2012 Edition - Archi-Europe

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Editorial
The Archizinc Trophy has reached its 5th edi- The leitmotif to all this wide range of pos-
tion this year. This international architec- sibilities is the intelligent use of zinc by
ture Award, held every other year, has many different architects, underlining the
covered a decade of important changes, versatility of this material that once used
both in architecture and the economy at to be the reference for roofing in northern
large, witnessing periods of expansion in Europe (the roofs of Paris are a wonderful
construction, as well as the more challeng- example of this), and has become today a
ing times today. strong choice in the broad palette of pos-
sibilities for the contemporary architect, as ARCHIZINC TROPHY
N°5 - October 2012
It is always a challenge for an industrial a cladding solution for the envelope at FOCUS ON ZINC is the
international architecture
company, such as VMZINC, to release an large.
magazine from VMZINC®.
Award which can cherish the product, zinc This issue is published in English,
French, German and Spanish.
in this case, without forgetting the whole Leafing through the 2012 winning projects,
picture of architecture. The Trophy has again this trend appears in all its strength. The use Editor
Roger BALTUS.
been truly successful from this perspective of zinc spans from roof to façade, as in the
Project Manager
this year, recognizing projects whose un- simple but sophisticated house in Carquefou Isabelle FERRERO.
questionable architectural quality shows (France), winner of the individual housing
Editorial committee
strong identity and character. category; from simple geometrical eleva- Jean-Pol BORREMANS,
Frédéric BOREL,
tions, to free form design architecture, as in Lluís DILMÉ,
Lionel DUNET,
It has been an honour for me to chair the the Vitalistic Construction in Hoboken (USA), Serge FRAAS,
Nicola LEONARDI,
Jury, whose international members were winner of the commercial buildings cate-
Gilles de MONTMARIN,
all selected for their high qualifications gory, or the Albany Entertainment Centre Vincent MORAËL
Peter OBORN,
and knowledge of architecture. We all (Australia), which was awarded the special Dirk Jan POSTEL,
Anik SHOONER,
agreed, while overlooking the selected prize for daring. Roger BALTUS,
Tugay DINDAR.
projects, that the overall quality was high.
Above all the Poetry Foundation, Chicago Editorial Contribution
Roger BALTUS,
I personally was impressed by the number (USA), which won the Jury’s award, is a Jenny GILBERT,
Olivier NAMIAS,
of projects, the fact that they represented simple geometrical rectangular shape, yet
Barbara NORDBERG.
a wide range of typologies, coming from a highly sophisticated and elegant building,
Design
all over the world and ranging from small with its central idea being the outer enve- GRAPHIC PLUS
to large houses, from condominiums to in- lope, a perforated zinc cladding, a net that
Printing
dustrial premises, public buildings and mu- plays with shades and light, transparency Imprimerie VINCENT
seums, from whole new architectures to and opacity, creating wonderful views of © Copyright Umicore Building
Products France s.a.s.
contemporary renovation or additions to the inside, yet filtered from the outside. Any total or partial reproduction
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Building Products France s.a.s.
October 2012.
Nicola Leonardi
Editor in Chief, The Plan
President of the Jury
Archizinc Trophy - 5th edition
| CONTENTS ARCHIZINC TROPHy N°5 |
Individual Housing Winner 04-07
Private house, Carquefou (France)
Special award 08-09
Ansley Glass House, Atlanta (USA)

Public Buildings Winner 12-15
Historical Library, Augustinian Monastery,
Erfurt (Germany)
Special award 16-17
Yungang Grottoes Museum, Datong (China)
Special award 18-19
Casa dels Xuklis,
Llars Mundet, Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona (Spain)
Commercial Buildings Winner 22-25
“Apse-Traction”, Extension architecture studio,
Hoboken (USA)
Special Awards Daring 28-31
Entertainment centre, Albany (Australia)
Substainable building 32-33
Luis Ortiz secondary school, Saint-Dizier (France)
Internet award 34-35
Centro sociocultural en Agrón, La Coruña (Spain)
Jury’s Special Award 36-39
The Poetry Foundation, Chicago (USA)
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Tomy Edward KOIA, New Zealand
6 projects selected
from 23 entries
Jacek Mrugala, USA
Brian Bell – BLDGS, USA
Tom Verschueren, Belgium
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| INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ARCHIZINC TROPHy N°5 |
Individual Housing
Fabien Chavignaud, France
Raphaël Chivot, France
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A bridge between
two worlds
At a first glance, this hybrid building seems like Individual Housing
a traditional farmhouse or barn. It is in fact a private
Private house,
house, discreetly integrated into a small rural town Carquefou (France)
on the outskirsts of Nantes.
Architect: Fabien Chavignaud
Photos: Paul Kozlowski, France.
Drawing: Fabien Chavignaud, France. Technique: VMZ Standing seam
:Aspect: ANTHRA-ZiNC®
Installed on a narrow 300 m² strip of land, The sequence begins with the garage, which
Surface in zinc: 350 m2
this house was built by a young architect for contains the entrance to the house, and con-
a couple who are friends. We are on the out- tinues into the living room. The entire struc-

skirts of Nantes – the city centre is less than a ture of the house has a wooden framework.
twenty minute drive from here – in one of the
many rural areas where population has been The agricultural buildings in the town feature
increased in recent years by the arrival of city slate or metal roofs and facades. These ma-
dwellers seeking greenery in nearby suburbs. terials have been reinterpreted in this house,
This house is a bridge between two worlds: which is covered in a dark grey zinc skin from
the old farming town and a more recent resi- the roof cap to the foot of the entrance wall.
dential area. Its proportions are based on the Zinc was chosen for its durability, malleability
model of the traditional low-lying farmhouse: and its dark mat colour that is reminiscent of
a narrow rectangular building, topped by a slate. This surface aspect was installed in strips
simple two-sloped roof. The accommodation of two different widths, laid out at random.
is laid out like a sort of “forward march”, in The standing seams introduce a third dimen-
keeping with the elongated shape of the plot, sion into this play on variations.
which is 12 metres wide by 32 metres long.
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The narrowness of the plot deprives the house
of large outside spaces. Terraces and patios
were designed to provide essential breathing
spaces, inspired by the architecture of Japanese
individual housing. As the gaze alternates be-
tween the interior mezzanines, it finds a route
to the sky and the outside world. The exclus-
ive use of two materials – one that is deep
black and the other pure white – exacerbates
the contrast between interior and exterior. The
facade of the garage and the patio seem to
be carved out of a solid material shrouded in
a dark film. The flexibility of the zinc made it
possible to deal with specific details to translate
the abstraction the architect wanted to create.
The thickness of the coping on the terrace for
example, was pared down to just a few milli-
metres. With its meticulous details and seams,
the “black house” is a refined, furtive object
that conceals its sophistication behind a rustic
appearance.
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Yin and Yang
Individual Housing
In Atlanta, a contemporary glass house extends
a wooden house that was built a century ago.
Ansley Glass House,
Atlanta (USA) This open view was needed to take advantage
of the hundred year old grounds.
Architect: BLDGS.
Brian Bell & David Yocum
Photos/Drawing: BLDGS, USA.
Technique: VMZ Flat lock panel
After several periods of renovation work, the ing the kitchen brighter and adding a
Aspect: ANTHRA-ZiNC®
owners of Ansley House were well aware that second staircase to the back of the house –
Surface in zinc: 233 m2 architecture could totally transform an existing it became quickly obvious to Bell and yocum
structure. The extension to their century-old partners with BLDGS studio, that the modifica-

house in Atlanta, Georgia, gave them an op- tions could be far more daring and go beyond
portunity to take spatial experimentation even these mere functional constraints.
further on this exceptional site. The house is
located in “Ansley Park”, a residential neigh- The original house had been extended several
bourhood designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, a times. The rear facade had been the subject
major figure of landscaping who designed sev- of several cumbersome additions that lacked
eral parks in the United States in the 19th cen- coherence and quality. The architect played on
tury, the most famous being Central Park in contrast, juxtaposing two opposing architectural
New york. Although the point of departure for styles. The extension is a genuine glass house,
the project concerned just minor details – mak- much of which opens onto the exterior, while
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