Results of the competition

RUNNERS-UP:

1. Alessandro Cimini from Italy with asociate Jose Echeverria Manau (Spanish).
Project for the site Šibenik uder the code BA 321.

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BA 321 Sibenik
(EXCERPT)
Urban design considerations
Starting point was the identification of the site landmarks. Distinctive characteristics - location between rich nature and waterfront and the vicinity of natural heritage - has inspired the strategy: increased densification and the development of hyperactive areas along the waterfront.
Building and context
The building gives the valley a continuous, yet fragmented front that is permeable and changing. It guides the flow of people to the sea by replication a waterfront strip. Dense forest of trees, light poles, metal poles and hanging flags provide a soft edge, a subtle transition from the public spaces to the built mass. The building acts as a mediator - it provides a pedestrian link between the market and the waterfront and organises the transition between the hill and the valley. The building meets the existing streets at different levels, offering a new redundant node parallel to the existing one in Stankovacka street. Parking areas at the ground level take the advantage of the topographical condition by creating a new landscape in one area, and a new open space in the other. The market and the waterfront act as the anchors on both edges of the building generating a longitudinal movement of people, whilst the shopping area in the middle mediates between the two.
Building and program
The building comprises office, commerce, housing, leisure and tourism, both in two scales: facilities range from big to small offices, from five-star hotel to hostel. In this way the building responds to different demands but also mediates between different groups of population. Location of the programme follows the requirements of the function, i. e. hotel is placed in high places with nice views, housing faces south, etc. The building generates a series of public open spaces that relate to the context in different ways, sometimes as an informal gathering space, sometimes as an elevated plaza.
Conclusion
"We envision this operation as a catalyses for future development in the city. We like to consider this as part of a chain of operations that could be linked by a coherent waterfront strategy that would give back to Sibenik an active and communion with the sea."

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