51WinnerSerendipityEvery house must answer all fundamental needs for a human.Before overgrowing of cities and residential towers,houses were connected to the street with smaller streets giving the dwellers an opportunity to interact with people of neighborhood.today apartments connect units by stairs and elevators which are in lack of Serendipity.
22Editor's ChoiceRiverine Eco RetreatThis tropical retreat is an exploration of possibilities where people live in harmony with nature. By learning from the nature in place and the indigenous wisdom, our design emerges from and honors native context, becoming part of it, like trees in a forest, leaving a more regenerative footprint.
28WinnerARCA mountain resortWhile designing a simple body, we wanted to fit well into the natural landscape. To make the building not too simple, we added a dynamic cut which represents shape of the lake and "second layer of facade", which changes the perception of the building depending on the point of observation.
2Retreat: mountain resort, Istebna - PietraszonkaBachelor’s Degree Final Project, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture; Author: Aleksandra Stasica, BArch; Thesis supervisor: Ada Kwiatkowska, PhD, Arch; Year: 2022; Location: Poland; Mountain resort in Pietraszonka gives its users the possibility of direct access to nature during their process of striving for inner harmony.
1Honorable MentionThe City HollowI'm running away, from the crowd, fast days, seconds and myself … I'm taking shelter in a hollow... Wellness center based on biophilic design principles
