WINNERS 2023

‘A layered project of great intricacy that connects the various levels of a complex site. Creating continuity between public space, productive spaces and playground, the project celebrates a disregarded neighbourhood, showing the transformative capacity of good design and care.’ Meriem Chabani

‘The school combines both reuse and new construction in a dense urban block, being aware and taking care of the spaces of proximity between the neighbours and between the two school buildings. The project heightens the sense of exploration and surprise of getting inside a city block. This intensity influences the different interior spaces, offering a rich and careful sequence of changes in dimension and natural light, dedicating a distinct atmosphere to the different daily situations that unfold in this school.’ Eva Prats

‘Good architecture should be a learning opportunity. Maison Jupiter delivers a treasure trove of architectural lessons and innovations. The project fully explores how a low-carbon approach can translate into low-rise vertical housing, elegantly integrating water management, heat production, natural ventilation and cohabitation with non-humans.’ Meriem Chabani

‘The project involved transforming a sterile, desolate and desert-like site into a beautiful, lush and comfortable public park within a short period of time by speeding up the natural evolution of the surrounding landscape typology. With great knowledge of microclimatic conditions, the park is skilfully designed to develop as a self-sustaining living organism. The park offers an effortlessly diverse experience to the public, with lowered temperatures in summer and warm sunspots in winter, and if open-source documentation is created, the project has the potential to be a future reference of great importance.’ Dorte Mandrup