First Prize: Nils Krieger and Thorsten Stelter, FH Koblenz (Germany)
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"Triangle" – Balancing Dynamic and Static
Two students from the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences created a new center by integrating the existing dynamic and static forces both outside and inside the project area. In so doing, they introduced a comprehensive visual and tactile orientation system into the area.
The Team
Students: Nils Krieger, Thorsten Stelter
Professors: Prof. Eva von Mackensen, Dipl. Ing. Sabine Hopp
School: FH Koblenz (Germany)
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The Team
Students: Nils Krieger, Thorsten Stelter
Professors: Prof. Eva von Mackensen, Dipl. Ing. Sabine Hopp
School: FH Koblenz (Germany)
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The Idea
The key idea of the authors is to redesign the project area by architecturally articulating its dynamic and static processes, deriving design elements partly from the existing urban context. The site is defined by drawing a triangle between three crucial points connecting bordering areas, and dividing the area into three parallel “wedges”, each with different core functions.
The Project
The Project
The multistoried northern “service wedge” incorporates the dynamic forces of heavy traffic, thereby sheltering the static “green wedge”, which is a central, calm, high-quality leisure area linked the adjoining riverside park. The “housing wedge” in the south is dotted with cube-shaped five-storey residential buildings, interspersed by public spaces with varying degrees of privacy. It allows passersby glimpses into the project area.
The Jury Assessment
The Jury Assessment
The conceptual clarity, functional distribution and the subtle visual and tactile orientation systems in both the public and private spaces reflect a thoughtful response of the authors to the requirements of the competition. The carefully developed ideas behind the inconspicuous architecture mirror an attitude focused on solving the essential needs of inclusive urbanism.
 | Nils Krieger and Thorsten Stelter together with Prof. Françoise-Hélène Jourda, President of the Jury and Jürgen Tinggren, Schindler President of the Management Committee Elevators & Escalators |
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