FBC2023 : Lycée Michelet de Vanves (Atelier A2)

Installation sportive pour le Lycée Michelet de Vanves, la légèreté européenne Le lycée Michelet de Vanves, atelier A2, à 14h55 présenté par Benoît Le Thierry d’Ennequin (Exploration architecture) et par Ivan Bloch (CBS CBT Lifteam) Fiche technique : Programme : Un espace sportif, couverture libre et ses vestiaires Maître d’ouvrage : Région IDF MOD : IDF […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°8 : HYRESHUS

HYRESHUS   I find that ETC Hyreshus has solved many problems facing apartment building in Sweden. For one, of course, the load-bearing structure in CLT ensuring fast construction time and the storage of CO2-equivalents that means.   But what more, they have strived to minimize the use of plaster, steel, concrete and plastic in the […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°7 : MAGASIN X

MAGASIN X Situated next to Uppsala central station (4th largest city in Sweden), it displays a fantastic example of wooden construction to anyone passing by. The lit-up wooden beams doesn’t hide the origins of the office building. The news spread fast about the project and Vasakronan rented out all office space faster than in any […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°6 : SCHOOL OF HEUDEBOUVILLE

SCHOOL OF HEUDEBOUVILLE Text description provided by the architects. « In a remarkable site whose backdrop is the hillsides of the Seine Valley, this new school is attached to the Norman village of Heudebouville (France). A landscape of wooded countryside From the history of the place, the school borrows materials and morphology: the wood of […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°5 – L’ILE AUX OISEAUX

L’ILE AUX OISEAUX En 2016, le Cercle Ornithologique de Lausanne (COL) a acquis un petit cabanon situé en face de l’Île aux oiseaux à Préverenges, un biotope artificiel gagné sur le lac en 2001 et classé depuis réserve naturelle. Sa situation se rattache à l’embouchure naturelle de la Venoge, rivière qui se jette dans le […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°4 : HARDWALD LOOKOUT TOWER

HARDWALD LOOKOUT TOWER Dans la forêt de Hardwald, au nord de Zurich, se dresse depuis peu une tour d’observation singulière. Véritable corps sculptural, sa silhouette varie selon les points de vue. La structure primaire se base en effet sur le triangle, forme statique idéale. Une enveloppe protectrice ajourée protège les éléments de l’action directe des […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°3 – PIKKU FINLANDIA

PIKKU FINLANDIA When the City of Helsinki began planning to renovate Finlandia Hall in 2019, it identified a number of requirements for a temporary venue that would allow the continued hosting of events. Placed right next to Finlandia Hall, this venue needed to be an aesthetically pleasing addition to the urban landscape and reconfigurable for […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°2 – ALA HELSINKI AIRPORT

ALA HELSINKI AIRPORT The styled, light, and airy ceilings of the older sections of the Helsinki Airport have been joined by the new departure hall’s wooden ceiling, which shares the same playful lightness of its older companion yet manages to appear robust or even massive. Thanks to the moulded design of its surface, the thick […]

IAWA 2023 – SHORTLISTED N°1 – MARTTA WENDELIN DAYCARE CENTRE

MARTTA WENDELIN DAYCARE CENTRE The Martta Wendelin daycare centre huddles alongside the Tuusulanväylä motorway, which enables good transport connections. Facing south at the plot’s northern end, the somewhat elongated building shields the courtyard from traffic noise and emissions. Architecturally, the exteriors have been drawn with intentionally broad strokes. Wide canopy zones provide a backdrop for […]