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    Project entry 2014 Europe – Net Point: Civic center virtual network, Sortavala, Russia

    Combination: the main difficulty in sustainable building design is combining the maximum from all factors in one space. The project tries to do that by dividing Point public center into two parts. First part is heated and contains public places like forum with folding screen, café and game zone. Second one is unheated and contains ecological systems of equipment. Also eco-parts were added such as heat-accumulating wall to public part and an observation area to equipment part for ecological education.

The jury was primarily interested in the idea of creating an “architectural instrument” to promote political awareness and discourse both within the physical domain of the city as well as the virtual realm of social communication. An appropriate strategy for assembling architectural components is offered, forming a type of bricolage that can adapt to specific conditions. 

Last updated: June 06, 2014 Zurich

The jury was primarily interested in the idea of creating an “architectural instrument” to promote political awareness and discourse both within the physical domain of the city as well as the virtual realm of social communication. An appropriate strategy for assembling architectural components is offered, forming a type of bricolage that can adapt to specific conditions. Furthermore, a scalar principle underscores the approach, which aims to connect the small-scale properties of local circumstances with the large territory of a nation, while promoting identity across different civic constituencies.