Online edition of ArchDaily published the ranking of the winners of the annual architectural competition Archdaily Building of the Year. This year, more than several hundred participants took part in it. They were chosen by means of an open vote of users on the platform of the publication of the organizer of the contest.
Voting took place in two stages. At the first, five finalists of the competition in 15 nominations were determined. Currently, the results have been tallied, according to which the victory was awarded to 15 projects - one in each category.
All of them differ in execution style, original idea and functional purpose, but each of them shows a unique view of what modern architecture should be.
PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA offers a closer look at a selection of the best architectural solutions according to the Building of the Year 2022 award.
Bridge Gallery / Atelier Lai
Winner in the nomination: Commercial Architecture
The new Bridge Gallery bookstore, built on the site of an abandoned estate, is located in a small Chinese village Taoyuan. In addition to selling books, the building serves as a covered pedestrian crossing over the local river.
Chapel of Sound / OPEN Architecture
Winner in the nomination: Cultural Architecture
The concept of a rocky concert hall was embodied in the Chapel of Sound project, located in the middle of a mountainous area in China. Due to the combination of mineral rocks and concrete as building materials, the building looks as if it was created by nature.
Plaza of Kanagawa Institute of Technology / junya ishigami + associates
Winner in the nomination: Educational Architecture
The semi-open Plaza of Kanagawa Institute of Technology was conceived as a multifunctional educational space on the territory of the Institute of Technology in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa.
Several dozen holes in the roof of the structure create special refractions of light inside the room, which allows you to feel the atmosphere there in a new way every time. The foundation is arranged in such a way that during rain, all accumulated water immediately drains and is absorbed, and the building remains dry.
Ca'n Terra House / ENSEMBLE STUDIO
Winner in the category: Houses
The Ca'n Terra House living space was built in the middle of a sand quarry on the Spanish island of Menorca. The volumes and walls of the room were formed only by crushing pieces of mineral rocks.
Niijima Gakuen Junior College Hall & Chapel / Tezuka Architects
Winner in the nomination: Religious Architecture
The Niijima Gakuen Junior College Hall & Chapel project demonstrates a new perspective on what a modern chapel should be. The transparent facade of the building covers a sprawling ornament on which, according to the architects' plan, a dense forest is depicted - the path of Adam and Eve, expelled from Eden.
Law Firm Headquarters / BLOCO Arquitetos + Renata Dutra Arquitetura
Winner in the nomination: Offices
The Law Firm Headquarters project is an architectural embodiment of an office space based on all the principles of respect for nature. The headquarters of a law firm located in Brazil was built by reusing existing building materials.
The premises were equipped with a photovoltaic system, a concept was developed according to which rainwater will be reused, and the interior of the office was "greened" with a covered garden.
Types of Spaces Installation at CONCÉNTRICO Festival / Palma + HANGHAR
Winner in the nomination: Small Scale & Installations
The designed installation is located at the entrance of a Spanish tobacco factory and leads up a red brick chimney. The structure "fastens" the facades of the buildings in order to return the plant to its original, integral appearance.
Camp del Ferro Sports Center / AIA + Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes + Gustau Gili Galfetti
Winner in the category: Sports Architecture
The Camp del Ferro sports complex with an area of more than seven thousand square meters was built in Barcelona. The building has a unique facade - its parts are arranged in such a way that they form cross ventilation, thanks to which air circulation in the premises is significantly improved.
50% Cloud Artists Lounge Restaurant / CCD
Winner in the nomination: Hospitality Architecture
This restaurant in the Chinese city of Miele was built using only red bricks, without a single nail or metal structure. The facade of the building is formed from interconnected conical structures, and the roof was replaced with skylights so that the room received more light.
Second Home Holland Park / Selgascano
Winner in the nomination: Interior Architecture
The Second Home Holland Park project was created for a co-working center located in Great Britain. Each of the employees has a separate office designed in the form of a transparent cube. Vines were placed on the walls, and special holes were made in the dacha for the growth of plants.
Palacio Pereira / Cecilia Puga + Paula Velasco + Alberto Moletto
Winner in the nomination: Public & Landscape Architecture
In Chile, architects restored the historic Palacio Pereira building, built in 1872, to transform it into the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage. The creation of a cultural space involved a combination of modern design with historical architectural elements.
Ilot Queyries Apartment Building / MVRDV
Winner in the nomination: Housing
This is the look of a residential complex designed for 282 apartments, almost half of which are social housing. It has a parking space, a green area, commercial spaces and a rooftop restaurant.
Villa M / Triptyque Architecture
Winner in the category: Healthcare Architecture
A new health care facility in Paris was built with environmental characteristics in mind. Preference was given to only organic building materials, and vertical gardens were placed on the facade of the building.
(Re)forming Duichuan Tea Yards / O-office Architects
Winner in the nomination: Industrial Architecture
The (Re)forming Duichuan Tea Yards project transformed an unpopular tea factory in China into a tourist attraction. The modern look of the manufactory was given with the help of arranging the facades with granite bricks and green plantings on the back of the buildings. A public space and abandoned houses of former employees were also arranged here.
New Interior for Casa Batlló Stairs & Atrium / Kengo Kuma & Associates
Winner in the nomination: Best Applied Products
The atrium and stairs of the Batillo House, an architectural landmark of world importance in Barcelona, have been given new colors. Here, they created installations from aluminum curtain chains that capture light and reproduce it in various forms.
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