LEAF AWARDS
CATEGORY: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OF THE YEAR (SINGLE OCCUPANCY) WINNER: PUNTA HOUSE ARCHITECT: STUDIO MK27 LOCATION: PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY COST: $1.8MILLION COMPLETION DATE: JANUARY 2011
Judges’ comments:With its simple, one level plan, the house’s orientation strongly connects it with its environment. The surrounding landscape can be seen through folding, carved wood masharabiya screens that open out to nature, while the design nonetheless achieves a high level of privacy.
CATEGORY: YOUNG ARCHITECT WINNER: LIVING FOZ APARTMENT BUILDING ARCHITECT: DEMM ARQUITECTURA LOCATION: FOZ DO DOURO, PORTUGAL COST: €18MILLION COMPLETION DATE: 2010
Judges’ comments: This apartment building represents a completely new approach to high-quality residential buildings. Forty apartments distributed over seven floors use 30 percent of the plot area, leaving the rest for the collectively used garden. The articulated angles of the balconies create spaces enriched by contrasts of light and shade, exposure and protection emphasised by the white cast-in-place concrete and dark glass reinforced concrete. The façade’s geometric and material principle continues through the external areas, creating landscaped areas for playing, strolling and relaxing. With controlled sun exposure, the thermal inertia of the façade, and use of alternative energy, Living Foz respects the individual and his habitat.
CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNER: LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM ARCHITECT: POPULOUS LOCATION: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM COST: £500MILLION COMPLETION DATE:MARCH 2011
Judges’ comments: The London Olympic Stadium is a structure that will be seen throughout the world during next summer’s Games. It is simple and to the point in appearance, designed to be the most sustainable stadium ever built. With steel as a resource in short supply, it was made 75 percent lighter in its use of the material than other stadia. It uses a low-carbon concrete made from industrial waste and contains 40 percent less embodied carbon than usual. The much-discussed sustainable wrap in lightweight polyester is light and sustainable. None of this is any good if it doesn’t serve its purpose, and here the architects responded to the need to accommodate 80,000 people during the Games, 25,000 of the seats are permanent on the lower tier. A temporary lightweight steel and concrete upper tier holding up to 55,000 spectators can be removed after the Games.
CATEGORY: BEST STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE YEAR WINNER: THE CRYSTAL ARCHITECT: SCHMIDT HAMMER LASSEN ARCHITECTS LOCATION: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK COST:WITHELD COMPLETION DATE: 2010
Judges’ comments: A new waterfront landmark harmonising with its neighbouring buildings, The Crystal is a transparent, geometric, glazed form. Resting only on a single point and line, this light crystalline structure appears to float above the plaza. The multifaced glass façade reflects daylight and its integrated sun screen adapts to changing light conditions. We were excited by the bravura of The Crystal’s remarkable geometry, elegant interiors and flexibility within the six floors.
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