3WinnerCommunity eco-village for the elderlyThe goal of the project was to provide independence, a sense of belonging and close contact with nature for the elderly. Project is intended to be a modern, safe and comfortable place for residents to live, referring, however, to familiar patterns and sentiments. The space is divided into two zones: urban - bustling Italian street and rural - idyllic garden
1WinnerChromatic HouseArrayed in red cast concrete, the Chromatic House creates spatial opportunities that scale from the individual to the familial through a composition of tapering, prismatic voids and volumes, and an expansive embrace of a large private garden.
1WinnerINTERLOCKAn understanding of modularity within emergency housing is pursued at a scale to house hundreds of people with the potential to morph and grow through demand. Adaptability is put into question as the needs through disaster change depending on the circumstances, to which a modular design of easy assembly is pursued to communicate safety and retreat.
6AFloat Our design consists of one starshaped neighborhood with residential houses and additional services (community gardens, playground and park). One neighborhood fits the given site, but it can be multiplied in each side, so this concept can solve much larger area. In that scenario, a number of “stars” create a “constellation”.
31WinnerCloudburst Forest ('暴雨森林')Hong Kong's first biophilic 'plyscraper' A residential skyscraper that brings back the deforested sub-tropical rainforest back into the city by having different elements and vegetation of a rain-forest. Also, the very first wooden skyscraper in the dense concrete jungle skyline of Hong Kong
17Institutional Excellence AwardTian TowerThe design is based on a sequential concept that allows for a significant impact beyond the site context. Regarding Biophilia's primary purpose of providing human wellness, the project focuses on fulfilling several personal engagement instances with nature through modular customizable design.
9Bayside HavenPerceiving the human to nature duality not as two opposites, but as intertwined, balancing forces.
14Editor's ChoiceSymbiosisA residential building based in Hong Kong (China) - It's run by the ideas of a Biophilia and community housing.
2Al Nassereya Urban IncubatorA set of renders showcasing the proposal for a prototype of a mixed-use typology combining residences, coworking spaces and sports center.