The Nordic Built Cities Challenge
Smart, green and urban – revitalising the transport hub at Trygve Lies plass
Oslo, Norway
2016. International Competition
THIRD PRIZE
Norwegian weather
The new square, as a pilot project for the development of the master plan, aims to rehabilitate the image of the entire district and create a new identity. The purpose of the project is to create a sense of collective identity (a new strong community) by incorporating structures and elements of urban furniture, immediately recognisable, favouring also the aesthetic and evocative aspects, and capable to enhance the beauty of the new square.
To foster identity, new icons and landmarks are designed in strategic points of the plot. All these elements of urban regeneration will become a source of pride for the people and trigger among them a sense of responsibility and protection of their collective public space, enhancing a feeling of unity, sharing and belonging. The preferred use of natural materials such as local stone, water and vegetation inside the square contributes to convey a harmonious and evocative appearance to the public space, reinterpreting the beauty of the northern landscape in an urban alphabet.
The new square, as a pilot project for the development of the master plan, aims to rehabilitate the image of the entire district and create a new identity. The purpose of the project is to create a sense of collective identity (a new strong community) by incorporating structures and elements of urban furniture, immediately recognisable, favouring also the aesthetic and evocative aspects, and capable to enhance the beauty of the new square.
To foster identity, new icons and landmarks are designed in strategic points of the plot. All these elements of urban regeneration will become a source of pride for the people and trigger among them a sense of responsibility and protection of their collective public space, enhancing a feeling of unity, sharing and belonging. The preferred use of natural materials such as local stone, water and vegetation inside the square contributes to convey a harmonious and evocative appearance to the public space, reinterpreting the beauty of the northern landscape in an urban alphabet.
The Nordic Built Cities Challenge
Smart, green and urban – revitalising the transport hub at Trygve Lies plass
Oslo, Norway
2016. International Competition
THIRD PRIZE
Norwegian weather
The new square, as a pilot project for the development of the master plan, aims to rehabilitate the image of the entire district and create a new identity. The purpose of the project is to create a sense of collective identity (a new strong community) by incorporating structures and elements of urban furniture, immediately recognisable, favouring also the aesthetic and evocative aspects, and capable to enhance the beauty of the new square.
To foster identity, new icons and landmarks are designed in strategic points of the plot. All these elements of urban regeneration will become a source of pride for the people and trigger among them a sense of responsibility and protection of their collective public space, enhancing a feeling of unity, sharing and belonging. The preferred use of natural materials such as local stone, water and vegetation inside the square contributes to convey a harmonious and evocative appearance to the public space, reinterpreting the beauty of the northern landscape in an urban alphabet.
The Nordic Built Cities Challenge
Smart, green and urban – revitalising the transport hub at Trygve Lies plass
Oslo, Norway
2016. International Competition
THIRD PRIZE
Norwegian weather
Riqualificazione del paesaggio ed immagine coordinata
Delta del Po, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
2018
PRIMO PREMIO
Concorso di idee per migliorare il paesaggio costruito del Delta Emiliano-Romagnolo.
Riqualificazione del paesaggio ed immagine coordinata
Delta del Po, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
2018
PRIMO PREMIO
Concorso di idee per migliorare il paesaggio costruito del Delta Emiliano-Romagnolo.
PIANO TERRA
PIANO TERRA
Cambodian Sustainable Housing
Cambodia.
2013. Competition, short-listed project.
Cambodian SustainAbility: housing by us for us
It was necessary to identify a programmatic method that would allow us to achieve one housing concept, preserving a strong adaptability to different sites and families needs. The cambodian house is traditionally a place where inhabitants live and work. We tried to work out a simple but strong idea of the house unit. The house has to support its inhabitants toward a well-balanced relationship with the environment, through a closed energy cycle. We studied low-tech devices that can also work in different contexts. Leaving undefined inner spaces activates the inhabitant’s customizations process. The house is a life tool, the environment is the infrascape that supports the daily life and, in a bigger scale, a background for social opportunities. The house is self sufficient compared to the net system; bricks, that lift up the house the from the groud, and metal, used for roofing and for water collection system, are the only industrial material . The rest of the house is made with poor local materials, workable with a self-construction process.
(ITA)
Il bando richiedeva di concepire un abitazione sostenibile per il futuro del popolo cambogiano, mantenendo il costo complessivo sotto i 2000$. E’ stato indispensabile definire un programma metodologico che ci consentisse di definire un concetto di casa preservando una forte adattabilità a diversi contesti e differenti esigenze famigliari. Le abitazioni cambogiane sono tradizionalmente spazi di vita e lavoro, abbiamo quindi mantenuto questa idea legandola ad un equilibrato bilancio con l’ambiente. I devices (raccolta e potabilizzazione acqua - cucina pirolitica - compost toilet - scala - lavaggio) funzionano autonomamente anche svincolati dalla casa. Gli unici materiali industriali sono il basamento in mattoni industriali che sollevato da terra consente la vita al piano terreno anche nelle stagioni delle pioggie, e la copertura in metallo per la raccolta dell’acqua piovana. La struttura in bamboo e i blocchi in terra pressata rendono il resto dell’abitazione auto costruibile in ogni contesto e personalizzabile dagli abitanti.
Team: Arch. Bianca Barducci, Arch. Laura Bernardini, Arch. Andrea Matteini, Arch. Matia Biguzzi, Eng. Daniele Guiducci, Eng. Enrico Mencaroni.
Graphic design: Leila Sadegholvaad.
The Future of Sustainable Housing in Cambodia Exhibition, Meta House, Phnom Penh
Image by Building Trust International, May 2013
