SPECIAL MENTION
TEAM REPRESENTATIVE:
Jakub Pudo (PL) – architect
ASSOCIATES:
Konrad Basan (PL) – architect
Ewa Odyjas (PL) – architect
Agnieszka Morga (PL) – architect
BASED IN:
Sosnowiec – Poland
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A(US)TRIUM
TEAM STATEMENT
“The idea. Where isolation meets integration.
The main objective of the project is to meet the quantitative expectancies while serving the quality and the standard open for discussion with the elements, which are crucial for the surroundings. Since the elements implicate positive, as well as negative impact on the site (for example - human scale of the housing estate, the natural landscape and so forth versus noise pollution, flooding area or retail backyard facilities), it is highly important to find a balance between these forces.
Regardless of the sphere of influence, the project is shaped by the wide spectrum of possibilities and limitations, but its goal is to answer the problematic questions through its architecture and urban development, instead of searching for solutions mainly through an advanced technology.”
The main objective of the project is to meet the quantitative expectancies while serving the quality and the standard open for discussion with the elements, which are crucial for the surroundings. Since the elements implicate positive, as well as negative impact on the site (for example - human scale of the housing estate, the natural landscape and so forth versus noise pollution, flooding area or retail backyard facilities), it is highly important to find a balance between these forces.
Regardless of the sphere of influence, the project is shaped by the wide spectrum of possibilities and limitations, but its goal is to answer the problematic questions through its architecture and urban development, instead of searching for solutions mainly through an advanced technology.”
JURY STATEMENT
First Session: The concept of a set of rules for a dense carpet structure is convincing and interesting. The conceptive mode of representation of these rules, the programmatic distribution and creation of appealing atmospheres in the open spaces are especially mentioned and are convincing. Moreover, the urban set of rules seems robust enough to adapt to future developments and to be adaptable and improvable in the course of different development stages - which due to the concept cannot be fixed to a location. The distance from the contaminated area and the neutral transition to the Traisen river are equally convincing.
Second Session: The typology of a modular grid for a low rise densified carpet embedded in the landscape is conceived as an interesting typology. The diagrammatic representation does not correspond to the seductive images describing the atmospheres of the two public and semi-public open spaces. Although the proposed underground parking facilities are conceived as not desirable and affordable, the set of urban rules is a valuable contribution to the housing discourse in Europan.