Today the publication place of the ideas competition for a new town office for Rotterdam. 5 winners from 104 entries were chosen, also the people of Rotterdam also had a voice in the appointment of an audience winner.
“The Butterfly”, Figure Sky
PHE N.Y. Lanin, Head of the city
The jury, consisting of Wiel Arets (Chairman), Stefan Behnisch, Adriaan Geuze, John Körmeling, Michelle Provoost and Harm Tilman, received 104 entries to judge. Besides its task to appoint five winners, the jury asked to select 25 plans for this exhibition.
The 5 winners are: PHENY N.Y. Nine of LA La Lidy Meijers and Helga Fast (Posterholt); Figure of Sky RV Ritoe Architecture, Urbanism and Infrastructure (Delft), The Butterfly Maarten van Tuijl, Tom Berg Foot, Naoko Hikami (Amsterdam), assisted by Peter Farmer, Head of the City of Fountain Head of Christian Müller and Forideas (Amsterdam).
The audience prize went to Plan Mediator of Elastik (Den Haag) consisting of Marc Prince, Igor Kebel and Mika Cimolini.
The 5 winners each received a check for 10,000 euros. The audience winners Marc Prince, Igor Kebel and Mika Cimolini with their plan Mediator left with a bunch of flowers and honor.
Fountain Head, Mediator
The jury selected 25 plans constitute a range of options that will further debate good colors. Yet after the publication appear to have created more questions than when the organization of the contest.
Should the building or at the site of the current stand firm? (For details see the website below) knife for a building presents a municipality in the 21st century must be a high building? Should the program of a city office or interfere with commercial functions? How to create a barrier-town office?
The public debate was between those questions back and forth jumping. Especially the question of what public space in such a situation and how that is shaping remained unanswered.
It is remarkable to see that again in a design competition that focuses on urban planners most of the entries a ‘finished’ building presents. You should to speak with an invitation to this presentation has a contractor could do. Yet the competition has a positive impact on the debate currently occurring. There is thus much opportunity given to the municipality-by-dark aspects Rotterdam reuse of existing buildings and adding a new element to “Moderator” or redefining the plinth with many other entries.
All in all, the issuing of such a competition for young architects a good move from Rotterdam to thinking about the city in many different directions to send. Hope also to be acted.
Mediator of Elastik, the audience winner
PHENY N.Y. L. A. La Nine
An upwards becoming ever more massive volume of 230 meter is high at night the beacon of the city. The form refers to the traditional New York Skyscrapers, but upside down. It gives the air rights back to the urban area on the ground. – “A skyscraper that reverse upwards always be massive – a concept that challenges to further development.”
Figure Sky
Behind the old building of the City Timmerhuis is a public service a solid square block placed incisions with a light on this square optimal permit. The ground floor of the old building contains desk functions and catering. The sculptural volume office and leisure facilities housed. Flexibility is governed by hanging additional floor areas between the double floors high. “Sometimes no tower, but a beautiful log object, and pronounced that a special outdoor poses.”
“The Butterfly”
On the square behind the old building of the City Timmerhuis is a high round tower on top, as an addition to the skyline of Rotterdam. A butterfly-shaped ring hovers above the adjacent buildings and connect it to the new Office. “An important quality of the concept is that it forces to look beyond just the actual location of the town office.
Head of the City
The site plan is reused for various facilities and office and business space. Most of the required office functions, including City Hall and Post Office, is moved to a more urban location on the Wilhelminaplein on the Kop van Zuid. “The simple but effective concept encourages debate on whether the location of the current town hall is so much must be built.”
Fountainhead
A 192 meter high support construction can be completed in phases. First to 70 meter height with the requested program. The underground parking facility accommodates ten layers of hot and cold water storage tanks for regulating the energy of the building. “A strong architectural design. Even if the building would be lower, the architecture retains its strength. “
Mediator
The current situation is extended through the inside of the Old City Timmerhuis reshape and add a tower on the Square Window. “The draft includes the existing buildings (including the part on the nomination is to be demolished) for a new background. This they won aa
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