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Making Space 2010 Award
Shortlist
Entrant: TYIN Tegnestue, Norway Name of Building/Space: Library and two residential houses Country: Thailand Type of Building/Space: Library and two residential houses Description: TYIN Tegnestue is a non-profit organisation carrying out humanitarian aid through architecture. TYIN is run by five architect students from NTNU and the projects are financed by more than 60 Norwegian companies, as well as private contributions
Min Buri Old Market LIbrary Photo: Pasi Aalto / www.pasiaalto.com
Safe Haven Orphanage Photo: Pasi Aalto / www.pasiaalto.com
Soe Ker Tie House Photo: Pasi Aalto / www.pasiaalto.com
Entrant: Jula-Kim Sieber, ar2com, Darmstadt, Germany Name of Building/Space: Scarab School, Mali and Mobile Learning Device Country: Mali, West Africa Type of Building/Space: School and Mobile School Device Description: The school has given a social place for the local young people to gather while they learn and has enabled them to build a social environment and local identity. The ‘Transportable Classroom’, allows learning to take place anywhere and has given these nomadic people easier access to learning opportunities. Each pupil has a wooden board, which serves as a writing desk, seat and table and has a pocket to store pens and books. It is a seat/table/school bag in one. All you need is a teacher then school can begin.
Entrant: Alan Dunlop Architect Ltd and Glasgow City Council, Scotland Name of Building/Space: Hazelwood School Country: Scotland Type of Building/Space: School for Additional Support Needs Description: The architects worked in close collaboration with teachers, parents and children to achieve this state of the art campus, which will provide curricular and life skill facilities from early childhood to adolescence. The school caters for 60 students with multiple disabilities aged from 2 to 19 years.
The judges praised the entry as ‘outstanding in pure architectural terms’ and as a ‘responsive, fantastic space’.
http://www.alandunloparchitects.com/
http://www.hazelwood.glasgow.sch.uk/
Entrant: Andria, Italy Name of Building/Space: Coriandoline Residential District Country: Italy Type of Building/Space: Outdoor / Residential Description: Coriandoline is a residential district in Correggio town, in the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy. Research on housing requirements conducted with over 700 children, 50 teachers, academics and families led to the publication of a ‘manifesto’ outlining the living requests. The houses were then created in collaboration with artist E.Luzzati.
Judges noted that the project was ‘very inclusive with an interesting approach and design’.
Entrant: Montgomery Sisam Architects, Canada Name of Building/Space: Bloorview Kids Rehab Country: Canada Type of Building/Space: Hospital Description: Bloorview Kids Rehab is the designated provincial resource in rehabilitation and complex continuing care for children, young people and their families. It is innovative in its mandate to combine all aspects of children's rehabilitation - research, therapy and education - in one facility.
Judges described this entry as ‘A highly sophisticated architectural response to what is a complex and ambitious brief. The combined health and pedagogical brief is reinforced by a humanist contemporary architecture that is not childish, nor institutional, and one that other countries can learn from.’
http://www.montgomerysisam.com/
http://www.hollandbloorview.ca/
Entrant: Streets and Parks Dept. City of Malmo, Sweden Name of Building/Space: Puckellball Pitch Country: Sweden Type of Building/Space: Sports Facility Description: Puckelball Pitch is an interactive art project created by Swedish artist Johan Ferner Ström. The piece is an artistic impression of the phenomenon football and how it resembles the playground of life, which is neither equilateral nor level. The ball doesn’t go where you want, the different halves of the pitch are not the same for everybody and the goals are definitely not the same size. The football field’s injustices are negated by the varying skills and strengths of the players. The pitch is situated in a district park between two city areas facing many social challenges, and has served as an integrating factor and increased the proximity between the residents of these two areas.
The entry impressed as ‘a fun, innovative and in many senses a simple idea’ and as an example of ‘how one might create an external space that can engage a wide section of the community in many different ways’.
http://www.malmo.se/English/About-the-City-of-Malmo.html
Entrant: Kohki Hiranuma Architect and Associates, Japan Name of Building/Space: Space Lab Country: Japan Type of Building/Space: Learning Space Description: ‘Space Lab’, at The University of Tokyo is constructed of only wood and glass, promoting the use of thinned materials as a method of restoring the natural environment. The space is widely used by the students and local community.
The judges noted that the project was a ‘beautifully constructed project’ and ‘very innovative with a great use of space and materials’.
http://www.khaa.jp/top/index_e.htm
Entrant: Cadell2 LL, Scotland Name of Building/Space: Scotland's Housing Expo Country: Scotland Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: The core brief was to meet planning policy requirements in the provision of a Local Area for Play and a Local Equipped Area for Play within a new housing development of 52 houses (now completed) and 42 houses (planned growth). However the design philosophy is much more extensive, prioritising design for pedestrian use, social activity and children’s play and this has had a profound influence on the housing layout as a whole. Therefore the brief encompasses the street design, housing frontages, and a series of public spaces as well as landscape elements within the housing such as a new watercourse.
A very innovative housing project…breaking down the usual barriers between residential, play and other spaces…
http://www.scotlandshousingexpo.com/
http://www.area.uk.com/cadell2.php
Entrant: Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Japan Name of Building/Space: Hongodai Christ Church School Country: Japan Type of Building/Space: School Description: Hongodai is a private school and nursery operated by a protestant church, within a rural forest area in Yokohama, Japan.“Sliding glass doors are the interfaces between the inside and outside. Sunshine filters through the trees into the building and the breeze wafts through the forest through the building. Being inside the building is just like being in the forest”.
Judges commented that the architecture was ‘outstanding and innovative, of its time, environmentally responsive and culturally familiar’. They also noted that ‘The elegance and restraint in the design at first appears precious and unsuited to a school however the dynamic of the building is in its flexibility and beautiful connections with the outside world…The site will also only get even more wonderful when the surrounding forest and planting begin to reclaim parts of the playground as intended’.
Entrant: Nagaoka Institute of Design, Japan Name of Building/Space: Nagaoka City Child-Rearing Support Facility Country: Japan Type of Building/Space: Primary School Description: This entry consists of a child-rearing support facility, a civic park and a bank walk. The building consists of three combined spaces for sports, early years and parental activity.
It was seen as a 'fantastic and innovative project' by the judges, and 'meeting a real need'.
http://www.nagaoka-id.ac.jp/e/
Entrant: Helen and Hard, Norway Name of Building/Space: The Geopark Country: Norway Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: The Geopark was part of the official programme for celebrating the Stravanger region as a European Capital of Culture in 2008. Surfaces and installations are constructed out of recycled and reshaped elements from the petroleum sector taken from abandoned fields, offshore bases, equipment suppliers and scrap heaps. In cooperation with the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, partners in the industry and local youth groups, the project has been developed as a experimental urban space and activity park used for biking, climbing, graffiti, exhibition, concerts, jumping, skating and chilling out.
Judges described The Geopark as a ‘model project’.
Entrant: Mana Tamariki Name of Building/Space: Mana Tamariki Country: New Zealand Type of Building/Space: Secondary School Description: Mana Tamariki is a Maori language immersion school in Palmerston North New Zealand. It caters for early childhood, primary and secondary school age children from 0 to 18 years. The focus of the school is the developing use of the Maori language. Children attend the school at crèche age, under 5 and progress to complete their schooling at year 13. The architects undertook consultation with the staff, leadership group and children through meetings and workshops. Engagement was also undertaken with the local authority, community, government and artist and educator Bob Janke, which resulted in a greater understanding in Maori spatial and design principles.
Judges noted that this project was ‘responding at many levels to its local context and culture’.
Entrant: Mao/emmeazeo studio d'architecttura Name of Building/Space: Piazza Risorgimento Country: Italy Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: Piazza Risorgimento is a flexible public space in an exisiting small square in bari, Italy composed of rotating benches and a lighting system that can be changed by a variety of users, including children and young people from a local school.
Judges described this project as 'lovely and lively' and agreed that it was about 'citizenship and the role of the public space within our cities'.
Entrant: Inverclyde Council, Scotland Name of Building/Space: Rainbow Family Centre Country: Scotland Type of Building/Space: Education and Care Provision Centre Description: The centre is exemplary in that it is a stand alone nursery and family centre which provides the necessary support to the families of the local Rainbow Family Centre, offering education and child care provision for children aged 0-5 years within 3 playrooms.
Judges described this project as an 'interesting light, bright, colourful and welcoming space'.
Entrant: East Lothian Council, Scotland Name of Building/Space: Sanderson's Wynd Primary School Country: Scotland Type of Building/Space: Primary School Description: Sanderson’s Wynd is a new-build primary school with an integrated Additional Support for Learning unit, pre-school, early years and community facilities. The new school is mainly single storey, with a two-storey classroom wing and an early years administration block forming a ‘signpost’ to the main entrance to the school. The building is laid out around a generous courtyard, which forms a secure and stimulating area for both learning and play. A key driver of the design has been the need for flexibility both now and in the future. The scheme incorporates a number of spaces that can be used in different ways, but the structure and layout also allow for easy adaption and expansion if required.
Judges commented that the entry ‘addresses inclusion in a way that is so often not addressed’ and recognized that ‘It is important that all members of the community are brought together and not segregated, and this primary school brings that point home’. This school’s pedagogical model was described as ‘progressive and innovative’.
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/index.php
Entrant: Susanne Hoffmann Architects, Germany Name of Building/Space: Erika Mann Elementary School 2 Country: Germany Type of Building/Space: School Description: Following the modernization of this existing building in 2003, the school interior was developed with input from the students to create a ‘home away from home’ environment for all day use. The main pedagogical objective was to overcome the structure of an outdated, passive teaching concept. In the redesign, the hallways were made to suit modern educational concepts of a “rhythmic” learning atmosphere, thereby serving the current need for communal areas of varied use.
The project was described as ‘very innovative and colourful’ and ‘a great example of the imaginative re-use of an existing 60’s building’.
http://www.baupiloten.com/en/Main_projekte.htm
Entrant: Kyushu Institute of Design, Japan National University Name of Building/Space: School Garden, Ikiminami Primary School Country: Japan Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: The School Garden at Ikiminami Primary School was developed to create an area for children’s play and ecological education, forming part of an ecological network in an urban area.
Entrant: Collins Maher Martin Architects Name of Building/Space: The Grove Early Years Education Centre Country: Ireland Type of Building/Space: Early Years Centre Description: This project involved the conversion of an 18th century stable building into a community childcare centre providing full day care and after school facilities for children aged 0-12 years. The centre gives maximum possible learning opportunities through textures, design and light of the physical space and easy access to the outdoor area.
Judges described the project as a 'creative use of an old building'.
Entrant: John Lin, University of Hong Kong Name of Building/Space: Quinmo Village Primary School Country: China Type of Building/Space: Primary School Description: Quinmo Village Primary School is a project aimed at long-term sustainable development in a rural Chinese village. Built into a landscape of rice terraces, it creates a stepped public space for the entire rural village community. The colourful façade is made up of bricks individually painted by villagers and children. The library is designed as a landscape with small 'islands' for children to interact in. The school promotes an integrated learning environment by making a physical tie between the village and its agricultural livelihood.
Judges described the project as a ‘brilliant community facility…powerful, quirky and relevant’.
Entrant: Make:Good Name of Building/Space: Ashmount School Country: England Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: Ashmount School provides education for pupils with special education needs from 4 to 19 years old. This project has transformed an abandoned area into a vibrant, exciting and flexible outdoor space, which can be used to enhance learning, and also offers a range of sensory experiences. “The design is very brave in its subtle palette and features which appear to be nothing but offer a myriad of opportunities to be transformed into a new environment each time the space is used and in that sense it is an innovative approach to what people expect and outdoor classroom or playground to be like”.
Judges commented that the project was ‘a great approach to providing flexible outdoor learning space’.
Entrant: Arconiko, The Netherlands Name of Building/Space: Community School Nieuwstraat, Rotterdam Country: The Netherlands Type of Building/Space: Primary School Description: This Community School is an all day environment for children aged between 2 and 12 years old, for learning, sport and cultural activities. The school was constructed into an existing building, creating two additional floor spaces, an extra playground and extra natural light. Colours also play an important role in the design, emphasising each user group area.
Judges described this project as a ‘brilliant use of an existing building’
Entrant: Bond Bryan Architects Name of Building/Space: The Joseph Rowntree School, York Country: England Type of Building/Space: Secondary School Description: The Joseph Rowntree School, York for children aged 11-18. The 12,045sqm of floorspace comprises six smaller pavilion buildings integrated around a full height internal 'street', which provides the main social, primary circulation and learning space, including specialist provision for students with Additional Support Needs and Special Educational Needs
http://www.josephrowntree.co.uk
Entrant: Hudson Architects, London Name of Building/Space: Open Youth Trust Centre, Norwich Country: England Type of Building/Space: Youth Centre Description: The OPEN Youth Trust aimed to provide an exciting interpretation of the more traditional community centre in order to create an urban retreat for youths aged 12-18 who find very few places to go in a city. This project has transformed a redundant grand banking hall in the centre of Norwich into a 24hr support centre for young people. Inside an array of walkways and platforms have been created to accommodate a range of activities: area for sports, socialising and events, and quiet spaces for study, reflection and escape.
http://www.hudsonarchitects.co.uk/
Entrant: Ignacio Grávalos Lacambra, Patrizia Di Monte, Santiago Carroquino, Spain Name of Building/Space: Nursery in the Park, Zaragoza, Spain Country: Spain Type of Building/Space: Early Years Description: This Nursery (0-3 years) is integrated into the neighbourhood surroundings within San Pablo Park, Zaragoza, Spain. From the outside, the building belongs to the environment, using resources such as the green roof; inside the building belongs to the user, promoting values such as transparency, contact with the environment and light.
http://www.carroquinoarquitectos.com/
http://gravalosdimonte.wordpress.com/
Entrant: Partanen and Lamusuo Partnership, Kuopio, Finland Name of Building/Space: Punkaharju Day Care Centre, Punkaharju, Finland Country: Finland Type of Building/Space: Early Years Description: The Punkaharju Day Care Centre for children aged 1-6 years is a colourful wooden building with surrounding play park, providing an excellent and flexible environment in which children can play, learn and express themselves.
Entrant: Erect Architecture, London Name of Building/Space: Kilburn Grange Park Adventure Playground, London Country: England Type of Building/Space: Outdoor Description: Kilburn Grange is a play centre, adventure and nature play facility in a 2500sqm site within a public park. The project objectives are: place-shaping, sustainability, safety, design, and improvement of children's use of public space. The project also aimed to: set the standard for future projects, to provide an environment where children can challenge themselves physically, to promote inclusive play and an appreciation of the natural environment, and to form part of the park as a whole.
During the initial outreach the needs and ideas of the whole community were established through a series of workshops aimed at equipping the young people with the knowledge and tools to develop their playground freely and creatively. The play centre itself is very simple in plan – effectively a large open space with a subordinate office, toilet and kitchen spaces, enabling it to be adapted to a wide range of future uses.
Entrant: Abbozzo, Glasgow Name of Building/Space: Hyndland After School Club, Partick, Glasgow Country: Scotland Type of Building/Space: After School Club Description: Hyndland After School Club provides out of school care for children aged between 5 and 12 years. Their premises are located within Hyndland Primary School, originally used as a drill hall (approx 1930) and then a school dining hall. The school’s own refurbishment included a new dining hall, and the after school club were then able to access the old dining hall for their sole use, allowing for greater flexibility in their service. The original facilities needed to be upgraded to allow the club to make best use of the space and reduce the need to use rooms within the school. The environment is intended as a happy and welcoming child friendly destination. Having this building allows the Club to be creative and adventurous, facilitating arts and crafts activities and games to suit all ages and abilities.
Please contact Hannah Goodrum by email for further information
For media enquiries, contact Lynn Gilmour.
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