Archetech Issue 42 2019 | Page 100

Wonderwoods WONDERWOODS WINS MIPIM FUTURE PROJECT OF THE YEAR 2019 MVSA ARCHITECTS + STEFANO BOERI ARCHITETTI Wonderwoods, twin 90-meter towers in Utrecht (Netherlands) including a hectare of vertical woodland, has been crowned the Overall Winner at MIPIM/The Architectural Review Future Project Awards 2019. Wonderwoods, designed by MVSA Architects + Stefano Boeri Architetti and developed for client G&S Vastgoed, provides a balance between nature and the city, enclosing a mix of homes, offices and public facilities in a living green façade which will absorb 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per year.