Form Follows Climate 2020

Sustainable architecture design challenge

Worldwide

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Winner

1 Entry

Marc and 3 others

Alluvium

In a desert landscape, alluvium describes a natural process of depositing fertile soil in an otherwise barren landscape. Within this project, titled Alluvium, the natural flows and pattern language of the arid environment sculpt a diverse and rich community experience providing relief from the urban hardscape surrounding the site.

Runner-up

1 Entry

Alan and 3 others

Oasis Daycare

Our goal is create a day care facility that is a wonder-land of fun, but also a place where kids can learn to be environmentally friendly. We did not want to create a building, instead we wanted to create a nature playground, a park where everyone can enjoy, a relief in a concrete jungle, an oasis.

Honorable Mention

2 Entries

Julien and UNI

Form follows : function - flexibility - climate

This project plays with its context to create a singular atmosphere where children are protected of the city disturbances and welcomed.

SoA and Seungyeol

FOLLOWING THE MOUND

-A hill forming sustainable life- “What is the concept behind your design?” We thought of the design concept based on our concerns about the ‘Temperate climate’ and children's behavior. As a result, it is our concept to respond to the sun and at the same time create a hill suitable for the activity required by children.

People's Choice Award

1 Entry

Yeganeh and 3 others

179

Gasper

Sponge breathing with a wind symphony hope blasting to rescue the planet

Institutional Excellence Award

2 Entries

Reza and 3 others

Flower of the Desert

Choosing arid climate and Following Biomimetic design, we came to across a plant that lives in the Namibia desert, Welwitschia which is extremely sustainable in Arid areas and lives about 1000 to 1500 years. The unusual form of this plant keeps the soil under the plant cool and moist. The thick leaves lay on the sand surface and prevent wind erosion aswell.

Fatemeh

A Form For the Future of a Historic City

. The challenge of designing in a historical city added to the challenges brought about by the arid climate of the area located in the central deserts of Iran. The city has a rich history in terms of architecture; Therefore, modern designs in this city have faced some difficulties. Here, we designed a modern building with traditional architectural solutions.

Shortlisted

20 Entries

Valeriu and UNI

484

OUR GENERATIONS DEFINE THE FUTURE

This project is a public use daycare facility located in a tropical monsoon climate (Miami, Florida). Creche for kids in an urbanscape for 100 kids aged 0-7 years. The project targets the best-practice in sustainability through the adoption of solar design principles, energy efficiency, durable materials, reduction in water use and low carbon footprint.

Neda and 4 others

Kid's Heaven Daycare

Our chosen location is in Yazd, Iran, which has a hot and arid climate, so the architectural design needed to reflect the extreme conditions of the location. The conditions include high temperature difference between day and night, as well as extreme temperature differences between summer and winter. The area is also prone to draught.

Mateusz and 4 others

Concept of the green creche

We designed a creche for 100 children, that is answear to actual climate problems. Our goal has been a development of idea that conncects form and function of the building with respect of envinroment's sources.

Adrian and 3 others

Energy-saving kindergarten

Competition project of energy-saving kindergarten

Weronika and UNI

Zero- energy kindergarden

Our main idea was to create a building with flexible functionality enabling integration of adults with children and modular division of groups. The project was inspired by a book, we later transformed the idea into the stack of books containing fairytales. Creating the building block was a very creative and pleasant challenge that taught us a lot.

Manthan and 5 others

177

RITU 'AL - CRECHE FOR ALL SEASONS

We see a child’s relationship with the earth as a lifelong ritual. The crèche becomes a tie as the word ritu in hindi and marathi, the national and local language respectively stands for “seasons’. Envisaged as a SymBiome where architecture is a mutually be beneficial response to changing climates and ecology of City

Mani and meshullam

SHUBH-RITU

Choosing a challenging as well culturally rich and need-based site was the beginning of our design process. The design is a step-by-step development morphing from the sun, wind, light, activities of the children and energy-based appropriation. We have woven vernacular building strategies and materials with modern building principles and technology.

Алина and UNI

KINDERGARTEN FOR 100 PLACES

Tobias and UNI

Form Follows Climate

My design uses three similarly shaped buildings graduated in height and differentiated by green play areas. A wooden wall serving as a physical barrier to the street clearly defines the buildings as one entity. The double pitched roof resembles a family home rendering the design welcoming towards children while making use of its climatic advantages.

Małgorzata and 2 others

195

Sustainable creche

This creche is designed due to sustainable development. It is a place where creativity and nature meets together.

Arno

Form Follows Climate: Sanctuary

The 21. Century brings many new challenges and possibilities. But the main question today is: how can one build efficient and climate friendly? This is my first attempt to build for the future. Not only for us as architects, but also the children of tomorow.

木南 and yiwen

THE BIRTH

This project is called “the birth”, which refers to “the birth of life”, reflecting the kids as main users in the day-care center. The huge egg form then responds to the meaning of new life as well as sustainable use.

maisy and 2 others

CLIMATE MEMBRANE

Indiscriminate carbon emissions and resource use have resulted in global pollution and polarization of cities around the world. In response to this atmospheric environment, we allow children to stay in a more functionally safe and natural environment and to use the community at ease by keeping .

Form Follows Climate 2020

Winner

Alluvium

Runner-up

Oasis Daycare

Honorable Mention

Form follows : function - flexibility - climate

FOLLOWING THE MOUND

People's Choice Award

Gasper

Institutional Excellence Award

Flower of the Desert

A Form For the Future of a Historic City

Shortlisted

OUR GENERATIONS DEFINE THE FUTURE

Kid's Heaven Daycare

Concept of the green creche

Energy-saving kindergarten

Zero- energy kindergarden

RITU 'AL - CRECHE FOR ALL SEASONS

SHUBH-RITU

KINDERGARTEN FOR 100 PLACES

Form Follows Climate

Sustainable creche

Form Follows Climate: Sanctuary

THE BIRTH

CLIMATE MEMBRANE

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