ARCHI-EUROPE/ARCHI-STUDENTS organizes a competition “ARCHI-BAU AWARDS” focussing on 3 categories for architects and one for students in architecture on the occasion of BAU, the international construction fair in Munich as of January 12th to January 17th , 2009.
The competition recieved a total of 432 submissions from all over the world.For the Green Building Category (students), Tim Nørlund submitted 2 projects, Himmelbau Kreuzberg and Environment Camp.
The jury selected a list of 10 nominees for the category, including both submissions by Tim Nørlund. After the final judging 3 projects was awarded by jury. One "Prize of the jury" (1st place) and two "Special Mentions" (2nd and 3rd place).
Tim Nørlunds design for a sustainable mixed-use tower in Berlin, Himmelbau Kreuzberg, won 1st place (Prize of the Jury) with his other submission, Environment Camp, won 2nd place (Special Mention).
Jury comments:
Environment Camp (2nd Place)
Himmelblau Kreuzberg (1st Place)
Destined as a Berlin suburb, the apartment building could become an architectural signal to draw attention to a previously underprivileged area. The tower has been drawn like a vertical city which favours variety and ecological building: natural ventilation as a result of the 2m space in the double façade, atriums, solar panels, wind mill, the use of river water provides cooling.
Temporary and versatile pavilion system developed for tropical regions, and easy to assemble and dismantle. A series of frames form the interconnection and integrate the wall-, floor-, and roof elements. The textile fibre roof provides protection from the sun and good natural ventilation. The jury noted the sophisticated construction system in materials that facilitate construction and transport.
