2010 - Sustainable architecture across europe

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Sustainable Architecture

across Europe!

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About the ACE he Architects’ Council of Europe ACE is the onl represent ti e or nis tion for the rchitectur l profession t the Europe n le el nd it spires to spe ith sin le oice on its eh lf in order to chie e its i s ts he d u rters nd ecret ri t re sed in russels its e er or nis tions re the re ul tor nd profession l represent ti e odies of ll Europe n nion E e er t tes Accession t tes it erl nd nd or hrou h the it represents the interest of o er Architects in countries of Europe he princip l function of the ACE is to onitor rele nt polic nd le isl ti e de elop ents t E le el see in to in uence those re s of E olic nd le isl tion th t h e n i p ct on rchitectur l pr ctice nd on polices ffectin the o er ll u lit nd sust in ilit of the uilt en iron ent

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Sustainable Architecture across Europe!

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he Architects’ Council of Europe r s its th Anni ers r this e r irrorin close connections ith the Europe n nion nd its enl r e ent the ACE is no n or nis tion th t represents the rchitectur l profession in countries throu h its e er or nis tions t h s eco e n i port nt net or for ction nd pl tfor unic tion th t h s ene ted oth the profession of Architect nd the eld of rchitecture r our rst e rs of e istence e cele r te its chie e ents in this c t lo ue

hile pl nnin our cele r tions e re lised ho delic te t s it is to de u tel illustr te the p st or nd chie e ents de possi le the hu e co it ent nd dedic tion of hundreds of olunteers nd elected represent ti es ho e up the ACE he e nd continue to i e enerousl their ti e e pertise nd ener in de elopin co on positions on Europe n rchitects nd furtherin the c uses of educ tion nd pr ctice in rchitecture h t or lso culti tes reness of the ro d i p ct of our profession l or in n spheres of life inl throu h speci c pro ects e tern l cooper tion nd nifest tions e elie e th t our profession is e uipped nd c n continue to n e the necess r ch n es in chie in sust in le en iron ent nd thus etter u lit of life for ll citi ens e elie e th t the or of the ACE c n nd does en le nd ssist pr cticin rchitects in our e er t tes nd or nis tions to responsi l nd h r oniousl respond to the needs of societ nd the en iron ent e elie e th t the ulti te e sure of the effecti eness of the ACE c n onl e e sured the success of rchitects cross Europe in cre tin etter sp ces nd etter uildin s hich correspond to hu n sp ti l nd en iron ent l re uire ents he ACE is ell re of the or lo l ch llen es th t re f cin us in the co in dec des e underst nd th t our lifest le in p rticul r in ore de eloped countries h s resulted in irresponsi le ste of ener under the illusion of the il ilit of ine h usti le resources n cceptin the f ct th t uildin s ccount for ppro i tel of ll ener use nd ppro i of ll reenhouse s e issions the rchitectur l profession is ssu in the responsi ilit to ether ith other p rticip nts in the construction process to do ll it c n to ensure th t ll ne uildin s re hi hl ener ef cient nd desi ned on the principles of sust in le desi n

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Architects re lre d en ed in in positi e shift to e r ce ne desi n ppro ches ne ethods nd teri ls to ensure th t their profession l cti it eco es p rt of the solution in chie in the st ted ’ t r ets of the E ut the focus of our ttention lso e tends to the re l of old nd e istin uildin s in the no led e th t e li e on the ld Continent’ ith rich nd ried cultur l nd uilt herit e p ssed on to us pre ious ener tions ith l r e teri l lue nd in continuous use t is n e citin ch llen e to preser e th t lu le resource hilst ensurin its sur i l nd continuit ut lso ith de u te conte por r use nd co fort h t is h p rt of our th Anni ers r cele r tions ere concei ed s the e hi ition of est pr ctice e ples of sust in le rchitectur l pro ects fro our e er or nis tions cross Europe hope th t the e hi ition ill illustr te our ition nd llo the ie in pu lic to etter underst nd the tools nd ele ents of desi n th t n rchitectur l pro ect h s to cont in in order to chie e sust in le results in co pleted uildin sp ce n prep r tions for this e hi ition the ACE h s recei ed enthusi stic support fro its e er or nis tions ith o er pro ects su itted for consider tion t s therefore dif cult to select nd n rro do n the e hi ited pro ects e hope th t the end result spe s for itself in ich de onstr tes the po er e ut nd cre ti e di ersit of e ples of sust in le rchitecture in Europe in ite ou to cele r te ith the ACE to en o the e hi ition nd to re d the ddition l supple ent r infor tion on e ch the e included in this c t lo ue he in of the e hi ition is the result of cre ti e coll or tion et een the ACE its e er or nis tions nd the ne f cult of Architecture Architectur l En ineerin nd r nis C t the C tholic ni ersit in ou in l eu e rep rin the e hi ition pro ided pr ctic l le rnin opportunit for the students of rchitecture in sters f cilit ted the st ff t the ni ersit ho elie ed in our pro ect nd e r ced it he p ssion te interest of colle ues on the E ecuti e o rd of the ACE nd our dedic ted st ff t the ACE ecret ri t h e de this e hi ition the success it is sincerel th n the ll hope is th t this e hi ition ill infor inspire nd re ssure the pu lic our clients users le isl tors str te ists rchitects nd our colle ues in e er or nis tions th t e cti el see to contri ute to etter life in our societ on our continent nd in the orld nd th t e f ce the future ith s ile nd opti is Selma Harrington President of the ACE 2010-2011

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Foreword

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re t ple sure to host this inspirin e hi ition ounted the Architects’ Council of Europe in the Europe n rli ent in russels ein n rchitect self st rted in h e co ined o n of ce ith politics stron l elie e in the si ni c nt contri ution th t hi h u lit rchitecture c n rin nd to the people represent

n ie of lo l ch llen es li e cli te ch n e nd sc rcit of resources e er one needs to pl role in ensurin prosperous future for ll n this re rd sust in ilit is essenti l for rchitects s ell his e ns t in ore c re of the resources th t re t our dispos l t in ore c re of ho our uildin s re desi ned nd uilt nd n ll t in ore c re of ho the re oper ted throu hout their useful life his e hi ition the Architects’ Council of Europe hich rin s to ether e e pl r pro ects of co pleted sust in le rchitecture is cle r de onstr tion to colle ues in the Europe n rli ent nd to ll ho isit this e hi ition th t sust in le rchitecture is ctin s n e ple th t our o ecti es to cre te ore prosperous sust in le societ re chie le his e hi ition h s een ounted on the occ sion of the th Anni ers r of the Architects’ Council of Europe nd t e this opportunit to con r tul te it on its chie e ents to d te nd on the r ellous or it h s done to pro ote hi her u lit nd ore sust in le uilt en iron ent for ll hu n h it t th t is pro ided hi hl tr ined nd s illed profession lso ple sed to le rn th t it is e pected the e hi ition ill tr el to n Europe n countries thus rin in to l r e nu er of E citi ens the ood e ples nd est pr ctice c ses th t h e een c refull selected the Architects’ Council of Europe t is

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ACE 1990 -2010 An Anniversary worth celebrating

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ust o er one e r o the E ecuti e o rd of the Architects’ Council of Europe ACE decided to or nise series of e ents to r its th Anni ers r t s dif cult decision to t e s the lo l n nci l crisis s nd still is h in stron ne ti e effect on the rchitectur l profession t c n e s id th t the effects of the lo l econo ic crisis h e o ersh do ed the festi e ood th t should h e cco p nied the decision to r our Anni ers r hile this s underst nd le p rticul rl s une plo ent so red in the profession the E ecuti e o rd felt th t such n i port nt d te could not e issed o reco nise these dif culties it s principle fro the st rt th t the e er or nis tions of the ACE ould not e s ed to fund the e ents nd th t the should e full sponsored fro e tern l co p nies nd ssoci tions in t

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he ACE noc ed on the doors of the Europe n rli ent nd ore p rticul rl on th t of the el i n E nd rchitect ried repoels he s i edi tel enthusi stic nd reed to support Conference nd E hi ition in the pre ises of the Europe n rli ent in russels After n lisin n e citin pro r e for the Conference se er l co p nies nd ssoci tions ere ppro ched the ACE nd the ere to the surprise of se er l prep red to support the e ents his none of the lre d sc rce oper tion l funds of the ACE h d to e used to r the th Anni ers r t is true th t the ACE did not h e e tensi e e perience of sponsorin ut it too to the t s ith c reful enthusi s t e lot of ttention to the often e pressed concern of the ethics of or in ith co erci l

p rtners in order to ensure th t the independence of the ACE s represent ti e or nis tion ould not e co pro ised he ACE found th t the sponsorin p rtners ere full supporti e of this ppro ch nd deli hted to report th t e h e succeeded in ettin ten sponsorin p rtners nd one don tion n ddition to the Conference in the Europe n rli ent hich li e the e hi ition is set round sust in le rchitecture nd Europe n le isl tion festi e e enin pro r e hosted in the cultur l he rt of russels the l is des e u Arts Centre for ine Arts h s een or nised urin this e enin the recentl restored uildin of the re t Art ou e u rchitect ictor ort ill e on sho to the uests nd dele tes of the ACE he ountin of the ACE e hi ition h s lso een surprisin l successful s of the e er or nis tions of the ACE sent pro ects for the e hi ition i en th t response r tes to ACE ctions re often lo er this c n e c lled n o er hel in success hese countries sent in n er e of ore th n su issions thus i en the selection Co ittee the dif cult t s of selectin ust pro ects fro the or so hi h u lit pro ects recei ed the de dline herefore t e this opportunit to con r tul te our Europe n rchitect colle ues for the outst ndin or the deli ered to the ACE nd re ret th t it s not possi le to displ the ll in the e hi ition nd its cco p n in c t lo ue in ll ein responsi le for the or nis tion of these Anni ers r e ents ould holehe rtedl li e to th n e er one for their contri ution to their success ould e plicitl li e to th n the E ecuti e o rd of the ACE colle ues students te chers e ers of rli ent sponsors nd not in the le st our o n s ll roup of per nent st ff for their e tr ordin r dedic tion nd unf ilin f ith th t this itious pro ect could e rou ht to ood end thin e c n e er proud of ll e h e chie ed Jos Leyssens

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Achievements of the ACE The first 20 years of the Architects’ Council of Europe he Architects’ Council of Europe ACE is the represent ti e od for the Architectur l rofession t the Europe n le el t h s e ers r nis tions fro countries nd throu h the it represents out rchitects he princip l function of the ACE is to in uence E policies nd le isl tion in order to ensure hi h u lit sust in le uilt en iron ent is possi le ts ctions h e touched on n different the es nd n different re s of cti it nd o er its rst e rs these h e een si ni c nt in n respects ne of the e e rl chie e ents s the reco nition of rchitecture s tter of pu lic interest fro hich uch or to pro ote the doption of rchitectur l policies ithin the e er t tes of the E h s een uilt

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At ti e li e this the ACE re e ers ll of the persons ho h e or ed so h rd for it durin its rst t ent e rs hose persons include the st residents ho ere o no i i ni t l eor es euter u e our r ncisco d il i s ortu l ieth rt e er er n r n uff nited in do e n rie uconnier el iu ns ensen en r o nnis souderos reece i e uro if rr p in er ouriss t r nce Eoin ’Cof i h rel nd t urr Austri t rin ilsson eden

eopoldo re rie t l rie l ne uc s u e our e n r n ois usini r nce uh ni t inen inl nd nd our current resident el rrin ton rel nd he ACE lso re e ers the recentl retired ecret r ener l Al in ne ho uilt the or nis tion fro its e rliest d s throu h to the e r is contri ution in est lishin cont cts nd uildin net or s is orth le c for the n e rs of f ithful ser ice he e to the or nis tion t is not possi le to list ll of the chie e ents of the ACE o er its rst e rs e ertheless e re ple sed p rticur rl to list the follo in e chie e ents th t the ACE is proud of e din the or of the Ener Ef cienc Action l n s force on the fund ent l i port nce of uildin s to ener s in s in Europe Co pletion of Common Language of sust in le construction in con unction ith the Europe n Concrete l tfor EC in hich o er ter s re de ned A ree ent ith the Europe n Econo ic nd oci l Co ittee to tr nsl te the de ned ter s into ll of ci l l n u es of the E E ertin positi e in uence on the content of the E Co ission uide to the e por r or o ile ites irecti e EEC in rel tion to the role of desi ners he doption nd pu lic tion of the ACE Declaration and Policy on Architecture and Sustainability in he re ul r sur e s on the i p ct of the lo l n nci l crisis on the rchitectur l profession in Europe since

he e tensi e input to the Build for All uide on ho to t e ccessi ilit criteri into ccount in u lic rocure ent procedures he successful co pletion nd pu lic tion of the Sector Study of the Architectural Profession in Europe in he successful Conference Designing the Future, the Market and Quality of Life held in russels in April he inclusion of rchitecture s e co ponent of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities in nd in su se uent inisteri l ecl r tions nstru ent l in uence on the foundin of the Europe n et or for Architects Co petent Authorities E ACA hich rose fro the ACE oru on Ad inistr ti e Cooper tion AC Est lish ent of oint or in rt ith the schools of rchitecture represented in the Europe n Associ tion for Architectur l Educ tion EAAE in he doption of reco end tions nd uidelines on the tr nsposition into n tion l l of the u lic rocure ent irecti es ncorpor tion of desi n contest pro isions in the E irecti e on u lic rocure ent EC nd inin ssur nce th t e er t tes c n under the principle of su sidi r h e pro isions for fee sc les in their urisdiction he si nin of rofession to rofession utu l eco nition A ree ents A ith e ico nd the A i ed t f cilit tin the o e ent of rchitects et een the urisdictions of the si nin p rties

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he pu lic tion of the polic oo Architecture and Quality of Life in und ent l in uence on the foundin of the Europe n Construction echnolo l tfor EC th t rose out of deli er tions in the Europe n Council for Construction ese rch e elop ent nd nno tion ECC E e din the E pert roup of the Europe n Co ission on ust in le Construction ethods nd echni ues s p rt of the prep r tor or for the he tic tr te on the r n En iron ent he doption of the Council Resolution on Quality in Urban and Rural Environments in efe tin the rish A end ent to the Architects’ irecti e hich if it h d een dopted ould h e opened cross order reco nition to under u li ed persons he holdin of the Conference Architecture – Mediator of Urban Tensions in the E C e d u rters in ris in he c rr in out of the Lyon Study on the i p ct of the Architects’ Directive in he hite oo Europe and Architecture Tomorrow pu lished in under the residenc of e n rie uconnier ritten Eoin Cof i h resented to c ues nter Co ission resident on the initi ti e of eor es euter nstru ent l in pushin Co ission polic on rchitecture nd ur n desi n hich t the ti e of pu lic tion s uite non e istent t s lso fund ent l in the de elop ent of n tion l rchitectur l policies in n e er t tes hich ll follo ed its pu lic tion

he oo s ritten nd pu lished in En lish nd rench nd it s tr nsl ted into er n p nish ortu uese o ni n ree t li n olish C ech nd rin Chinese nd ur ish t re ins the ost idel tr nsl ted nd pu lished or on rchitecture in the th centur oundin e er or p rticip nt in nu er of in uenti l net or s nd foru s in the Europe n nion includin ECC E Europe n Council for Construction ese rch e elop ent nd nno tion EC Europe n Construction oru E Europe n er ices oru E Europe n er ices l tfor Clu ro le nfor l net or of ssoci tions representin li er l professions E A Europe n oru for Architectur l olicies n uenti l p rticip tion in nu erous Europe n Co teerin nd E pert roups on issues s di erse s etter re ul tion insur nce nd life c cle costin

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he ACE is re of the ch llen es f cin the orld ut i en the success of its rst e rs it turns to f ce the future ith con dence nd ith sense of ne ener t dr s th t ne ener fro the no led e th t the rchitectur l profession is c p le nd illin to si ni c ntl contri ute to the ell ein of societ throu h the i ense effort th t it es to ensure th t ll uildin s re ell desi ned nd uilt

Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urbanism (LOCI) of the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) From the building to territorial development: 1 faculty, 3 sites, 3 degree programmes, 1 research effort

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he purpose of the cult of Architecture Architectur l En ineerin nd r nis C of the C tholic ni ersit of ou in l eu e C is to or nise educ tion l pro r es nd rese rch in rchitecture rchitectur l nd territori l en ineerin to n pl nnin nd territori l de elop ent t secures si ni c nt presence nd de elop ent of these educ tion l nd rese rch pro r es nd coordin tes the on three sites rchitectur l pro r es re or nised in russels nd ourn i ci il en ineerin nd n ddition l ster’s de ree pro r e in to n pl nnin in ou in eu e he triple p rticul r fe ture of the f cult sites de ree pro r es rese rch effort is uni ue in the uni ersit l ndsc pe in rench spe in el iu he f cult resulted fro pro ect here the speci c fe tures re in h r on ith the co on found tions nd i s the responsi ilit of hich e ceeds the ere instruction of pr ctitioners to uestion s f r upstre s possi le the ction of rchitects ci il en ineers nd to n pl nners

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f ced ith the ch llen es of conte por r societ t is inst this c round th t the f cult de nes nd or nises its rese rch polic nd offers roo for ore sserti e de elop ent for the rese rch tr ditions nd i s th t h e e er ed for ore th n thirt e rs in its different co ponents od the f cult co prises in se er l rese rch entities ne hu n nd teri l resources to t e up the ch llen es of rese rch in rchitecture nd to n nd territori l pl nnin hich re eco in ore ur ent the d sust in le de elop ent fro rchitecture to territor is therefore p rt of its or concerns ne of these rese rch centres dedic ted to iocli tic nd sust in le de elop ent e r ed on its or de elopin ne theor of iocli tic rchitecture he i of this theor is to desi n nd erect uildin s so s to tt in ther l co fort in inter nd su er li e nd isu l co fort ts pplic tion le ds to ener s in s in he tin coolin nd li htin he rese rch is currentl ein conducted round three in re s of cti it

iocli tic nd sust in le rchitecture Ener ef cienc of terti r sector uildin s nd their e uip ent Continuin educ tion nd tr inin he centre h s produced ore th n pu lished or s nu erous rticles te chin nd desi n tools etc t h s c uired n intern tion l reput tion ttested to the close lin s it h s est lished ith forei n institutions Concerned out eetin the needs of societ the centre is lso ende ourin to support rchitects nd their interlocutors students nd r du tes to inte r te sust in le de elop ent in their d il pr ctice he rese rch cti ities re c rried out in the ntern tion l Ener A enc of the Europe n Co unit the eder l t te the lloon le ish nd russels e ions nd in cont ct ith the industri l nd pri te sector urther ore the centre cooper tes closel ith n n tion l nd intern tion l rese rch te s Pr. AndrĂŠ De Herde

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Introduction Welcome to the exhibition of est pr ctice e ple of sust in le rchitecture fro ll corners of Europe his e hi ition h s een ounted the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) to r its th Anni ers r he e hi ition cont ins pro ects fro countries in Europe nd in its the tic ppro ch de onstr tes ho the rchitectur l profession is eetin the t r et of producin e utiful sust in le nd fford le rchitecture n rchitecture of the future ne of the e criteri for entr to this e hi ition s th t e ch pro ect ust e co pleted nd occupied thus de onstr tin th t h t n elie e to e hi h technolo ic l nd ris ppro ches to uildin is lre d ith us in ll corners of Europe he hope of the ACE is th t those ho isit the e hi ition nd re d this c t lo ue ill le rn little out ho est to desi n uildin s of ll t pes he prep r tion of the e hi ition o es re t de t to the con dence of the st ff t the ne f cult of rchitecture en ineerin in rchitecture nd ur nis of the C tholic ni ersit of ou in l eu e hose students in the rst e r sters course too the r content su itted our e er or nis tions n l sed it nd presented it in the displ p nels hose students re n ed in the follo in p es

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his e hi ition s concei ed for the pre ises of the Europe n rli ent nd it ill for the c drop for cere on to r the th Anni ers r of the ACE on the rd of ece er t the l is des e u rts in russels ollo in th t the e hi ition ill tr el cross Europe to e displ ed the e er or nis tions of the ACE o er t o e r period n this it is hoped th t the ACE ill rin to er ide udience the de onstr tion th t sust in le rchitecture is lre d ith us nd th t it is inspirin necess r nd ood for societ

o to ro ch the issue of sustainability in rchitecture BenoÎt Thielemans – Architect, MA

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Professor, UCL-LOCI Managing Director of ceraa asbl (Centre for study, research and action in architecture)

The approach proposed to students in the 1st year of the Master’s degree programme was characterised by three dimensions: A holistic vision th t co ers in ddition to issues rel tin to ener nd cli te ch n e the inte r ted n e ent of ter the ecolo ic l choice of teri ls e tensi e ttention to he lth the rel tion of rchitecture to n ture nd ore p rticul rl to iodi ersit or the e ns for encour in sust ined ttitude on the p rt of users An approach by levels fro the contri ution de the pro ect to the territor to ser ices suppl ech nis s i the construction nd co fort of interiors or the rchitect t c les his pro ect fro the ider conte t do n to the det il r ther th n in ter s of re s of speci lis tion Systems that affect space re de eloped nd ccordin l le d to rchitectur l interpret tion ec use sust in le rchitecture is essenti ll the result of n ppro ch of ttenti e rchitectur l desi n his ppro ch h s led to the follo in cl ssi c tion of the es le els E E or E C E his le el is concerned ith ll the rr n e ents of uildin s nd plots of l nd th t pro ote soci l e ch n es nd en iron ent ll friendl o ilit nd iodi ersit nd hich enrich the loc l rur l or ur n l ndsc pe nd ore ener ll the in hich sust in le rchitecture

contri utes to the sust in ilit of the en iron ent on co unit sc le his le el co prises three the es he e Exchange and identity he e Mobility he e Biodiversity E or A A E or EC his le el sho s ho throu h its or nis tion of sp ce the uildin pro ides shelter for redisco ered ple sure of li in or or in in it d pted to conte por r or future li in conditions n the other h nd it is concerned ith the in hich the pro ect t es ccount of the nite n ture of resources throu h n ecolo ic l choice of teri ls nd closes the loop his le el co prise the follo in t o the es he e Living spaces he e Sustainable construction E or C his le el sho s ho the pro ect eets the needs of users pro idin co fort d pted to their cti ities in line ith the loc l cli te t co prises t o the es he e Thermal comfort he e Comfort E or EC CA E E his le el is concerned ith inte r ted s ste s for the r tion l use of ter ste n e ent nd suppl of rene le ener ies All these spects re rouped under sin le the e he e Energy and Services

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Exchange and identity Exchange and identity are means of interaction by and between the building and its physical and social context.

Consequently, an architectural work that includes positive ecological elements while maximising exchanges and attesting to its integration in the urban landscape constitutes a tool for communication and promotion of sustainable construction.

Identity A uildin c uires identit hen it co pletes the ur n l ndsc pe throu h its for nd d pt ilit i in it e nin nd presence in the process he ele ents e red to in construction sust in le re enshrined in the er n ture of the uildin i in it e nin nd ttestin to cert in rt of li in e red to the conser tion of resources

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Exchange A pro ect is not intended solel for i en cti it such s housin of ces d inistr ti e uthorities recre tion centres etc t is i port nt to e r in ind th t pro ect is desi ned rst nd fore ost to rin people to ether round co on purpose he rchitect’s role is therefore to desi n sp ce for pro otin soci l inter ctions nd for i isin opportunities for e ch n e et een the uildin nd its conte t

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C.F. Møller ArChiteCts; Julian Weyer, Mette Nymann Nielsen

photo: Uffe Johansen

he inte r ted inder rten is Children’s ouse hich sets ne st nd rds for sust in le rchi tecture nd ped o ic l desi n he uildin is si ple eo etric for of t o le els lin ed st irc ses nd r ps desi ned to e cli ed the children his pro ect is certi ed to the p ssi h us st nd rd it re uires onl s ll ount of ener it is perfectl insul ted nd it h s inte r ted sol r hot ter ith electricit ener tion nd ech nic l entil tion s ste ith he t reco er At the in entr nce touch screen infor s p rents out the current ener perfor nce of the uildin

he uildin h s n inte r ted rel tionship ith the ur n nd n tur l surroundin s due to the l r e r ps nd pertures th t i e the ide of the et orphosis of the construction into the l ndsc pe li e it is ein li ue ed he i openin s llo ie s to the outdoors nd i e the i pres sion th t the n tur l en iron ent could enter the uildin ll sp ces or niches here the children c n pl re d dr or hide ch r cterise the pro ect t irc ses nd r ps re desi ned to sti ul te children’s sensor nd otor cti it ll loopholes re set in the lls llo in ids to pl cross the roo di isions n ddition there re purpose uilt sp ces such s the tre n telier otor s ills roo nd ped o ic l itchens indoors nd outdoors to i e the children different nd speci l opportunities to e peri ent nd cre te o ents of soci lis tion nd eetin

photo: Nicolas Borel

France erold oci l

ris

ousin

JAkob + MACFArlAne

he desi n of this pro ect st rted fro residu l ur n sp ces nd the need for hu e nu er of p rt ents he ide is to h e three sep r te uildin s ith soci l housin units in e ch d pted to the dif culties of the site he d ellin s re ch r cterised different si es nd on the round oor there re p rt ents desi ned for people ith se ere dis ili ties nd so e shops he uildin site s ch r cteri ed series of different f ctors such s un uild le l nd rules us nni n set c rules preser tion of ncient trees site ie s th t the pro ect too into ccount fro its st rt point

E ch n e nd identit

he three uildin s re inte r ted in to the surroundin conte t s the h e een ener ted pl cin the oors into the ps of the ur n sp ce he circul tion routes re de eloped on l r e e terior l s hich eco e ne pu lic sp ce for e ch p rt ent he lconies c n oth ser e s n o erh n in protection or in interti e s inter rdens ith the use of n E E tr nsp rent e r ne producin r th throu h the sol r r di tion hus e ch p rt ent could h e its o n lcon rden inte r ted in the uildin nd this i es the oppor tunit to li e ore in the outdoor sp ce hile the pu lic sp ce of the co ple is concei ed the round oor pu lic rden

Ireland

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photo: Peter Moloney

terford

urse Educ tion uildin A&D WeJChert & PArtners ArChiteCts; Paddy Fletcher

he urses Educ tion uildin is pro ect in the terford nsti tute of echnolo c pus here the rchitects A e chert rtners h e uilt four other co ple es his is three store uildin housin cl ssroo s lecture the tres l or tories nd infor l loun e sp ces A cur ed centr l st irc se in the i triu lin s ll the oors ein unif in ele ent of the entire uildin nd llo in it to iden to rds the top nd to e ore illu in ted he f de of the uildin is cur ed too nd follo s the pedestri n p ths fro the entr nce into the he rt of the c pus he urse Educ tion uildin sho s th t it is possi le to co ine sust in le rchitecture nd e ch n e opportunities in uildin intended for ultiple functions he or nis tion of sp ce is cle r nd c n e re d ithout dif cult once inside he triu t the centre constitutes the core t is er sp cious nd pro ides ple

cl rit for the uildin th n s to the n Around it ll sp ces h e een rr n surf ce re of s u re etres st irc se connects the three le els in ll in ddition to ein sust in lso en les e er one to ppreci te

Slovenia

tur l li ht co in fro o e ed o er three le els for tot l At the centre of the triu nd ser es s li ht sh ft le rchitecture tool the triu n en o le eetin sp ce

odcetrte

otel olteli enotA

he olteli ellness hotel s uilt in sp ce situ ted et een t o hotels of different rchitectur l ori ins o st nd out fro pre e istin structures the rchitect nted to inte r te this uildin into the l ndsc pe he structure of its ood cl ddin thus er es ith the trees in n infor l inspired the une pected

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surprises of the l ndsc pe urther ore its lo hei ht nd its terr ced rr n e ents llo n ture to e er e in the c round he desi n of the hotel es it st nd out fro the ne r uildin s puttin it f r fro the surroundin uilt en iron ent lin in it ith its n tur l surroundin s he desi n concept nted to oid the onolithic ss hich ould represent i rrier for the ie of the forest he ide s to h e olu e ro en up into s ll pieces li e sort of different tiers of the l ndsc pe As result the four store roo uildin see s to e uch lo er th n its ctu l di ensions he p rticul r sh pe of the hotel offers t o di ension l perception of the uildin s it ould e done series of p r llel photo: Miran Kambicˇ pl nes pl ced one ehind the other ro different point of ie the uildin s re e ls n entirel different ie of itself ti

er f

de ith

Belgium

rh th ic se uence of

photo: Antoine Rocca

lconies nd terr ces he open f de on the south side ffords ne li in sp ces outside oreo er these terr ces ser e to e cu te the he t in su er

russels

ssi e o e ents

uters

ines Camacho Architecte

he rst terr ced house in russels uild to p ssi e st nd rd the uters d ellin s consist of t o s u re etre duple es ith terr ce nd rden itu ted in ch er ee in dense ur n settin ne r the erdelt rden district it fe tures pl of cle r nd conte por r olu es Erected to ll p site the house ts into the e istin conte t follo in the li n ent of the uildin s nd respectin cert in unifor it of colours

he indoor desi n is rticul ted round suspended centr l itchen ith n ple open pl n nd i sp ces he edroo s re loc ted in the ends of the uildin to llo for ore tr n uil lit nd silence for the inh it nts he uildin is desi ned ith ecolo ic l criteri choice of teri ls techni ues used he tin nd ener consu ption he he tin is he t reco er entil tion s ste to ether ith eother l nd he t pu p s ste here re photo olt ic p nels on the roof producin of ener consu ption of the uildin his llo s the uildin to eco e pr ctic ll independent fro n ener point of ie

he erritor or the uildin in its conte t 21

Architecture enables

Mobility

The notion of mobility, and more precisely of soft or environmentally friendly transport, is inevitably linked with sustainable development. Nevertheless, it comes down first and foremost to convincing the public to use public transport, while the bicycle could also constitute a simple, feasible and economical solution. A reflection on mobility is consequently an integral part of the design of a sustainable architectural project.

The architect therefore proceeds by including an analysis of the concentration and diversification of activities and dwellings so as to reduce urban sprawl. He supports the creation of cycling tracks and quality urban spaces to encourage non-polluting transport. Finally, he provides spaces and facilities for cyclists (parking areas, lifts, etc.). photo: Wojciech Kry´nski

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In town, sustainable architecture begins by a location close to public transport services.

Moreover, to encourage commuters to use this mode of transport, parking facilities must be provided at the entrance to cities capable of accommodating a sizeable number of cars during the day.

Accessibility of public transport Parking facilities for c rs nd ic cles

Poland EC

A

rs

Alle retto

kuryloWiCz & AssoCiAtes; stefan kurylowicz, Maria saloni-sadowska

Alle retto is p rt of the residenti l co ple E A re lised on l r e site of hect res he re is re ote fro the centre of rs nd t the ti e it s desi ned it s n e pt sp ce ith no p rticul r use or ch r cteristics of note he u rter s desi ned s roup of e four store uild

In the neighbourhood sust in le rchitecture i s to li it the use of the c r pro idin nu erous loc l ser ices C re ust lso e t en to ch n in pedestri n nd c clin p ths into reen nd o ered l s nd rides nd to pro idin suf cient li htin Proximity of services Accessi le nd s fe c clin

nd pedestri n p ths

Inside the building sust in le rchitecture ent ils inst llin p ss e s nd lifts of such si e s to cco od te residents ith their ic cles

photo: Wojciech Kry´nski

o ilit

in s lin ed n intern l court rd t s necess r th t e ch p rt ent should h e indi idu l ch r cter nd should pro ide the possi ilit of l ost free rr n e ent E ch unit h s its o n open sp ce p tio rden terr ce etc nd co on rden for ll the ten nts he Alle retto co ple is pl ced in n e cellent nd centr l point of the ne ur n en iron ent t is lin ed to the cit centre nd to the ntern tion l Airport of rs co unic tion routes t is lso d cent to open reen co ple es nd to the odern housin est te of the ’s he centr l principle of this pro ect is pro i it ore speci c ll the residents of this nei h ourhood c n ccess nu erous ser ices shops useu s etc er r pidl s it h s een desi ned s co uter to n oc ted t the ed e of the cit this site of so e one hundred d ellin s is ser ed se er l us nd under round st tions th t offer r pid connections to the cit centre nside the nei h ourhood centr l street ser es ll the plots r e under round f cilities re pro ided ec use no c r is uthor ised on the site h n s to this s ste the residents c n en o ide reen sp ces pl ced t their dispos l in pe ce nd uiet

Sweden r

l

n ill s

Cord sigel, Pontus Ă…qvist

r n ill s is uildin loc ted in d ellin units loc in the old doc rd re of l the third l r est cit of eden he pro ect is de eloped in t o different uildin s one lo er ith court rd nd one hi her f cin the street os etric l three store uildin s constitute the court rd uildin ith pri te rden on the fourth store A si store uildin ith one

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photo: UrbanaVillor

ill nd rden per store nd co un l rooftop nd pi t the top constitutes the street uildin E ch d ellin unit h s its o n entr nce rden nd oor pl n An e tern l ertic l spir l st irc se lin s the units s ind of pu lic footp th he ide of the pro ect lso includes co un l o er rden nd se er l re s for rel tion nd soci lis tion he reen court rd nd the lconies ele te the cli tic u lit of the uildin co ple his pro ect h s tt ched re t i port nce to the en iron ent nd in p rticul r to en iron ent ll friendl tr nsport the ic cle C rs re not d itted to the site so the rchitects h e pro ided n f cilities for c clists or inst nce the lifts re desi ned to en le the inh it nts to et s close to their ho e ith their i e s possi le tor e sp ces h e een cre ted nd p ss e s th t ser e the p rt ents h e een idened for re ter co fort

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Germany

rei ur

he ol r ettle ent rolF DisCh solArArChitektur

A co ple of ulti store d ellin s nd co erci l uildin s constitutes the pro ect All these colourful to nhouses produce ore ener th t the consu e the e tr ener produced c n e sold t u r nteed pre iu ined c into the rid he pro ect is therefore er lu le oth fro n en iron ent l nd fro pro ts point of ie he roof is e uipped photo: Rolf Disch SolarArchitektur ith photo olt ic roof p nels nd s ste of he t reco er is pro ided Eco friendl ur n de ices re pl nned s ell c r sh rin pu lic tr nsport i e l nes nd footp ths he co erci l uildin functions s estern rrier et een he us street nd c r free housin co ple he ol r Est te s the rst residenti l de elop ent in the orld to h e positi e ener l nce in ll its houses As in the pre ious t o pro ects c rs re not llo ed on the s u re etres of this residenti l nei h ourhood o pro ote pedestri n nd ic cle tr f c the site pro ides nu erous pedestri n nd c clin p ths urther ore se er l shops h e een pl ced t the entr nce of the nei h ourhood to reduce tr nsport An under round r e s ell s outdoor p r in f cili ties nd c r poolin s ste h e lso een pro ided for otorists

photo: Harry Cock

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Architecture enlivens Biodiversity

In our increasingly urbanised and more densely populated regions, biodiversity is coming under strong human pressure. Pollution, irrational use of the soil and of natural resources, the reduction of green areas and the pronounced presence of industries lead to the loss, fragmentation and deterioration of ecosystems. And yet, man is very closely linked to nature, for he cannot survive without it.

It is therefore essential to preserve biodiversity in cities.

To reach this goal, however, an ecological vision cannot be limited to green spaces alone. It must invest in the urban landscape, at the very heart of the most densely built up areas.

By preserving biodiversity we encourage the production of oxygen, the fertilisation of soils, the attenuation of climate change, the reduction of flood risks, the fixation of atmospheric dust, the reduction of CO2 and CO2 rates, the well being and health of the residents, an increase in green spaces, the conservation of the local flora and fauna and of the natural equilibrium, the reconstitution of an ecological grid that increases the circulation of animal and vegetable species, the reduction of urban heat islands, filtering and organic purification of rainwater and finally, a privileged relationship between man and nature.

Include water in the project As e no ter is indispens le for life t is therefore it l to focus on preser in it fro u lit ti e nd u ntit ti e perspecti e o e er the st te of ter t les is c use of concern tod ore speci c ll here s the re fed inl r in ter s surf ces re eco in ore i per e le n is incre sin l forced to reco er ter in se ers there depri in these n tur l reser oirs fro su st nti l contri ution urther ore s the se ers re not l s c p le of recei in u ntities of ter oodin is ore nd ore fre uent ensurin th t ter c n seep n tur ll into the soil e c n cle r the se er net or nd eep the round ter t les fro dr in up n the initi l desi n ph ses of uildin the n tur l ter c cle is n i port nt ele ent th t h s to e ddressed in order to choose the ost ppropri te surf ce tre t ent he ide l is o iousl to reintroduce r in ter to the soil i isin in ltr tion surf ces ut e c n lso store it so s to reuse it or to et it to e por te his t pe of ction c n reduce cert in costs such s the connection of the inst ll tion to the se er net or uch rel ti el si ple process c n there fore h e n e tre el positi e i p ct on n ture nd on costs Maximising the presence of water surfaces As lre d underscored the enh nced ur nis tion of our re ion le ds to loss of reen sp ces nd n incre se in h rd surf ces uch reduction c n e countered se er l rchitectur l e ns he est no n e ple is undou tedl th t of the reen roof hich co ines esthetics sust in ilit nd protection of iodi ersit

iodi erit

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n f ct reen roofs o st ore th n one innin sset n ddition to positi e i p ct on the en iron ent in p rticul r i pro in the u lit of the ir nd reco posin the loc l iotope it offers re r le insul tion nd soundproo n nd h s lon er life th n s to its e ception l ter ti htness in ll reen roofs lso help ini ise the i p ct of l r e i per e le surf ces reco erin r in ter nd slo in do n its o there pre entin oods durin e tre e e ther conditions Conservation of nature he the e of iodi ersit lso i plies the conser tion of the e istin en iron ent o protect the or nd the f un it is i port nt to reduce the i p ct n h s on n ture t is therefore necess r to desi n uildin s constructed in such s to c use the le st possi le d e to the en iron ent ooden structures on piles for inst nce reduce the hold of the uilt structures on the surroundin n ture hile ffordin uninterrupted ie s nd opti l sunli ht t is thus possi le to co ine the conser tion of n ture ith ell desi ned rchitecture ithout one of these spects ein detri ent l to the other Integrating nature ntroducin pl nts in uilt structures in ur n settin s offers nu erous d nt es especi ll in re ions ith cle ent e ther conditions his process helps cre te icrocli te th t i pro es the ir u lit nd pro ides ecolo ic l niches for insects urther ore p rticles of pollution suspended in the ir re sor ed the or hich in return produce

o en ec in terr ces nd lconies ith n pots of o ers re ul tes the ir te per ture nd pre ents o erhe tin nte r tin n ture in the uilt re i pro es the u lit of life of inh it nts in n c ses n interior court rds nd rdens thus fe ture shru s nd pl nts in the co on re s here inh it nts c n co e nd rel hile concurrentl pro otin iodi ersit urther ore e et tion on the lcon of so e structures pro ides sh de for the d ellin s nd uf es surroundin noise

Cyprus ouse in

i

icosi

li

yiorgos hadjichristou, Petros konstantinou, Veronika Antoniou

he refur ish ent of tr dition l house in i li llo ed the rchitect ior os d ichristou to desi n his o n pri te house he house is uilt ith iocli tic ppro ch not for ettin the tr dition l conditions pre ilin in this re ion t is de eloped on one le el ut ith the possi ilit to h e so e e nines due to the hi h ceilin of the tr dition l house An outdoor st irc se llo s occup nts to re ch the roof this is re l p rt of the house us le s terr ce or s n outdoor rden nd directl isu ll lin ed ith the t o intern l court rds round hich the house is de eloped his lin is lso isi le th n s to the use of e et tion hich per e tes the hole house he in i of the pro ect is the per nent ch n in of the sp ces durin ti e here re o le p rtitions nd furniture th t rr n e the sp ces in different co in tions dependin on the nu er of people the e ther conditions the ood of the o ner the function l needs

iodi ersit

The Netherlands o n

erschellin

ll erschellin

De zWArte honD, Jurjen van der Meer, tjeerd Jellema

photo: Joao Teigas

he i to preser e the tr dition l structure of the house ener tes the ide of ne sp ces uilt round t o court rds urin the r onths i est period of the e r in C prus ll the o le p rtitions c n e opened nd the house eco es uni ed court rd includin the centr l p rt of the house his concept llo s ore direct rel tionship ith n ture nd co pletel ne to occup the outdoor sp ces he house c n e opened to llo the e ther conditions nd li ht to enter nd ffect the indoor en iron ent nd eco e p rt of the ur n nd n tur l conte t outside port nt use of e et tion ch r cterises the house usin it s o le sh din p nels di idin surf ces or n tur l lustr de his c n cre te the illusion th t the sp ces re or phous tre ted s intern l or e tern l ones ith the ch r cteristics of ultil ered s in de of ti er p nels l ed or pol c r on te p nels curt ins nd e et tion to lter the e ther conditions

his pro ect s orn s l ed sh ped p ilion discreetl inserted in the o n ll throu h elo r de pl ce ent in n e c ted dune nd reen roof his ddition cre tes court rd re et een old nd ne uildin s he uildin consists of sin le store corridor hich connects the old uildin ith the ne one he roof is p rti ll co ered ith r ss nd p rti ll ith sol r p nels he dr construction used the des ount le s ste nd the ini l p in surf ces on the re due lso to the sedu roof re the principle e idence of ho the pro ect t es n ture into ccount he uildin is ch r cterised n open pl n th t llo s ore ers tile sp ce he desi n of the or sp ce s photo: Harry Cock concei ed fter consultin the users his uildin e solutions to n risi n sl nd pro le s such s the use of pref co ponents th t c n e sil e tr nsported to the isl nd t is co posed of struc ture of pill rs nd sl hich re co ined ith l ss et een he desi n process s ffected the eo r phic l loc tion dden isl nd nd the sensiti it nd ch r cter of the re dune nd the old to n this llo s li ht to enter nd to h e hi h perception of n ture inside the uildin he ini l steel construction es the uildin tr nsp rent nd the dune l nd

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sc pe isi le ehind the uildin fro the ro d he l ss used in the open of ce is printed in n str ct represent tion of the dune l ndsc pe llo in n tur l effect e en inside the uildin he roof rden es the isu l perception of the uildin er li ht nd n tur l llo in the collection of r in ter nd or re of per e le surf ces All the uildin o erh n in s re concei ed in iocli tic oidin e cessi e insul tion ut llo in li ht to enter throu h tot ll l ed surf ce

Turkey ine

rd

rl

ouse

serhat Akbay

his pri te residence is loc ted in rl rur l nd tr dition l ill e in ur e he piloti structure e rs n ele ted pl tfor on hich the house is de eloped he construction is de of ood nd is uilt the tr dition l cr fts techni ues usin loc l ood he in side of the house h s ed dou le l in ith p ehind of c to u r ntee n tur l entil tion A s ll sto e used oth for coo in nd he tin the house he effecti e ness of the solution dopted is due to the no ho of the o ner nd of the rchitect th t re n ti es fro this re ion of ur e nd could et ene t of ll the en iron ent l p r eters he uildin is e st est oriented nd is set in the centre of eld un il le for riculture he orient tion of the house llo s the sun to penetr te in inter ut eeps it out until sunset durin the su er he lon nd rect n ul r sh pe of the uildin nd its pp rent si plicit ust one store ts perfectl in the rur l conte t ithout ein too intrusi e he teri l used is loc l nd s n tur l s possi le so it respects the tr ditions of the rl re

photo: Serhat Akbay

his sin le f il ho e in ur e consists of ooden odules pre sse led in the or shop nd then rou ht to the site his h s pre ented the use of l r e chiner th t ould h e d ed the sp ce urther ore this t pe of construction pre ents serious d es durin de costruction ore speci c ll s it is posed on the site this structure is er e s to dis ntle ithout re uirin or resources t therefore helps to preser e n ture ec use it is inte r ted in ithout e er i posin on n ture

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Architecture shapes Living spaces

Sustainability means being open to all hen n rchitect desi ns pro ect he ust e sure to include ple s nt interior olu es d pted to current nd future li in conditions rticul r ttention ust e p id to the ccessi ilit of the pre ises or inst nce ccess r ps en le people ith dis ilities nd ith reduced o ilit to ccess nd to e sil o e ithin uildin Sustainability means adaptability e t to ccessi ilit d pt ilit is n indispens le sset th t uildin needs in order to continue to e useful in ti e he rchitect ust therefore desi n li in nd or in sp ces c p of d ptin to the cti ities nd the needs of e ch nd e er one

le

Sustainability means controlling light Controllin n tur l li ht offers d ellin free nd unli ited li htin source oreo er reducin rti ci l li htin nd rel in ore on n tur l li ht h s ene ci l repercussions on the ell ein of the occup nts photo: Miguel de Guzmรกn

Sustainability means sharing in ll s lre d entioned in the rst the e it is i port nt to desi n sp ces for eetin nd inter ction so s to cre te onds et een indi idu ls

i in sp ces

he round oor is pu lic nd open sp ce hile the second oor is speci c sp ce for educ tion nd tr inin he uildin is concei ed s sin le loc to li it the outer surf ce to h e less he t dispersions nd ener loss he in teri l used is ood post nd e structure to i e the hi hest pref ric tion u lit nd to use rene le teri l he structure is hi hl insul ted nd the uildin h s prehe ted nd precooled ir entil tion linds ther l ssi e teri ls nd poris tion of ter uffered in the reen roof protect the f de he intern l co fort is therefore the in fe ture of the uildin de onstr tin the ef cienc of usin reen technolo ies in rchitecture

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Germany

photo: evr-Architecten

Belgium

ent

ture nd En iron ent Educ tion l isitor Center eVr-ArChiteCten; luc eeckhout, Jan Van Den broeke, luc reuse

he pro ect is n ture nd en iron ent educ tion isitor centre on the ed e of the cit of ent he isitor centre h s different re s n e hi ition h ll edi roo l or tor cl ssroo n outdoor cl ssroo of ce sp ces nd c feteri he ide of the pro ect s to eep the isitor centre s p rt of the n ture reser e ut the rchitects decided to put the uildin not in the p r itself ut in the e tre e order of it to e it less intrusi e nd to llo n e sier ccess for isitors e plo ees nd deli eries ec use of the pro i it to the p r in lot urin the rst st e of the desi n list of cco od tion needs s s ed of the client to llo the uildin to e ore function l nd to etter ns er to the en iron ent l needs

nile er

ur

e d u rters

behnisCh ArChitekten; stefan behnisch, David Cook, Martin haas

he ne nile er e d u rters is situ ted on the n s of the El e in ur he uildin is loc ted t the intersec tion of the ro d th t le ds to the cit centre the e r tion h rf for cruise essels nd the st rt of the pro en de on the di e e iniscent of o t its sh pe r s the h r our conte t nd opens up to the cit nd its inh it nts he identit of the pl ce nd of the co p n is conse uentl re ected in the teri ls nd sh pe of the uildin he rchi tectur l rief of the uildin o sts the follo in function l u li ties centr l triu l r e terr ces nd lon corridor ith e s ccess to different eetin points in the different le els th n s to s ste of st ir s r ps nd lifts oreo er it fe tures n principles of sust in le rchitecture n tur l li ht sun protection cti e nd p ssi e ener ener tion nd n tur l

i in sp ces

Spain

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Centre of En iron ent l

esources

o.D.i. MĂĄs P. slP; Julio Grijalba,Paloma Gil, Alberto Grijalba, eduardo Carazo, Victor ruiz

photo: Adam Mørk

entil tion s ste s n the outside tu ul r structure in steel supports the ind protection s ste in tr nsp rent E E l her ll cti ted reinforced concrete ceilin s cool the uildin A l er of E E pl ced into the l in surf ce of the f c de protects fro stron d li ht nd fro stron ind nd e ther in uences A ne E de ice h s een de eloped for the li htin s ste s so s to ssure etter perfor nce nd co fort of the indoor sp ces

he e hi ition uildin consists of p rti ll uried oor hostin the in p rt of the e hi ition nd rst oor to hold the per nent e hi ition he desi n includes p r in se i conce led in e et tion nd per ol s de ith photo olt ic p nels As the uildin is p rti ll under round the inerti of the soil or s s ther l insul tion for the uildin he uildin is insul ted the use of sonr insul ted ith rec cled p per cellulose re insul tion he roof is t reen roof ctin s n coustic insul tion nd n tur l cooler he uildin h s co p ct sh pe the onl outst ndin olu e is l ed o de ith lo e issi it l ss he ther l control of the uildin is chie ed the use of under oor he tin nd coolin s ste th t t es ener fro the sol r collectors on the roof forced ir ducts he li htin s ste of the uildin uses h lo en free irin nd lo ener l ps he li htin de ices re re ul ted uto tic ll ccordin to the d li ht f ctor oth the ther l nd li htin de ices llo the uildin to h e etter intern l co fort u lit of or nd use of the sp ces he pro ect lso ser es s nifesto uildin to sho ho it is possi le to h e reen rchitecture co ined ith n opti l indoor co fort u lit Another fe ture of the desi n process s the e i ilit nd d pt ilit of the sp ces used for e hi itions due to the industri lised nd pref ric ted et l ele ents

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he uildin is housin de elop ent in the southe st corner of the Al isriederpl t nd is constituted so e to er loc s ith sculpture concept ehind his uildin not onl t es ccount of the ph sic l nd ther l co fort of the inh it nts ut its ide is th t the entire lifest le of the people counts inside nd outside their ell insul ted ho es All the occup nts reed to contr ct to odif their lifest le in order to support the tt o ls

photo: Giuseppe MiccichĂŠ

All the uildin s re e ecuted in ood nd the ceilin is re lised ith ooden hollo o ele ents hen cre tin the pro ect the clients s ed for er speci c i of ten nts so different t pes of p rt ents ere pro ided ith r in nu ers of edroo s he uildin sh pe rec lls the t pic l iss n rro nd lon ho es his re is re ll dense nd ur nised so the pro ect co ines hi h u lit of life nd or nis tion in the uildin ith the proportion of the sp ces nd the hi h nu er of ts needed he rchitectur l nd the en iron ent l o ecti es ere de eloped in p r llel nd neither is su ordin te to the other he uildin is not onl reen uildin ut it lso cts s li hthouse for etter lifest le for ll of its ten nts

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Architecture delivers

Sustainable construction Throughout its life span, a sustainable building has a low energy and water consumption. Furthermore, the materials used to build it are environment friendly and often recycled. Finally, once it has reached the end of its useful life, the building makes room for a healthy plot of land.

Wood or concrete? What are the respective advantages?

Wood ood is n tur l nd ecolo ic l teri l t is rec cl le nd iode r d le nd its life e ceeds th t of n other teri ls on the r et ts use helps li it reenhouse s e issions ec use it sor s C oreo er ood production re uires little ener Contr r to idespre d ide the use of ood c n pro e ene ci l for the forest ec use fellin pro otes its re ul r rene l e ertheless it ust e n ed sust in l i e e oder te use of the ood nd repl nt ther ise hu n ction ill pro e p rticul rl h r ful to n ture hen used under the ri ht conditions ood is sust in le nd resist nt teri l n f ct its stren th nd dur ilit h s een pro en since o fr ed uildin s fro the th Centur re still in use tod in n E countries le i le nd li ht ood is e s to tr nsport

nd c n e used to uild on n plot of l nd urther ore ood is teri l hich ent ils little ter ir or soil pollution hen proc essed t lso h s the d nt e of ein loc l teri l nd l r e riet of loc l species c n e culti ted dependin on the re ions odul r house de of ood c n e d pted sp ti ll s nd hen re uired i in in ooden house e ns en o in the ene ts of er ood ther l nd coustic insu l tion roperl desi ned nd uilt ti er fr ed uildin s re ul te the indoor en iron ent there ensurin ther l co fort throu hout the e r irrespecti e of the se son Concrete sin concrete h s nu erous d nt es in ter s of sust in le construction t is er e i le teri l th t ffords e ten si e rchitectur l freedo oreo er in ddition to its ener ef cienc concrete c n lso e full rec cled nd re used urther ore insul tin concrete c n e used for onolithic construc tion hich re uires no ddition l insul tin teri ls i h or ultr hi h perfor nce concrete c n e used for sli er structures n inter sol r ener is stored concrete nd rele sed fter cert in inter l ec use of its hi h ther l inerti his s e principle co es in er useful in cool sprin nd utu n e enin s hus ell n ed house c n reduce its he tin costs n su er the ther l inerti of concrete pre ents o erhe tin distri utin in ti e the coolth ccu ul ted durin the ni ht her l co fort is there ensured in inter nd su er li e

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or the construction of con ention l sin le f il house the production inten nce de olition nd reuse of concrete represents less th n of the consu ption of ll the ener needed to oper te th t uildin his e ns th t of this consu ption is used for li htin he tin nd ir conditionin in ll its ss es concrete n tur ll ood sound insul tin teri l nd dependin on its structure or the te ture of its surf ce ood coustic sor ent Why combine the two? hese t o teri ls h e n u lities includin th t oth re dur le Co inin the t o therefore e ns co ple entin the u lities of one ith those of the other to o t in ood loo in dou l sust in le uildin rts in ood or in concrete ill e chosen dependin on ho the uildin is to e used he ost co on rr n e ent is to put the concrete t the otto to support the uildin nd the ood on top so s to c pit lise on its li htness o e roo s or orient tion ill re uire hi h ther l inerti hile others ill re uire er little A ood no led e of these teri ls nd their d nt es is therefore indispens le for opti l rchi tectur l desi n on the ther l structur l nd sust in le front Re-use of materials ec clin teri ls in construction helps reduce the ecolo ic l nd econo ic i p ct or e ple usin the teri ls of site nd its surroundin s e ns li itin the tr nsport of teri ls s ell s reducin st e nd thus the cost of construction

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hen nuf cturer of ir conditionin nd he tin decides to uild its he d u rters the rchitecture of the uildin ust e oth the c llin c rd of the co p n nd ust sho the odern concepts th t ir conditionin s ste s re c p le of his pro ect de onstr tes ho conte por r rchitecture nd uildin technolo re utu ll reinforcin he uildin h s n rro pl n tot ll oriented to the south he entr nces to the different of ces re loc ted in the les centr l corridor ser in e ch le el in the direction of the len th hese re no ceilin nishes so th t the ther l inerti contri ute to su st nti l reduc tion of he tin needs in inter nd coolin needs in su er i h indo s let n tur l li ht et deep into the uildin nd e tern l linds protect the of ces fro n e cessi e su er he t

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his residenti l house is intended to e protot pe for ero c r on sust in le ho e he desi n concept llo s d pt le e i le nd odern sp ces ch r cterised d nced technolo ies nd en iron ent l s ste s he uildin is s u re etre house of t o nd h lf store ith t o edroo s he structure h s rnli e for ith cur ed roof ith photo olt ic p nels on it his p rticul r sh ped roof co ers the li in roo hich h s dou le hei ht he li in re h s ti er port l structure so oors c n e slotted et een fr es or left open dependin on the re uire ents At the round le el ti er fr e c rries the ertic l lo ds of the open pl n fr e o e nd pro ide st ilit to the lo d e rin she r lls

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south f cin slope the rchitect rtin uch h s co pleted his house nd studio to ether ith te of rich rchitects he teri l used for the oors the ulted ceilin s the ll the pl ster nd the steps the sh sins the sho er c ins nd the tiles of the roof is inl e rth of hich s t en fro the e c tion of the uildin site he teri l s then for ed pri ed c st co ted ed pressed or r ed to eco e re l construction teri l he house is de onstr tion of the f ct th t hi h u lit result c n e chie ed photo: Beat B端hler uildin ith n tur l teri ls n the construction ph se ll the pplied te ri l nd oper tin d t s docu ented nd n l sed nd co p red ith re listic ener nd cli te d t A l r e p rt of the technolo used s co pletel ne nd studied ith the use of instru ents to de ne the dhesion nd the co ustion proprieties of the soil he e rth for the lls s co pressed in the for or ith pneu tic r s nd rollers nd insul ted ith itu inous sheetin nd fo l ss insul tion A hi h le el of no led e in this ne eld s chie ed ith this pro ect

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lo c r on dio ide e issions the he lth indoor cli te nd the lo he tin costs due to the he t cont in ent nd c p cit uildin ith the str le techni ue is lo cost nd ch r cterised the reus ilit nd independence of the teri ls ood str cellulose ood chips cl li e nd s nd he onl i issue is the intensi e l our of pl sterin nd the lon nishin ti e Another fe ture of this t pe of uildin is the re resist nce the nished pl ster co t does not let o en throu h nd hence does not c tch re his house h s s ll ecolo ic l footprint nd it re uires ini l c re is ell insul ted it es the i u use of d li ht it consu es little round ter nd it uses rene le ener to function ith the str le techni ue it is possi le to s e one reducin the need for ood for posts nd e s s hi hl co pressed str les co ered ith pl ster c rr lo ds nd the pl ster lso protects fro oisture nd re hese ef cient co fort le nd futuristic houses re lso popul r uesthouses t the s e ti e he electricit is pro ided ind ill ne t to the site

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ere considered ifferent techni ues of ener s in ere used repl ce nd oiler oth of the pl nned ith closed co ustion ch of sol r ener the necess r

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he he tin surf ce is pl ced in the ceilin nd it is inst lled to turn on under C inside t turns on r rel sic ll the repl ce is le to he t up the hole uildin he s oiler is neces s r onl for do estic hot ter ust in le construction e ns usin non to ic teri ls n this pro ect n tur l teri ls such s str nd ood ere used to o t in ooden structure ith str insul tion th t pro ides n tur l irti htness his uildin s used to e ine the effect of cli te ch n e for su er he t co fort ith n ener si ul tion pro r nd se er l onitorin e sure ents ere de to see the ir ti htness of uildin the ther l rid es nd indoor C concentr tion

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Architecture shelters Thermal comfort

Solar panels ol r ener is often used for the ther l co fort of sust in le uildin hen desi nin pro ect therefore it is necess r to orient the sol r p nels properl inst llin the on the sunniest p rts of the roof or the f c de A h dr ulic s ste is then used to store the ener nd to suppl it inside the house t the ppropri te ti es such s t ni ht for inst nce his s ste c n lso e pl ced in the round Adaptation and economy n sust in le uildin in enious s ste s re used to d pt the ener de nd nd to econo ise for s lon s possi le e c n for inst nce d ust the openin nd closin of printed l ss lou res ccordin to the cli te pro ide dou le s in control the li ht etc Thermal strategy e er l ther l str te ies c n e deplo ed ccordin to the se son photo: Nicolas Borel

n inter it is possi le to he t lettin the sun’s r s in e c n lso use thic lls th t help eep the he t inside the uildin nd inst ll selecti e l in in ll dou le insul tion lso pro e er ppropri te in er cold re ions

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n su er the uildin c n e cooled th n s to h rid p ssi e entil tion s ste th t ini ises ech nic l nd electric l e uip ent t is lso possi le to pro ide protection fro the sun e ns of outdoor linds or the uto tic re ul tion of interior eneti n linds The benefits of an atrium n su er linds protect the triu nd thus pre ent o erhe tin A dr u ht of fresh ir cools it th n s to series of s ll indo s inst lled t roof le el hich c n open uto tic ll hen it is too hot there securin n ide l te per ture t ll ti es n inter the ir is rene ed ech nic l entil tion he su er protection inst the sun is ithdr n nd the sun’s r s c n penetr te enerousl into the triu nd he t it

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he itious o ecti es ed ere chie ed nd the hi h school sho s perfor nce o e er e in ter s of reduced consu ption of ener rene le ener nd n tur l resource use he use of loc l teri ls nd rchitectur l ele ents nd the ti er cl ddin rec llin the to cco dr ers eeps the e or of the pl ce he ener needs of the uildin re reduced ith hi h perfor nce en elope nd iocli tic ppro ch n tur l entil tion in the triu use of n tur l li htin ener ef cient s ste s ith hi h perfor nce or he t reco er A l r e use of rene le ener is lso incorpor ted to ssure the use of cle n ener nd ero fossil use for this uildin

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his uildin s the rst school in Europe to re ch the ero fossil ener nd cle n ener use he school is loc ted in for er f r in the he rt of su ur n t Eloi nd it co ines t o schools round rest ur nt the hotel school of oitiers nd the ricultur l colle e he schools co ine educ tion o ern ent tr inin or shops he ccess to the uildin is i l r e s u re in i triu desi ned ith iocli tic co fort in ll se sons A l of tr des is punctu ted the tic rdens he n e of oto i en to the school refers to the en iron ent l ppro ch nd ener s in hich co ine the school nd the oto protocol

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o e for life is the orld’s rst Acti e ouse nd it is the result of n studies nd rese rch his uildin is self suf cient nd C neutr l pro ect ec use of its sol r collectors sol r cells nd sol r he t pu p he house produces ore ener th n it consu es nd it is c lcul ted th t in e rs it ill h e returned ore to n ture th n it ill h e consu ed he teri l used is ti er fr in o e concrete r ft ith e tern l cl ddin nd oor tiles de fro rec cled l ss he indo s re ch r cteri ed ne ener s in l ss technolo he l ed surf ce is of the tot l oor re in the i u of the d li ht the de nd for electricit for li htin is reduced

i ht nd entil tion re e f ctors nd to ensure he lth indoor cli te the l ed re s of the uildin h e openin ech nis s here is lso nd sensors th t re ister he t hu idit nd C li ht sensor to turn off the li hts hen ou le e the roo his pro ect is de onstr tion th t rchitecture i es ns ers to hu n needs nd llo s hi h le el of intern l co fort

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he site s n re in d condition ne r the ed e of the old ro ue cit del in the centr l district he of ce uildin is the rst st e of e uildin s co ple in ller nd triu th t ill repl ce the e istin te tile industr he second uildin ill e si il r to the rst one nd the other three ill co plete the odul r s ll cit he ur n l ndsc pe

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concept connects the old ro ue district ith the est to n A se ent ith p r in constitutes the rst uildin nd tech nic l sp ces round oor nd e nine for ret il nd ser ices ith e oors nd penthouse for cl ss A of ces here is i e i ilit for the of ce sp ces round the in centr l nucleus ec use the concrete structure ith steel r ture nd steel e s i es the possi ilit to h e openin s he uildin is ener s in nd in one e r it offered reduc tion of electricit consu ption he intelli ent uildin n e ent s ste c n n e nd control the ener loss the use of sensors in the f c des llo s to it control the shuttin nd openin of the o ile l ss l ell s ccordin to e ther conditions

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he olsele Co p n decided to uild ne sho roo ith s ll ecolo ic l footprint sho in of the products it sells his uildin s uilt ith lon e st est is nd h s f de co ered ith sun sh din nd o erh n s to cut sol r in he pro ect h s different lleries n udio isu l the tre for fort people of ce f cilities coffee roo se in r roo nd shroo f cilities Al ost ll the products used in the uildin desi n re il le in the olsele shops he sunsh des re p rticul r tre t ent th t llo the to h e photo olt ic p nels on their surf ce nd the f de h s open le indo s to llo for cross entil tion he use of he t pu ps dr tic ll reduces the electricit use for he tin nd coolin nd the lo o toilets use one third of the ter used tr dition l toilets

o different photo olt ic s ste s ser e the uildin o co ple en t r construction ppro ches ere used in the uildin n e tern l ss insul tion nd li ht ei ht ti er structure her l ss is pro ided the oors in concrete nd fro the support structure of colu ns nd lls he sh pe of the uildin is co p ct to ini ise the e tern l surf ce re nd he t loss E tern ll insul ted prec st s nd ich p nels ti er curt in llin nd lo e issi it dou le l in for the en elope of the uildin he uildin uses round source he t pu p nd ood pellet oiler to eet the residu l de nd ot ter co es fro the sol r ther l collectors nd stores hile electricit is ener ted throu h photo olt ic p nels here is lso icro ind tur ine in the pro ect

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co ered ood fr e he inter ention therefore pert ined essenti ll to the insertion of t o p r llel of ce in s pl ced o er the len th of the uildin hese r s re uilt ith steel posts nd lintels closed l ss p rtitions he of ce pl tfor s co u nic te throu h the centr l sp ce situ ted elo the reconstructed roof A distinction is dr n et een the ori in l ric lls nd the inserted structure A l r e indo the onl inter ention in the ori in l ric structure repl ces one of the co p rt ents of the ch pel in the c of the uildin he openin ffords occup nts ie o er the rr rdens hilst i in pedes tri n in the rden li pse of the cti it inside the uildin n con ertin the for er rrison church into the lt toc E ch n e the rchitectur l pro ect sou ht to i e the uildin ne future hile inte r tin ne ecolo ic l rchitecture concepts o pro ide ple s nt or in en iron ent for ll the e plo ees of the lt toc E ch n e the rchitect put e ph sis on the coolness of the uildin throu h str te th t ini ises the need for ech nic l nd electric l e uip ent e conse uentl opted for p ssi e nd h rid entil tion or the centr l sp ce this entil tion oes throu h the roofs nd indo s he uildin is lso cooled ni ht con ec tion nd e por tion s ste urin the d d ust le shutters pro ide protection inst the sun he of ces nd conference roo s on the round oor re cooled coolin c ssettes in ll in inter the uildin is he ted ith he tin tteries

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Acoustic comfort he ost ecolo ic l solution for reducin the i p ct of noise on d ellin or pl ce or other fre uented loc tion consists of cre tin screen of reener A tree copse or hed e ill pro ide consider le protection inst coustic distur nces hile pro idin o en nd ell ein hen the uildin is desi ned the rchitect c n cut do n the noise i in his pro ect precise sh pe hus structure ith i in lls c n sor sound es nd cre te noise tr p urther ore second protecti e s in outside the rst reduces the tr ns ission of noise fro the street od triple l in nd coustic nd ther l insul tion re reco ended Visual comfort E er o ent of the d rin s its u lit of li ht to li in sp ces A sound n e ent of openin s c n pro ide re t isu l co fort hilst re inin respectful of ecolo hether t ho e or t the or pl ce o the E st the ornin r s cco p n ou nd ri hten up our d o the est the e enin li ht penetr tes deep in the roo ec use the suns r s re lo er o the outh the sun is hi h in the s nd pro ides intense nd r li ht fro o e in ll to

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f ce uildin Peter benuska, Peter topinka

et in su ur n conte t this uildin t es d n t e of n sust in le str te ies in order to pro ide ri ht conte por r of ce sp ce to its occup nts n doin so it respects n of the e ch r cteristics th t constitute u lit sust in le rchitecture thus pro idin hi h le el of co fort to its users he o er ll photo: Pato Safko structure of the uildin is of concrete teri l ith hi h ther l ss th t helps to odul te the te per ture ithin the uildin he he tin nd coolin s ste is sed on r nd source he t pu p he h lf uried round oor is n ppropri te response to the site th t lso incre ses the ther l inerti of the uildin eco in source of coolth on hot su er d s t lso h s c refull oriented l ss surf ces th t e ns th t sol r in is n ed to oid o erhe tin hilst t the s e ti e rin in full d li ht into the he rt of the uildin his str te is further reinforced the use of n intern l court rd th t i es re ter opportunit for rin in in d li ht nd i es to the occup nts re ter cont ct ith the outside en iron ent n this the co fort le els of the occup nts is enh nced ell e ond th t of less ell considered of ce uildin s

photo: Dima Vassiliki, Sofia Tsiraki-Biri

Greece E

A

i

E ndustri l

r s

Dima Vassiliki, Mpasiakou Vassiliki, sofia tsiraki-biri

he concept t the se of this pro ect is li ht steel construc tion ith i sh pe on the south est f de he opti orient tion of the uildin llo s proper e posure to the sun nd the l ed surf ce connects isu ll the indoor ith the outdoor en iron ent he l ed surf ce is sh ded linds to pre ent sol r o erhe tin nd to oid ener use for e tr coolin he roofs nd other top openin s let the r ir out

l

Co fort

hile cooler fresh ir enters fro the openin s t the se this pro ides n tur l entil tion nd ood indoor cli te he i dou le f de h s lso nother dut it helps in reducin the street noise re ectin the sound he p rticul r sh pe nd rise soleil used re useful oth for sun sh din nd for noise reduction effect ut the llo to see outside nd h e const nt isu l lin ith n ture his uildin effect lso h s the fe ture of ein not onl reen industri l re ut it lso produces cle n ener nd ssu es decisi e role on en iron ent l issues nd usiness r desi n his p rticul r sh ped uildin thus eco es protot pe to h e usiness he d u rter ithout for ettin isu l nd coustic co fort he i in ll in this uildin sor s sounds

Spain

he indo s h e een reduced in si e nd re protected inst sol r r di tion he openin s occup less th n of the f de nd h e selecti e l in throu h hich of sunli ht ut onl of he t c n penetr te hese ersi n linds re d usted uto tic ll ccordin to the cloud co er nd n le of incidence of the sun's r s there oidin n un nted sol r ener

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rcelon

lood nd issue

n

sAAs, sAbAtÊ AssoCiAts; Joan sabatÊ, Àlex Cazurra, horacio espeche

his uildin co ines se er l d nt es for he lth nd interior co fort ore speci c ll n nti r di tion de ice s inst lled to pre ent r ther co on occup tion l dise se lipo troph o th t end n electro netic r di tion dissip tion s ste s inst lled on the found tion sl teri ls ith lo r te of ol tile or nic co pounds ere lso used urther ore the rcelon lood nd tissue n is e uipped ith s ll openin s th t represent less th n of the tot l surf ce of the f de his llo s i u of n tur l li ht to enter into the pre ises nd e the f r ore ple s nt ene ti n linds ith re ectin hori ont l l ell e diffuse li ht inside the uildin there reducin the use of rti ci l li htin

photo: Lluis Casals

Co fort

46

Croatia n siu

opri nic

’

’E

stuDio uP; lea Pelivan, toma Plejic

photo: Robert Les

he n siu nd ports ll is co ple uildin in contr st ith st pl in l ndsc pe he n siu is pl ced in the centre of the plot ithout c round nd hier rch of surroundin uildin s he use of the uildin is thesefore cle r nd isi le nd the he structure in reinforced concrete on the round oor llo s li hter structure on the upper oors ith sh ped steel ele ents dr sse led he roof is de ith speci ll desi ned ele ents e en if ll the teri ls used ere il le on the st nd rd uildin r et o unnecess r nishin s done to s e ener ti e nd one in the construction ph se

here is no ir conditionin in the ut in the sports h ll nd in the cl ssroo s of the top oor s ste of shutters nd ducts ensure const nt o of cool ir in su er he outer co t is tr nslu cent s in illu in ted t ni ht hich ec e s ol of the cit of opri nic he use of this p rticul r teri l llo s hu e penetr tion of d li ht durin the d since ll the uildin eco e tr ns p rent ut ith the proper protection to sol r r s nd o erhe tin he isu l co fort is ssured considerin lso the sh pe of the uildin of the in sports h ll nd lso of the intern l p ths ell lit cle r nd e sil reco nis le he coustic perfor nce of the uildin s studied considerin the sh pe of the in sports h ll nd lso usin ducts nd pl nts on the ceilin to re the noise nd reduce the distur in effect of echoes nd d prop tion of sound

upplies or echnic l E uip ent 47

Architecture integrates Energy and services

Water rious ech nis s c n e introduced in sust in le structure to u r ntee r tion l ter use dr or hi hl ter s in toilets r in ter reco er ter rec clin etc Energy rious processes c n lso e desi ned to ini ise the ener consu ption of the uildin such s desi nin p ssi e sol r uildin s nd usin ef cient sol r inst ll tions inte r ted into the rchitecture Waste ste n e ent c n e f cilit ted instruction l nd er ono ic e ns such s rep ir reuse rec clin co postin etc

photo: Ansis Starks

Ener

nd ser ices

Ireland

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or

u lin

treet oci l

ousin

seĂĄn harrington

his ne residenti l de el op ent re est lishes the for er street line in t o different streets r in n i port nt cit corner A loc of d ellin s is used ith p rt ents ccessed fro sin le st irc se nd lift cores here re lso duple p rt ents cces si le fro n open dec o erloo in the co un l photo: Philip Lauterbach court rd he d ellin s of the southern ound r of the site ll h e o n door ccess he f de re ects perfectl the structur l s ste the p rt ent t polo nd the different ch r cteris tion of the circul tion to rds rh th ic l ele ents n the corner of the t o in f des n ele nt to er is set s oint En iron ent l principles re ehind this uildin controlled p ssi e sol r in usin l ed inter rdens nd sol r ther l roof p nels he uildin h s n ener ef cient co un l he tin s ste nd hi h ther l insul tion nd reen roof An i port nt fe ture is the collection of r in ter fro the roofs to e stored nd to e used for irri tion nd c r shin ec clin nd co postin is encour ed residents c n sep r te their itchen ste into p per pl stics nd food in speci l ch er cup o rd under the itchen sin here re lot of co un l f cili

ties in this pro ect such s children’s pl re rec clin f cilities nd co un l ste co poster the product of hich c n e used in the court rd the roof rdens or on indi idu l lcon pl nters or pots E ch loc is supplied ith he tin nd hot ter is pro ided sol r p nels connected to oilers loc ted in the pl nt roo on the roof her ost tic p nels in e ch unit nd ther ost tic l es on e er r di tor llo for indi idu l te per ture control or this pro ect the rchitect h s ttended to the reco er of te ri ls th t ere present in the pre ious uildin e lso used te ri ls th t re uire little production ener ol r p nels ere pl ced s s lo ener co on he tin s ste in ll reen roof offers er ood insul tion for the entire structure oreo er

Latvia

ip

ill

ssi h us iel

lni

e

ervins krauklis

his house s desi ned to p ssi h us st nd rds nd r ised re t interest in pu lic opinion he site s the t i n se side e do e et tion nd e istin trees ere preser ed nd inte r tion of ne l ndsc pin into e istin en iron ent s c refull pl nned he house tries to respect the t pic l sher en’s ill e house in sh pe nd nishin ut ith re ll ne en iron ent l de ices his uildin s the rst p ssi h us st nd rd uildin in t i nd it s uilt s ll loc l co p n since e er loc l no s the eco house nd the techni ues to re ch the est perfor nce in ener s in he construction s desi ned st rtin fro the tr dition l pr c tice in t i ut then the pro ect s redesi ned to re ch

Ener

Bulgaria

o

nd ser ices

49

An lo A eric n chool ADA ltd; ivo Panteleev

photo: Ansis Starks

the p ssi h us st nd rds he o ner s in ol ed in the desi n of ech nic l s ste s nd in the uildin process s ell nterior decor tion nd interior desi n s done p rti ll the o ner s ell he structure is in concrete ric s ith c insul tion of l ss ool the found tion is concrete sl ith l er of fo l ss e t pu ps nd sol r p nels ere used in this house nd the u lit of the indoor en iron ent tches the tr dition of the t i n l ndsc pe

n the re et een the in o d nd the nch re o unicip lit the An lo A eric n chool s uilt he uildin h s ll the school f cilities such s e tern l terr ce pl rounds cl ssroo s l or tories sport nd technic l f cilities he uildin s set in str te ic re fro pu lic tr nsport point of ie nd it h s co p ct sh pe to oid ener loss All the personnel of the school ere tr ined in the correct use of the uildin nd to pr c tice nd te ch reen educ tion All the technic l e uip ent li e oiler roo ir conditionin r in ter reser oirs re ccessi le for children to educ te the on ho the oper te nd ere uilt he pro ect s desi ned considerin ccessi ilit for ll nd the i pro e ent of infr structures nd the in ol e ent of pu lic tr nsport ol r p nels re pl ced in the roof to he t the s nit r ter A thic ther l en elope u r ntees the ther l insul tion nd the C e ission s c lcul ted s ell he pro ect h s p rticul r s ste of rec clin of ste fro the uildin includin re ter in ter is collected fro ll roofs nd used for irri tion nd the pond is ell desi ned nd inte r ted in the site A ech nic l entil tion s ste is pro ided nd n tur l entil tion is used ith open le indo s here not possi le Ad pt ilit in future s considered in the desi n ph se llo in the option to h e future e tension ini l use of terti ht p e ents nd incre sin use of reen sp ces s pro ided he ter is reco ered in pond nd then used for terin

photo: Ivo Panteleev

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photo: Robert Les

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Conclusion The challenge to find new ways of living is only just beginning.

The ACE believes that the decade from 2010 to 2020 must be a transformational one for the construction sector and that it will see the coming of age of sustainable architecture as the most appropriate approach to the design and building of our urban and human habitat. his e hi ition h s de onstr ted th t n of the est pr ctices re lre d ith us nd the in technolo ies re lre d tried nd tested he ACE ill continue in the ne t e rs of its life to pro ote nd encour e the rchitectur l profession to re ne nd e tend its no led e of these ppro ches nd technolo ies so th t it c n continue to e the le der in the pro ision of hi h u lit sust in le uildin s for societ his c t lo ue is lso il le on line t the www.ace-cae.eu

List of selected Projects Austria

Estonia

ed E rth ouse

chlins

Roger Boltshauser, Martin Rauch

tr le houses in in ill e in ill e Rene Valner

Belgium

France

ture nd En iron ent Educ tion l isitor Centre

ent

evr-Architecten; Luc Eeckhout, Jan Van Den Broeke, Luc Reuse

ssi e o e ents uters russels

oitiers

erold oci l ousin

ris

Jakob + MacFarlane

Ines Camacho Architect

Germany

Bulgaria

Rolf Disch SolarArchitektur

ol r ettle ent

An lo A eric n chool

o

i

li

icosi

Yiorgos Hadjichristou, Petros Konstantinou, Veronika Antoniou

Croatia n siu ’ ’ E opri nic

Denmark

r

en Children’s ouse

E

A

E ndustri l

r s

i

Dima Vassiliki, Mpasiakou Vassiliki, Sofia Tsiraki-Biri

il

ouse

r

t

Péter Medgyasszay

Ireland

strup

AART architects; Anders Tyrrestrup C.F. Møller Architects; Julian Weyer, Mette Nymann Nielsen

Greece

Hungary

Studio Up; Lea Pelivan, Toma Plejic

o e for ife

ur

Behnisch Architekten; Stefan Behnisch, David Cook, Martin Haas

Cyprus ouse in

rei ur

nile er e d u rters

Ivo Panteleev

photo: David Pisani

oto i h chool SCAU architectes

nderu

or

treet oci l ousin

Seán Harrington

urses Educ tion uildin terford A&D Wejchert & Partners Architects; Paddy Fletcher

u lin

Students Latvia

Spain

ssi h us iel

lni

ip

ill

e

Ervins Krauklis

A ieffer nitec Co p n uildin u e our cba Christian Bauer & associés architectes

Malta toc E ch n e

llett

Architecture Project; Alberto Miceli Farrugia

erschellin

rcelon

Centre of En iron ent l esources ll dolid O.D.I. más P. slp; Julio Grijalba,Paloma Gil, Alberto Grijalba, Eduardo Carazo,Victor Ruiz

r

n ill s

Alle retto

rs

l

denerstr sse

urich

Pool Architekten

rl

Serhat Akbay

Stefan Kurylowicz, Maria Saloni-Sadowska

United Kingdom

Romania

Sheppard Robson; Alan Shingler, Dan Burr, Ben Reed, Cara Oliver

Cit

usiness Centre

i hthouse i iso r

Andreescu & Gaivoronschi srl; Vlad Gaivoronschi, Dan Munteanu

Slovakia

tford

olsele ust in le uildin Center e in ton p ECD Architects

A A

A A C E E

ru sin stien nn

Living Spaces CA

de C E ophie nu

E

eoffro

Sustainable Construction de E E r ldine EC E thilde A den A EE E Elodie

Thermal Comfort E A

od etrte

C A ulien E n u ich l

Comfort

A

ul E

E Dean E E

Vice-Dean

Studio Master CE

Professor

enoit E E A Professor and Director of CERAA

E Ch rles E E enr E ophie

Energy & Services

Slovenia Enota

ichel

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C

Christophe

ru sin stien nn

A A C E E

C

Andr de E e n

Mobility

Peter Benuska, Peter Topinka

otel oteli

Aur lie e ne Ch rlotte

A

de

r tisl

fro

Exchange and Identity

A

Turkey rd ouse

Professors

C

Biodiversity

Sweden

ine

Poland A

n

Switzerland

ll erschellin

De Zwarte Hond, Groningen, Jurjen van der Meer, Tjeerd Jellema

E

issue

Cord Sigel, Pontus Åqvist

The Netherlands o n

lood

SaAS, Sabaté Associats; Joan Sabaté, Àlex Cazurra, Horacio Espeche

Luxembourg

lt

C

E E E r h n s A A E r n ois ier C E Ale ndre

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MEMBERS ORGANISATIONS OF THE ACE Austria

France

Latvia

undes er der Archite ten und n enieur onsulenten A

Conseil tion l de l' rdre des Architectes C A ndic t d'Architecture A nion tion le des ndic ts r n is d'Architectes A

he t i Associ tion of Architects AA

Belgium Conseil tion l de l' rdre des Architectes C A d r tion o le des oci t s d'Architectes de el i ue A

Bulgaria Ch er of Architects in ul ri CA nion of Architects in ul

ri

A

Croatia Cro ti n Ch

er of Architects CCA

Cyprus C prus Architects Associ tion CAA

Czech Republic C ech Ch

er of Architects CCA

Denmark A

de is Ar ite tforenin nish Associ tion of Architectur l ir s A

AA

n A n n

eriti

ri n

Turkey Ch

Associ tion of Consultin Architects in or ACA ors e Ar ite ters ndfor und

A

Architect's e istr tion o rd A o l nstitute of ritish Architects A

Poland

he nion of Estoni n Architects EA

Finland

Italy

Portugal

Ireland

Consi lio ion le de li Architetti i ni c tori es e Conser tori C A C

er of Architects of ur e

United Kingdom

Norway

o l nstitute of the Architects of rel nd A

innish Associ tion of Architects A A

A

Conf rence uisse des Architectes C A

Associ tion of olish Architects A tion l Ch er of Architects of the epu lic of ol nd A

Estonia

Sweden Switzerland

ond n ederl ndse Architecten A tichtin ure u Architectenre ister A

Hungary

Conse o uperior de los Cole ios de Ar uitectos de Esp C CAE eri es Ar ite ter

Malta The Netherlands

Associ tion des Architectes iplo s A A EA Ch re echni ue de r ce C

rde isti

os Ar uitectos

A

OBSERVERS MEMBER OF THE ACE FYROM he Associ tion of Architects fro AA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Romania Architects' Ch o ni A

A

Spain

rdre des Architectes et n nieurs Conseils de u e our A r t l

n

er of Architects

Ch er of Architecture nd p ti l l nnin of lo eni A

Luxembourg A

Ch

Slovenia

Architects Associ tion of ithu ni AA

Greece

Ch er of un Architects E

lo

Lithuania

Germany Architects' ele tion er undes rchite ten er Architects' ele tion er und eutscher Archite ten Architects' ele tion er und eutscher u eister Archite ten und n enieure Architects' ele tion er ereini un reisch ffender Archite ten A

Slovakia

er of

Associ tion of Architects in osnie nd er e o in

CA

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Thanks to our Sponsoring Partners his e hi ition ould not h e een possi le ithout the enerous sponsorship recei ed fro our sponsorin p rtners C ll rr E C E E i in ohnson Controls n uf nsul tion e t inless elu e re lso r teful to our contri utin sponsors e elce iener er er

photo: Lukas Roth

in ll e r tefull th n the utuelle des Architectes r n is A for its enerous don tion to rds this e hi ition nd the e ents th t r s the th nni ers r of the ACE