press release
2MB
captions
27KB
march 02, 2016 - Merano Arte
CONSTRUCTIVE ALPS 2015. Renovating and building sustainably in the Alps
On occasion of the third edition of the international architectural award «Constructive Alps», the Swiss Alpine Museum and the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development have set up an exhibition on the topic of "Renovating and Building Sustainably in the Alps".
An international jury selected the awardees from among 350 entries. The three top winning buildings are located in the Bregenz Forest in Austria, Valendas in Switzerland, and Comano Terme in Italy.
The award-winning Alpine buildings were convincing with regard to aesthetics as well as sustainability. Among the 350 entries, twelve renovations and new buildings were awarded. The architects of the award-winning buildings dealt scrupulously with the land, the building heritage, and the technologies. «There is sensible tourism architecture, and there is confidence with regard to Alpine farming», says Köbi Gantenbein, president of the jury, on occasion of the award presentation in the Swiss Alpine Museum in Bern. «The jury welcomes the further architectural development of villages, as a significant contribution to sustainability. There are already many buildings in the Alps that can be applied to new purposes or continued to be used.» The prize money of EUR 50.000 is divided among a new building in Austria, two buildings in Switzerland, and one new building in Italy. Eight further buildings were granted a special recognition by the jury.
The exhibition «Constructive Alps» presents all 32 projects that were nominated for the award. The exhibition shows how "sustainability" was implemented with regard to the individual renovations and building projects. The presentation of all nominated projects gives the visitors an impression of the variety and complexity of sustainable building, which requires the consideration of a multitude of aspects.
The 32 panels hanging in the rooms present, on one side, an expert view of the buildings. The other side of the panels shows how the users regard the built and renovated residential buildings, industrial buildings, leisure facilities, and communal buildings. With a plummet, the two perspectives are straightened out. The plummet also serves as a symbol of sustainability: it is the balance of well-conceived architecture and properly functioning life, living, and utilization that makes the buildings sustainable. The four award-winning projects are slightly elevated on a wooden pedestal. They are presented in more detail in a roughly three-minute film in which the users tell us how they bring the buildings to life.
The plummet points to the location of the building. As can be seen from the listed countries, sustainable architecture has reached all Alpine nations.
The special edition of the architecture magazine 'Hochparterre' also deepens the exploration into this topic.
It contains detailed information on the individual projects.
The award winners:
First prize: a center for the village
Pfarrhaus [rectory] Krumbach /AT
Bernardo Bader Architekten, Bechter Zaffignani Architekten ZT, Architekturbüro DI Hermann Kaufmann ZT
The new rectory in Krumbach in the Bregenz Forest (A) offers housing space without consuming much land, and it brings life to the village as a cultural and municipal center. It vividly shows that sustainability is not an empty word: the house is connected to the short-distance heating network that is powered by woodchips. Its high-class architecture fits perfectly into the context of the church and the village square. Furthermore, it contributes to the village community, which can rehearse, sing, and convene here.
Second prize: the renaissance of the village
Türalihus, Valendas/CH
Capaul & Blumenthal Architects
Gasthaus am Brunnen, Valendas/CH
Gion A. Caminada Architekturbüro
The second prize was awarded to the Türalihus as well as the next-door restaurant Gasthaus am Brunnen, two historic buildings in the center of Valendas in the Anterior Rhine Valley in Graubünden, Switzerland. Many buildings in Alpine village centers are abandoned and dilapidated. These two projects in Valendas show perfectly how village centers can be reanimated. They also prove that sustainable tourism, social village life, and the
preservation of cultural heritage can go together and invigorate one another. The reconstructions retain the existing substance and add new elements to it,
and the overall result preserves history.
Third prize: Farming meets tourism
Casa Riga, Comano Terme/IT
Studio di architettura Stefania Saracino e Franco Tagliabue
Casa Riga in Comano Terme, a little village in Trentino (I), is just barely visible in the landscape, as it appears only as a narrow line. Although the agrotouristic building is partly underground, the house offers holiday makers a good view of the surroundings. Therefore, its ecological footprint can be kept small. The wooden construction conditions the air of the rooms. The guests can experience farming life at their doorstep.
primo premio
4961x3692, 5MB
secondo posto 2
1348x899, 740KB
secondo posto
2480x1655, 2MB
terzo posto
5119x3071, 707KB
Related news |
||
|
|
|
september 14, 2023
|
june 16, 2023
|
february 23, 2023
|
|
A self-taught artist and photographer, Christian Martinelli filed reportages from all over the world (from Eastern Europe to South... |
Curated by Jörn SchafaffArtists: Bani Abidi, Sol Calero, Clément Cogitore, Pradip Das, Nicolò Degiorgis, Barbara Gamper, Nadira Hu... |
Typoésie, a portmanteau word of poetry and typography, relates to the practice of the designing of typefaces, which is a matter of... |
Download all 
You might be interested in |
||
|
|
|
january 10, 2022
|
december 07, 2021
|
october 18, 2021
|
|
This autumn Kunst Meran #meranoarte will be investigating the compelling world of translation. The group exhibition, presenting ov... |
This autumn Kunst Meran #meranoarte will be investigating the compelling world of translation. The group exhibition, presenting ov... |
This autumn Kunst Meran #merano #arte will be investigating the compelling world of translation. The group exhibition, presenting ... |
Italian 
Download all 
Share
Share via mail 
Automotive
Sport
Events
Art&Culture
Design
Fashion&Beauty
Food&Hospitality
Technology
Nautica
Racing
Excellence
Corporate
OffBeat
Green
Gift
Pop
Heritage
Entertainment
Health & Wellness