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Conference 2007
 

 

New Sanctuary at Fatima
The world"s fourth biggest church, the new Sanctuary of Fatima was built in 2007 at appr. 70 million euro budget. The architect  designed a 125 m diameter circle shaped building.
The roof is supported by two giant pilons, there are no columns inside the space, and there are no conventional windows either, the interior is still naturally light, due to the brilliant roof openings. There are 8800 seats in the interior,  the design applies the principles of passive cooling.
Architect: Alexandros Tombazis

Energy Base, Vienna
One of the newest passive office building was finished in Vienna during the summer of 2008. The 7500 sqm  building requires 80 percent less energy than a conventional one, due to its energy conscius design, which features passive house technology,  photovoltaic panels, which serve as shading as well, solar cooling, geothermal heat pumpsm etc. The 400 sqm pv panels provide 40.000 kWh/a, and this saves 200 tonnes of CO2/year.
Architects: POS Architekten, Vienna

Stone-Hotel, Prímás Island, Esztergom, Hungary
"In our study for the Prímás Island in Esztergom, we dreamt a recreation centre that is unique in Hungary. With our design, we would like to recall the traditional bathing culture, which is able to ensure the mental and physical restoration of the the guests in the classical sense. To realize all this, we broke away from the usual hotel design forms, and the various functions of the building complex appear in independent building blocks "scattered" among the trees. The buildig complex was placed in the middle of the island, and the forest in the flood area along the edge of the island was left untouched."
By Zoboki-Demeter Associates Architects

Montecorvo ecocity. The first neighborhood in Spain 100% CO2 neutral
In 2007 MVRDV together with the Spanish office GRAS joined a competition for a sustainable urban extension area of the city Logrono. A medium size city of approx 130 000 inhabitants, in the wine region of La Rioja in the north of Spain. The program consists in aprox 3000 social houses, and its complementary programs:  schools, social buildings, sports facilities developed in a  sustainable way. The new neighborhood achieves a CO2 neutral footprint by producing on site all the energy needed.
The beautiful site (56 ha), just north of Logrono on the two small hills of Montecorvo and la Fonsalalda  has a lot of potential as a new neighborhood. Besides the fact that the hills provide a beautiful view over the city, the slopes are orientated to the south, so solar energy is easily generated. A tapestry of PV-cells clad the mountain, as if the hills are covered in gold. On top of the hills windmills are also generating part of the energy demand needed for the 3000 social houses and besides that work as icons/landmarks. So on site  100% of the demand of the energy is generated by a combination of solar-, and wind energy. The development is designed in a very compact way, so that the impact on the landscape is minimized. Only 10% of the site is occupied by the buildings.

Bridge Maintenance Centre, Kőröshegy
This is the first passive office building in Hungary, a sustainable project, without gas supply, or any other fossil fuel. Due to its superinsulation, the energy demand is very low, and major part of it is provided by renewable sources, earth, wind, and sun. The architectural concept uses passive techniques, as proper orientation, shading, thermal zoning, heat recovery ventillation etc. Electricity is generated in island mode, with pv panels and wind turbines. Geothermal cooling and heating is applied.
Architect: László Szekér

Regional Environment Centre, Szentendre
The recently finished reconstruction showcase project demonstrates the possible use of renewable energy. The energy concept resulted a zero CO2 emission option. Cooling, heating, lighting and other electricity demand is met by the 140 pv panels mounted on the roof. The  heat pumps utilise the thermal capacity of the ground water, provided by the 12 drills. The comfort energy is delivered by the slabs and ventilation units.
Designers: Gábor Kruppa,  Federico Butera

Eco village, Veresegyháza
The Csiki-Berek housing park combines the advantages of family houses and condominiums, and provides liveable and cost effective living environment. The 158 individual houses are heated by a central heat source, with state of the art heat pumps, utilising geothermal energy, without fossil fuel. The 100-120 sqm living space houses own their 500 sqm plot each. The design applies energy saving, environment protecting and economical solutions. The eco-park requires half energy compared to a standard solution.

Alsion. Sonderborg, Denmark
Situated in southern Denmark, not far from the German border, the city of Sonderborg has gained an architectural gem with an exceptional usage concept that spans science, education and culture. Alsion has already gained a reputation far beyond the borders of this southern Danish city.
A fresh-air ventilation system feeds exterior air into the cellars to cool it, thereby avoiding the need for a conventional air-conditioning system. The transparent architecture allows maximum daylight into the building, integrating the building into its surroundings and also delivering a high level of energy efficiency. Light sensors and presence detectors further reduce energy consumption. Solar cells mounted on the building's south end currently generate energy savings of beetween 10 % and 17 % in addition, the water-saving design lowers consumption by up to 25 %.

Meydan Shopping Square. Istambul, Turkey
Meydan Shopping Square provides a contemporary shopping and leisure experience across 70 000 square metres. With its lush natural green roof, flowing transitions between individual structures and spacious plaza, this project brings a modern marketplace to the fast-growing Ümraniye district of Istambul.

WestendDuo. Frankfurt, Germany
Situated on a prime site between the Opera and Palmengarten in the heart of Frankfurt's Westend district, the sleekly elegant WestendDuo is a landmark feature of Frankfurt't skyline. The ecological and commercial objectives pursued, plus a strong commitment to supporting the surrounding area, have resulted in a highly desirable combination of residential, work and leisure uses. The energy concept is based on groundwater with a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. A combination of pumping wells, heat pumps and injection wells ensure that WestendDuo's climate-control ceilings stay cool in summer and warm in winter. The natural temperature of the groundwater is normally sufficient to maintain the desired room temperature throughout the building.
The building is almost 90 % let on leases ranging from 5 to 15 years.

Buildings of the government quarter, Budapest, Hungary
Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the building and construction industry.
The competition is run in parallel in five regions of the world by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction to promote sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting building and construction.
Gold Award to a government quarter development in Budapest. A project to house eleven ministries of the Hungarian government received the top prize of USD 100,000 and the Holcim Awards Gold 2008 trophy, for its comprehensive approach to urban renewal. The project led by Hungarian architect Peter Janesch provides energy-efficient space for government administration while at the same time revitalizing residential areas and parks and restoring an historic railway station.

Pannon CHQ, Törökbálint, Hungary
Pannon's objective had been to erect their headquarters in the greenbelt of Budapest, in Törökbálint-Égettvölgy. Having won the international, closed design competition, and after having acquainted with the Oslo headquarters of the Norvegian Telenor - Pannon's mother company - which was built a few years ago as well as their working methods, it became clear that we would have to design a building that has no precedent in Hungary at the moment. (By ZOBOKI-DEMETER & Associates Architects, Budapest, Hungary)

Késmárk Street Office Building, Budapest
The two backoffice buildings erected in 2007 are sited on the corner of Rákospalotai határút Street and Késmárk Street, in the outlying part of Budapest. Our fundamental architectural intention is to include the building up into a composition with the complex that exists on the site in such a way that we close the presently open corner of the plot with a relatively closed office building towards the streets, thus creating a protected internal area, which will put not only the planned building but also the existing one in a better position. (By ZOBOKI-DEMETER & Associates Architects, Budapest, Hungary)

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