architecture and environment as well as symbolic memory of the event created by embankment brakeage. Visual identity of the building arises from meeting the basic needs for performing sports. Materials used are chosen in the spirit of this rudimentary functionality which is why natural concrete prevails in both interior and exterior. Building’s symbolism is further reflected in the use of bricks from flood demolished houses on its main facade. By selecting between 12 000 preserved pieces, the best ones were used through special re-built technology. Stadium in Gunja is small by its size, but its significance for the local community generated a comprehensive design approach, reviewing the typology of small football stadiums, integrating contemporary architecture and design into rural landscape, which makes this building larger than its physical size.
Olea All Suite Hotel
Authors: BLOCK722 architects+ Photos: Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann Photography Year of completion: 2018 Location: Zakynthos, Greece Total area: 7170 m2 Block722 is an Athens and Stockholm based architectural practice. Founded in 2009 by Sotiris Tsergas and Katja Margaritoglou, is active in the architectural, as well as in the interior design and construction fields, managing a wide variety of projects, from initial planning until its completion. Βlock722 team is noted for its exceptional creativity and commitment to quality design. The use of space reflects and is sensitive to its environment. Upon closed inspection, elements of architecture represent inter-play of internal and external boundaries with a certain underlying tension and dynamism. The studio has been featured widely by the press around the world, including Wallpaper*, ELLE Décor France, Cote Sud, RUM and countless print and online media. It was recently received the Interior Design Best of Year 2018 award (Best Large Resort) in NY and 100% HOTEL Awards (Best Resort, Best Reception, Best Room) in Athens, for its project OLEA ALL SUITE HOTEL.