13 Ukrainian projects are in the running for an international architectural award

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13 projects of Ukrainian architects and designers are competing for the Building of the Year 2023 world prize — an annual competition from ArchDaily.

Ukrainian projects are represented in 8 out of 15 different nominations. In particular, the works of domestic architects are in the Best Applied Products, Cultural Architecture, Houses, Interior Architecture and Public & Landscape Architecture categories. 

Currently, voting continues until February 15. In the middle of the month, the jury should decide on the shortlist of contestants, which will consist of five projects in each of the nominations. The winners will be announced in a week - on February 23. They will be determined by the number of votes left by users on the platform. Note that you can vote for only one project in each of the nominations. 

We talk about the works of Ukrainian architects and designers and where exactly you can cast your vote for them. 

 

House Among The Pines. ArchImage

Nomination: Best Applied Products. You can vote here

Nomination: Houses. You can vote here

House Among The Pines. Photo: Andrii Avdeenko

House Among The Pines. Photo: Andrii Avdeenko

The laconic house in the suburbs of Dnipro is presented in two nominations at once. It is elegantly integrated into the surrounding forest without any interference with the landscape. The ascetic form of the house hides the general energy efficiency: stained glass windows are oriented to the southeast and southwest, which is the most efficient for this region of Ukraine.

A heat pump is used for heating, hot water supply, air conditioning and recuperative ventilation, and electric heating is built into the panoramic windows.

 

Residence in the Garden of Rocks. Palamarchuk Architects

Nomination: Best Applied Products. You can vote here

Nomination: Houses. You can vote here

Residence in the Garden of Rocks. Photo: Andrii Avdeenko

Residence in the Garden of Rocks. Photo: Andrii Avdeenko

The team of architects was working on an existing house that the owner had started but stopped building halfway through. The basement from the back of the house was completely dug into the artificial hill, and the facade of the first floor is partially finished in natural stone. Specialists decided to dismantle the basement floor, leaving the walls of the basement level. The upper floor was made of brick and reinforced concrete, insulated with 20 cm of mineral wool and covered with pine shingles from the Carpathian region.

 

Chernobyl Journey Exhibition. balbek bureau

Nomination: Cultural Architecture. You can vote here

Photo: Maryan Beresh

Photo: Maryan Beresh

"Chernobyl. "Journey" is a multimedia exhibition dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The goal of the project was to form a new perspective on the Chernobyl tragedy. The organizers wanted to tell the story of Chernobyl in a modern way and bring the audience to the epicenter of the events with the help of VR. The Ukrainian architectural studio designed the space for the exhibition in the main pavilion of the Expocenter of Ukraine in Kyiv.

 

Deep Bar. YOD Group

Nomination: Hospitality Architecture. You can vote here

Deep Bar. Photo: Andryi Bezuglov

Deep Bar. Photo: Andryi Bezuglov

A two-story establishment in Dnipro combines a bar with a flower shop and a small cafe. A small hall on the first floor has bay windows facing one of the central streets. There was a flower shop with several coffee tables.

Inside, there are two bars: a wine bar with a chamber atmosphere and high vaulted ceiling, and a bar with lounge seating. There is also a smoking area, a hookah area, a partially open kitchen, and a DJ place.

 

Grand Emily Hotel Lobby. YOD Group

Nomination: Hospitality Architecture. You can vote here

Grand Emily Hotel Lobby. Photo: Yevhenii Avramenko

Grand Emily Hotel Lobby. Photo: Yevhenii Avramenko

Hotel "Grand Emily" is part of the new "Emily Resort" in the city of Vinniki near Lviv. A large-scale installation with a suspended sycamore tree in the atrium of the hotel is an iconic image of the entire complex. A mighty tree runs through five floors. Its organic silhouette creates a contrast with the rhythmic geometry of the walls, the horizontal lines of the floor, the verticals of the boards on the wall cladding, the diagonals of the metal railings on the stairs.

 

128 Comfort Town Coffee Shop. berezen studio

Nomination: Hospitality Architecture. You can vote here

Nomination: Interior Architecture. You can vote here

128 Comfort Town Coffee Shop. Photo: Andrey Bezuglov

128 Comfort Town Coffee Shop. Photo: Andrey Bezuglov

Café 128 CT is the first establishment of the chain of coffee shops of the same name, located on the left bank of Kyiv. The long facade, enriched by high windows through which the warm western sunlight penetrates, made it possible to find unusual solutions in terms of textures and materials. So, in this project appeared: ceramic blocks, clinker bricks, ceramic sconces used in hot baths, sand plaster, warm plywood, natural sand-colored linoleum, which was supposed to reduce echoes and preserve the warmth of the space.

 

Taiu Ice Cream Shop. Sivak+Partners Studio

Nomination: Hospitality Architecture. You can vote here

Taiu Ice Cream Shop. Photo: Yevhen Kariev

Taiu Ice Cream Shop. Photo: Yevhen Kariev

The establishment's menu has only ice cream and juices, so the designers were looking for a simple solution, simple materials and one clear idea that would unite the entire interior. The name of the establishment "Tayu" and ice cream inspired the architects to turn to classicism architecture, the massive decorative ceiling flows into the smooth curves of the metal walls.

 

Pizzeria Pomidoros BT. Paliychuk Olga Design

Nomination: Hospitality Architecture. You can vote here

Pizzeria Pomidoros BT. Photo: Mikhail Pavenin

Pizzeria Pomidoros BT. Photo: Mikhail Pavenin

The city minimalist pizzeria is located in Bila Tserkva. The main concept was to create a clear minimalistic space, while making it warm and inviting for visitors. Work on the project began with the selection of materials. The architects liked the decision to combine natural red stone and facade tiles. The palette of the project is quite simple - gray walls, bright ocher-brown tiles, red granite and bare steel.

 

Kerala House. SHOVK

Nomination: Houses. You can vote here

Kerala House. Photo: Mikhail Pavenin

Kerala House. Photo: Mikhail Pavenin

The layout of the house consists of a kitchen and living room, from which you can access the conservatory, master bedroom and children's rooms. On the second floor there is an office, a guest bedroom, a small sauna, as well as a separate room with a panoramic sliding window and a terrace. The shape of the house and its location are determined not only by the internal layout, but also by the trees growing on the site.

 

Wood and Glass Villa. Karlikova Architects

Nomination: Houses. You can vote here

Wood and Glass Villa. Photo: Andrew Bezuglov

Wood and Glass Villa. Photo: Andrew Bezuglov

The country villa is located in a spruce forest near the beach of the Kyiv Reservoir and is intended for holding events and parties. The inspiration for this project was the shape of a Bavarian chalet, as this silhouette is close to the customer in spirit.

The features of the terrain allowed for the construction of a basement, which could serve as a party area on weekends. All living spaces and bedrooms overlook the reservoir, and the windows of the kitchen and corridor overlook the forest.

 

Virgin Izakaya Bar Odesa. Yodezeen

Nomination: Interior Architecture. You can vote here

Virgin Izakaya Bar Odesa. Photo: Andrii Shurpenkov

Virgin Izakaya Bar Odesa. Photo: Andrii Shurpenkov

The institution is located in a historical building in the center of Odessa - a pre-revolutionary 4-story building of 1900, which is an architectural monument. The building is an example of neoclassicism, harmoniously combining classical and modern elements.

A large number of details have been preserved in the decoration of the central facade, which are unique to Odessa and have no analogues in the decoration of other buildings of that period. The project team redesigned the existing premises while preserving the historic shell facades.

 

Inventor Landscape. KYB Architects

Nomination: Public & Landscape Architecture. You can vote here

Nomination: Sports Architecture. You can vote here

Inventor Landscape. Photo: Oleksii Poremskyi

Inventor Landscape. Photo: Oleksii Poremskyi

The architects aimed to develop a design that would distinguish this school from others and be remembered for its unique identity. At the same time, the school should meet such criteria as creativity, brightness, care for children's comfort.

 

Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes. Guess Line Architects

Nomination: Religious Architecture. You can vote here

Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes. Photo: Andrii Honcharenko

Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes. Photo: Roman Balyk

This minimalist space conveys the spirit of modernity and perpetuates the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred who gave their lives during the Revolution of Dignity. It was built in an area with complex topography and large fluctuations in level (more than 10 meters).

The memorial space consists of the main square and memorial stele, pedestrian paths with access to observation decks. On the ceiling are portraits of Heroes, and the shape itself resembles a barricade, a shield, a kind of "turning point in the country's history" and the indomitable spirit of the people.

ArchDaily - the world's largest online publication about architecture and design, created in 2008. It highlights the world's best architectural projects. 

For the 14th year in a row, the publication organizes the Building of the Year 2023 award, in which architects from all over the world participate. The peculiarity of the contest is that the winners in the nominations are chosen by the readers themselves. This approach gives an opportunity to win even to young but talented architects.

 

 

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