W
onderwoods is one of several biodiverse projects to win at the
2019 awards, as architects from around the world took inspiration
from nature in creating the residential and commercial buildings
of the future. Several of the concepts celebrated across the 16
award categories seek to help nature flourish in the city and
restore our ability to connect with the natural world as our planet
undergoes the largest wave of urban growth in history.
SuzHou High Gardens, in Suzhou, China, was named winner in the
Big Urban Infrastructure category. Designed by architecture firm
One Design for the client Suzhou New District Urban Planning
Bureau, the project features a series of modular and adaptable
gardens that form connecting lines and a continuous series of
enjoyable green spaces between SuzHou’s urban blocks.
Integrated Hub, the winner of the Big Urban Projects category,
designed by architect Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, is a concept for
South East Asia, that blends office, retail and civic uses including
a sports centre, immersed in a lush, landscaped urban park.
Tropicalia, a concept for the world’s largest tropical greenhouse
in Côte d’Opale, France, was named the winner of the Hotel
and Leisure category. Designed by Coldefy & Associés, the
ambitious environmentally friendly 20 000m2 ‘double-dome’
encompasses a tropical forest, an 82-foot-high waterfall, a pool
for Amazonian fish, and a long walking trail as well as a modern
auditorium, restaurant, a lodge and a laboratory facility.
St Pauli, the winner of the Office category, designed by Blauraum
Architekten for the city of Hamburg in Germany, includes several
conservatories and double facades filled with flora and living
walls to create buffer zones for the internal climate as well as
terraces, staircases and planting.
Aqualuna, the winner of the Residential category is designed by
3XN Architects for the client Tridel and Hines in Toronto, Canada.
The residential design features townhouses that animate the
public realm and with lively green roofscapes and stepping
terraces, providing generous greenery and trees which extend
residential life outwards.
Sadra Civic Center
Stockholm Loop
WONDERWOODS IS A PROPOSITION THAT
BRINGS GREENERY AND NATURE TO THE
HEART OF THE CITY
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