Discover the MIPIM Awards 2023 Finalists!

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The MIPIM Awards 2023 judges shortlisted 43 finalists representing the industry's most useful, sustainable and visionary projects. and celebrating ground-breaking innovation, architecture, environmental qualities, integration and impact on the community.

The winners will be announced at the MIPIM Awards Ceremony on Thursday 16 March, 2023.

Grand Auditorium, Palais des Festival from 18.30 to 20.00

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BEST ALTERNATIVE PROJECT

Circularium

Project city
Brussels
Project country
Belgium
Developer

D'IETEREN IMMO

Architect
51N4E
Other
-
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
In the old industrial neighborhood of Brussels, a 20.000m2 garage & car dealership complex is transformed into a hub for innovation, circular & productive economy, well anchored into the neighborhood life. The project is called Circularium and was born 3 years ago to change a large, underused and sleeper site into a flourishing, polyvalent and productive hub, offering space to thirty carefully selected startup companies & social organizations – in broad sectors like food, design, production, transport & event – to thrive and grow. Incarnating the shift to the new economy, the site both captures inspiration & (waste) flows from the city and returns maximal added value with circular products & exemplary services. By upgrading the existing infrastructure in thought-full & circular ways, synergies and cross-pollination are stimulated between site occupants & different players, creating leverage that draws in more people and catalyzes greater impact.

Deloitte University EMEA

Project city
Bailly-Romainvilliers - Val d'Europe
Project country
France
Developer
Nexity
Architect
Dubuisson Architecture
Other

RF STUDIO (Decorator) , BASE (Landscaper) , INGEROP (Engineering office and Project management), BESIX et DALKIA (Group of companies)

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
To achieve its ambitions, Deloitte EMEA decided in 2016 to undertake a feasibility study for the location of a new Deloitte University EMEA facility. Out of 80 European locations, the site located in Val d'Europe met all the required criteria: - A location that minimizes travel time and associated CO2 emissions (accessibility by high-speed train) - A welcoming and calm environment, ideal for reflection and teaching (Biodivercity-certified site) - Large 15ha site located in a "green" area allowing for modular and flexible construction to 4* standards with the possibility to install sports and wellness facilities - Possibility to install state-of-the-art learning technologies and IT services The new campus will cover 23.000m² dedicated to staff training and accommodation facilities which include 265 bedrooms, 36 seminar rooms, 25 multi-purpose rooms, 1 Ballroom, 1 event space, restaurant areas, offices, and 1 fitness center.

Roche Diagnostics Strategic Master Planning

Project city
Multiple (Tucson, Suzhou, San Cugat)
Project country
Multiple (U.S.A., China, Spain)
Developer

Roche Diagnostics

Robert Bracken - Global Head of Site Masterplanning and Asset Strategy

Kolja Bartscherer - Head of Global Capex and Real Estate

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Master Planner & Architect Suzhou, China Location), ZGF Architects (Tucson, Arizona location), battleiroig (Barcelona, Spain Location)
Other

Tucson (USA): Architecture: ZGF, San Francisco Landscape: Olin, Philadelphia Planning: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago

Barcelona (Spain): Architecture: BatlleiRoig, Barcelona Landscape: BatlleiRoig, Barcelona Planning: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, London

Suzhou (China): Architecture: SOM, Chicago Landscape: SWA, Shanghai Planning: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
A Family of Working Environments Since 2014, Roche Diagnostics has developed a new global strategy that combines comprehensive planning and design guidelines on company sites around the world. The Strategic Master Planning (SMP) approach supports science by celebrating each site’s inherent cultural, environmental and architectural characteristics, and balances these thoughtfully with Roche’s brand values. The plan has been implemented across nine sites and informed 20 large scale capex projects thus far, with the belief that investment into culturally specific spaces can enhance a sense of unity to create a “family of working environments.” Three sites in particular – Suzhou, Tucson and Sant Cugat – have implemented SMP from early planning to delivery and are unified in a global vision for collaborative workplaces, but diverse in community, place and practice. Tucson’s arid climate, Suzhou’s garden city and Sant Cugat’s Mediterranean setting directly influenced Roche’s designs.

Scholen van Morgen

Project city
Flanders
Project country
Belgium
Developer

AG Real Estate acting for Flemish Government (Ministry of Education) & BNP Paribas Fortis

Architect
70 different national (BE) and international (UK, IRL, NL, D,...) architects
Other
40+ MEP and 40+ structural engineering companies ; 20+ general contractors
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Scholen van Morgen is a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Flemish public authorities on the one hand and AG Real Estate with BNP Paribas Fortis on the other, initiated in response to the ageing and overcrowding of schools in the Flemish region in Belgium. In 2010, with AG Real Estate as operational manager, the project started to design, build and finance 165 school infrastructure projects and to maintain them for 30 years. The majority of these initial school projects were completed and delivered by the end of 2017. At that time, based on the proven success of the operation, the programme was expanded to include 17 additional projects, bringing the total to 182 schools, and impacting 133,000 students on more than 710,000 m2. These last 17 projects have been fully delivered in 2021 and 2022, except for the last one, which will be completed in early 2023.
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BEST CULTURAL, SPORTS AND EDUCATION PROJECT

Al Wasl Plaza

Project city
Dubai
Project country
United Arab Emirates
Developer
Expo 2020 Dubai LLC
Architect
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Other
The client was Expo2020 Dubai, LLC; the Design Architect was Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; the Architect of Record was e.construct LLC and The Fraser Nag Partnership; the General Contractor was Laing O’Rourke; the Structural Engineer was Thornton Tomasetti; MicroClimate was handled by Klimaat; the Civil Engineer was Langan International; the Landscape Architect was SWA Group; the Immersive Experience was created by Obscura; the Lighting consultant was OVI; Water Features were by Crystal Fountains; Cost Consulting was done by RLB; Wind Studies were conducted by RWDI; the MEP Engineer was Hoare Lea; Façade Access by Altitude; Fire Life Safety by Jensen Hughes Associates; Crowd Modeling was done by MIC; Wayfinding was done by Forcade; Security and ICT was handled through Mediatech; and Waste Management was by Tricon.
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Al Wasl was the centerpiece of Expo 2020 Dubai and is now the city’s newest icon in the post-expo legacy district, Expo City Dubai. The client’s brief sought a destination that embodied the Expo 2020 Dubai theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” with a goal to create an engaging public space that anchored the exposition, was a recognizable Expo 2020 symbol, and was adaptable and functional for the post-expo district. These needs sought a design that references cultural public spaces, addresses local patterns of architecture and light, and advances a spatial typology where nature and technology integrate to enhance 21st-Century life. The resulting intricate domed trellis shades a terraced public garden space and, after dusk, becomes the world’s largest 360-degree projection immersive experience. Its design is adaptable for a range of activities from an individual’s reflective experience to small-scale lectures, artistic performances, and large-scale theatrical and musical productions.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou (HKUST)

Project city
Guangzhou
Project country
China
Developer
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Architect
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Other
SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.) – Local Architect Arup - Structural, MEP/FP, and Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design Ayers Saint Gross - Campus Master Planning Associate, Residential Planning James Corner Field Operations - Landscape Architecture Jacobs - Lab Planning MVA - Traffic & Site Transportation Consultant SCAD - Architect of Record GZPI - Code Consultant 中铁广州工程局集团有限公司 (China Railway Guangzhou Engineering Group Co., Ltd.) – General Contractor 1 中铁一局集团有限公司 (China Railway First Group Co., Ltd.) - General Contractor 2 Fisher Marantz Stone - Lighting RWDI – Acoustics SMW - Low vibration SMW - Audio-Visual Field Management Services - Electromagnetic Field Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants - Assessment of lab exhaust and kitchen exhaust
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
A sibling campus to HKUST’s constrained site in Hong Kong, and the university’s first campus in Mainland China, HKUST (Guangzhou) was conceived as the catalyst for a new innovation hub, connected to the Greater Bay Region by high speed railway services. The client wanted an inspirational campus to attract national and international talents, anchor the wider development of the area, and meet the needs of the climate emergency. The campus is designed to foster cross-discipline collaboration, to promote cultural inclusion between Chinese and international communities, and to promote sustainable living. A car-free central hub prioritizes active walking. A “leisure loop” for cycling, walking, and running follows the naturally landscaped canals and is intended to unite the campus with the community at large through shared amenity. Indoor air quality is improved through enhanced filtration and low VOC and environmentally friendly interior materials.

Royal College of Art

Project city
London
Project country
United Kingdom
Developer
Royal College of Art
Architect
Herzog & de Meuron
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The Royal College of Art campus in Battersea delivers a formula for education, research, and entrepreneurship that explores the creative possibilities at the intersection of science, the arts, and design. It is a flexible architectural solution that adapts to the constantly changing programmes of teaching and research at this 184-year-old institution, with the aim to unite and strengthen the culture of design innovation and entrepreneurialism at the Royal College of Art (RCA). The site occupies the urban block to the south of the existing RCA Battersea buildings within the Battersea Creative Quarter. The project delivers 15,500 sqm of workshop, studio and research space; it is composed of a ground floor base of workshops and manufacturing facilities supporting a low-rise 4-storey Studio Building along Howie Street, and a taller 8-storey Research Building prominently located along Parkgate Road. Howie Street will become the main thoroughfare for the combined RCA Battersea Campus.

The Museum of the Future

Project city
Dubai
Project country
United Arab Emirates
Developer

Dubai Future Foundations

Architect
Killa Design
Other

Development Manager – North 25, Programme Manager – Matthew Southwest, Structural Engineer – Buro Happold, MEP Engineer – Buro Happold, Interior Design / Public spaces – Killa Design, Landscape – Cracknell, Contractor – BAM

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The primary inspiration of the Museum of the Future was to create a form that represents the UAE’s Prime Minister’s vision of the future, where the physical building embodies floors and spaces that represent our understanding of the “future” as we know it today and possibly for the next few years. In contrast the void represents the “unknown” and people who seek the unknown, innovate and discover new horizons and ideas that help guide humanity towards a better future. The museum’s cultural context is by creating the ancient art form of Arabic calligraphy into being its fenestration and further contextualised within the city of Dubai by using the quotes of its ruler. The Museum of the Future aims to become a global hub that brings together talents, great minds, and innovators, and create an intellectual movement from Dubai to the world.
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BEST HOSPITALITY, TOURISM AND LEISURE PROJECT

Banyan Tree AlUla

Project city
AlUla
Project country
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Developer
Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), in partnership with the French Agency for AlUla Development (AFALULA)
Architect
AW² architecture & interiors
Other
Godwin Austen Johnson (architect of record), EGIS (engineering firm)
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Nestled deep within the vast desert of northwest Saudi Arabia, Alula is known as a cultural oasis and living museum with more than 200,000 years of human history. Ashar is one of the project sites selected by the Royal Commission of Alula (RCU) to develop the country into a world class tourist destination. AW², led by partners Stéphanie Ledoux and Reda Amalou, was appointed by the RCU, in partnership with the French Agency for AlUla Development (AFALULA), to design Banyan Tree AlUla in the Ashar Valley of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The resort features 47 new tented suites ranging in size from one to three bedrooms. The public areas include two gourmet restaurants, as well as a luxury spa. The signature swimming pool sits in a natural crevice in the rocks, reminiscent of the Wadis which appears at the foot of the cliffs during rain spells.

Lanserhof Sylt

Project city
Sylt
Project country
Germany
Developer
LHS Grund 5 GmbH
Architect
ingenhoven associates
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
On the site of a former officers’ accommodation block in the north of the island, ingenhoven associates have built Lanserhof Sylt—a medical health resort with a total of 68 rooms. In close cooperation with the Office for the Preservation of Historic Buildings and Nature Conservation, the former officers’ accommodation block from the 1930s was converted into the central building of the entire Lanserhof ensemble. This existing building with its thatched roof serves as our template for the additional facilities at Lister Watt. This means that all new buildings will have overhanging thatched roofs as a special design feature. Measuring 7,100 square meters in total, Lanserhof Sylt has the largest thatched roof in Europe. A key focus of the building project is the careful harmonization of the architecture with the surrounding dune landscape in order to avoid any negative impact on the protected landscape and wildlife.

NIKO Seaside Resort

Project city
Agios Nikolaos, Crete
Project country
Greece
Developer
Hines
Architect
3XN
Other

Henderson Park and Hines (Owners), and Diarchon as (Local Architect)

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Nestled into the beautiful Mirabello Bay, the seaside town of Agios Nikolaos has been a destination for tourists for decades, gaining popularity in the middle of the 20th century. Today, many of the early hotels are starting to show signs of age. Hotel Niko transforms one of the old, mid-century resorts into a destination fit for the future. More than a simple retrofit, Hotel Niko completely remodels and transforms the outdated and uninspiring hotel into a new 5-star coastal resort, and by retaining the existing structure saved hundreds of tons of embodied carbon. Inspired by the Cretan landscape and rooted in local craft and vernacular architecture, the design provides a new image for the hotel while respectfully blending into its environment by reinterpreting the architectural style of a classic Cretan waterfront building. Reflecting by the gentle waves of Mirabello Bay, the hallmark of the design is a stunning fluted façade.

Shangri-La Shougang Park

Project city
Beijing
Project country
China
Developer

Beijing Shougang Construction Group Co., Ltd.

Architect

Lissoni Casal Ribeiro

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
In a former industrial area some 30km from the center of Beijing, a steel factory was transformed into the Shangri-La Shougang Park, a luxury hotel with over 280 keys. The design of the main building involved stripping the facades of the original factory while retaining its structure. Trees and plants create a sense of an indoor garden on the ground floor that is open to the public and features a series of lounges, restaurants and bars. A new “skin” with vertical strips of Low-E glass and glazed insulated panels balance solar loads inside with the need for daylight for the vegetation. By contrast, the structures housing the hotel amenities and its guestrooms are clad with custom designed bricks, recalling traditional materials while providing optimal thermal and ventilation properties.
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BEST INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS PROJECT

Havlog - Connecting flows

Project city
Le Havre
Project country
France
Developer

AG Real Estate acting for PRD

Architect
Les Ateliers 4+
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Havlog is the largest logistics platform in the port area of Le Havre with state-of-the-art performance. Havlog is an exceptionally large 92,000 m² building and a multimodal road, river and rail network that combines modularity, agility and a positive environmental impact, since the platform's roof houses a 7.35 MWp solar power plant. It has global reach and is particularly well connected to the Atlantic corridor. A true partnership between AG Real Estate, Haropa - Port du Havre and PRD, the project represents one of the largest "greenfield" projects, a gamble initiated by AG Real Estate. However, it was leased in its entirety prior to delivery and for nine years by the garden furniture retailer JJA, which is interested in its modularity and its capacity to store and handle oversized goods.

NEW MANUFACTURE DE HAUTE HORLOGERIE AUDEMARS PIGUET

Project city
Le Locle
Project country
Switzerland
Developer
-
Architect

Kunik de Morsier architectes

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The Manufacture is not a standard factory but rather an experience that combines the needs of the most advanced industry with the desire for creativity and social emulation of a resolutely forward-looking company. The architecture is inspired by the surrounding atmospheres and geographies and the construction is made with different materials, lights and colors that reflect the impulses of nature. The Manufacture is a place for people and watchmaking that values the relationship with the environment, and offers all employees and visitors a unique experience of time. Each moment is different and unique. Located in one of the folds of the Jura, near the town of Le Locle, the factory is essentially developed on a single level. This optimizes the industrial flow while allowing a northward orientation for all watchmakers.

Panattoni Danfoss BTO

Project city
Warsaw
Project country
Poland
Developer
Panattoni
Architect
Local design offices from Poland and Denmark
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Zero-emission in the industry has become one of the most critical challenges. The flagship example of the green revolution in the industrial real estate sector is Danfoss's new factory, developed by Panattoni in Poland, near Warsaw. Danfoss' production and business center in Grodzisk Mazowiecki is this company's first operational zero-emission factory in the world and a prime example of a relocation development for a manufacturing facility without a break in production. A year after the launch of construction work, Panattoni has completed the challenging development of the building complex and its accompanying facilities with an area of over 13,000 sq. m. It did not affect the activities of the neighboring factory. It also allowed for the regular relocation of 45 production lines and resources from Danfoss's factory in Denmark. Almost 400 people were hired in the new center, making Danfoss one of the largest employers in Grodzisk.

Passaic Logistics Center

Project city
Passaic, New Jersey
Project country
United States of America
Developer
IDI Logistics
Architect
KSS Architects
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
IDI Logistics, a leading developer and manager of logistics real estate in the United States, transformed an abandoned, polluted 8-acre land site in Passaic, New Jersey into a modern, strategically located “last mile” distribution facility. For years, the site had been one of Passaic’s most derelict properties. The project required the remediation of historic CVOC, phthalates, and radioactive fill material contaminants to above state-mandated standards. The property rehabilitation was an important component of the City’s Eastside Development Plan which was launched in 2004. Completed in October 2022, Passaic Logistics Center is now a premier logistics campus containing a 10322 sqm (111,111 SF) Class-A warehouse and professionally landscaped property which enhances the surrounding area. The building was 100% leased before completion to a major home improvement retailer and will provide dozens of jobs to an economically disadvantaged community. The Passaic City Council President called the results, “a dream come true.”
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BEST MIXED-USE PROJECT

MORLAND MIXITE CAPITALE

Project city
PARIS
Project country
FRANCE
Developer
EMERIGE
Architect
CALQ Architecture and DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECT
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
As a Parisian landmark, due to its exceptional central location on the banks of the Seine, its silhouette dominating the Paris skyline and its local visibility, as well as its architecture, this building complex leaves a significant imprint on the city. Winner of Réinventer Paris 2016, the Morland Mixité Capitale project, over more than 43,000m2 and designed by internationally-renowned architect David Chipperfield, is based on strong convictions: Diversity of uses, Openness to the public, Architecture and artistic creation, Technological innovation and eco-responsibility. Recreating this city block on an urban scale ensures the project blends into its environment: The existing buildings have been renovated with respect for their original composition. The new buildings have been inserted into the block in an identifiable way, as a continuation of the existing building. The creation of a street crossing the block has allowed walkways within the interior spaces, breathing life into the whole district.

Msheireb Downtown Doha

Project city
Doha
Project country
Qatar
Developer
Msheireb Properties
Architect

Allies and Morrison, AECOM, Mossessian Architecture, John McAslan and Partners, Adjaye Associates, Squire & Partners, Gensler, Eric Parry Architects, HOK, Mangera Yvars, Burns & McDonnell, Burton Studio

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Msheireb Downtown Doha is the world’s first fully built smart and sustainable city district and the new destination for living, leisure, and business. Its prime location in the heart of the capital makes it the perfect location for retail, commercial, residential and civic services. Msheireb Downtown Doha is fully sustainable with all buildings either Gold or Platinum LEED-certified, and adhere to the highest standards in green building services. Blending the best of Qatar’s architectural heritage with modern design, Msheireb Downtown Doha is also smart since its inception and adopts the latest advanced technology features in its infrastructure, and services to cope with the next generations’ needs. Msheireb Downtown Doha is an integrated city that embraces modern fully furnished residential units, a range of mixed-use and commercial buildings.

Norblin Factory

Project city
Warsaw
Project country
Poland
Developer
CAPITAL PARK GROUP
Architect
PRC ARCHITEKCI
Other
WARBUD SA, SOLETANCHE, TKT ENGINEERING, MAAT4, MONUMENT SERVICE
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Norblin Factory is an award winning, landmark, mixed-use, urban regeneration project at the heart of Warsaw’s CBD. It has regained its presence on the map of Warsaw after several years of intensive design, construction and conservation work. The multifunctional project has a total area of over 65,000 sqm. GLA of which 41,000 sqm GLA are A-class offices. Visitors to Norblin Factory can also enjoy unique cultural, entertainment and dining concepts including the original KinoGram cinema, the Bio Bazar organic market, the capital city’s largest food court Food Town and a museum commemorating the history of the site. Norblin Factory is an example of a world-class revitalization project implemented with respect for the environment. It's is a city-forming project, created in accordance with the idea of 15-minute cities. It has contributed to a positive change of this area in Wola district, which for years remained closed to the city and residents.
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BEST NEW DEVELOPMENT

Confluence - B1 C1Nord

Project city
Lyon
Project country
France
Developer
NEXITY
Architect
Baumschlager Eberle Architects, PetitDidierPrioux Architects, Atelier de ville en ville
Other
AIA Environnement, AIA Ingéniérie, MOZ Paysage
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The project aims at the transformation of a historically industrial site in the Confluence district of Lyon. In order to create a new urban hub, we have designed a mixed urban project, including 250 family housing units, 15000 m² of space dedicated to higher education with commercial activities on the ground floors spread over two blocks. The inclusion of environmental concerns is the guiding principle of the project and is reflected in the urban, landscape and architectural design. The environmental approach is twofold: the need to preserve our environment right from the design stage and the desire to promote an environment that serves the quality of use, life and comfort desired by the future inhabitants.

FUSE VALLEY

Project city
Matosinhos
Project country
Portugal
Developer
Castro Group & Farfetch
Architect
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Other
Farfetch; Ventura+Partners
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Motivated by their growth projections, in 2018 Fafetch challenged Castro Group to develop a revolutionary space together. Once the idea was embraced, the ideal location was found, the concept and the pillars of the project were developed, which gained shape through an international architectural competition. That is how what is now FUSE VALLEY was born. In addition to the FARFETCH headquarters, this development will host a hotel, amenities and offices for other companies, promoted by Castro Group. This project connects people, spaces, ideas and talents, companies and partners. Here we create a living space, to be here and to want to stay. Only then we will build a world where knowledge communes with happiness.

Paper Factory Dalum

Project city
Odense, Dalum
Project country
Denmark
Developer
MT Højgaard Project Development
Architect
C.F. Møller Architects
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The development in Dalum, Odense, is on a historic industrial area. Situated on the site is Paper Factory Dalum, operating from 1874-2017. The paper factory grew to become Denmark's largest, leaving an international footprint and was an essential workplace in the area, where it played a significant role in Dalum’s development and growth. Paper Factory Dalum is transformed with the aim of preserving historic traces and establish attractive and diverse housing with a connection to the spectacular nature surroundings and Odense River, running through the site. The river links landscape and biological interests to the area as well as cultural and historical, as it was the basis of the factory, which was powered by hydroelectricity until the 1950s. During the factory’s growth period, the industrial buildings grew together to one cohesive mass which varies in age, expression, condition and size forming the scale of the new urban development.

Roots in the Sky

Project city
London
Project country
United Kingdom
Developer
Fabrix
Architect
Sheppard Robson
Other

Studio Fabrix and Studio RHE (Concept Design and Vision), Harris Bugg Studio (Landscape Design) / Gerald Eve (Planning Consultant) / AKT II (Structural Engineer) / Atelier Ten (MEP & Sustainability Consultant) / Gardiner & Theobald (Project Manager) / Quantem (Cost Consultant) / Knight Frank (Leasing Agent) / Mace (Main Contractor) / Erith (Enabling Works Contractor)

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Roots in the Sky is Europe’s first forest building – a pioneering, inclusive, HQ office development, with the UK’s first rooftop urban forest, designed to address the challenges of our time, setting new benchmarks for sustainability and redefining the boundaries of commercial development. The transformation of a former 1960s courthouse on London’s Southbank, the 430,000 sqft all-electric building, which will be Net Zero in both construction and operation, embeds circular economy principles, whilst targeting BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Platinum and NABERS 5*. Extensive access for the community alongside unprecedented urban greening makes this building fundamentally different: a 1.4-acre rooftop forest, with 125 mature trees, 10,000 plants and 1,000 tonnes of soil, will provide cooling shade, fresh air and access to nature, allowing biodiversity to thrive. The 10,000 sqft dedicated community terrace, located in the most valuable part of the building, offers unrivalled ESG-amenity, all alongside exceptional views over the City.
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BEST NEW MEGA DEVELOPMENT

Bosque Metropolitano

Project city
Madrid
Project country
Spain
Developer
Madrid City Council Urban Development Area
Architect
Madrid City Council Urban Development Area
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The Metropolitan Forest is a green belt around the city of Madrid, creating new green areas connected to existing ones, with a planned length of 75 km and a total area of 32,000 ha. total extension of 32,000 hectares, in which more than 5.000 new hectares. More than 1.3 million trees and 5.5 million shrubs will be planted with an absorption potential of more than 1.3 million bushes with a potential to absorb 190.000 tn CO2. Investment €1.4 billion over 20 years for land purchase, reforestation, road networks, eco-connectors and equipment.

FOUR Frankfurt

Project city
Frankfurt am Main
Project country
Germany
Developer
Groß & Partner Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Architect

UNStudio, HPP Architekten

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
FOUR Frankfurt is a unique high-rise quarter in the middle of Frankfurt's city centre. Based on a design by the Amsterdam architecture firm UNStudio, four new high-rise buildings are being built on a multi-storey podium in the centre of the skyline, with approximately 213,000m² of floor space. Up to 1,000 people will live and around 4,000 employees will work in the innovative and sustainable quarter. About half of the space being created is earmarked for new office space, alongside 600 flats, two hotels, a food-court and other gastronomy, retail and publicly accessible recreational areas such as public squares, a green roof terrace and several pedestrian paths to connect to the city. All four towers, ranging in height from 100m to 233m, have been under structural engineering since July 2021.

La Baie des Rois

Project city
Libreville
Project country
Gabon
Developer
FMCT and private partners
Architect
FMCT is the master planner of the project
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The Baie des Rois is an urban planning project resulting from the 2011 National Infrastructure Master Plan of Gabon. It is the starting point for more than 400 hectares of urban redevelopment in downtown Libreville, beginning with the redevelopment of the Champ Triomphal and the Port Mole sector. It is a greenfield development project covering 40 hectares in the heart of Libreville with the construction of more than 360,000 m² of buildings. The master plan imposes an eco-responsible approach to all the different components of the project, notably mobility, energy and construction, through specifications that are ambitious and proactive in terms of environmental requirements: - Towards a city of the quarter hour; - Towards a city of forests; - Towards a city that breathes; - Towards an eco-responsible city.

Parc de L'Alba · Cerdanyola Del Vallès (Barcelona)

Project city
CERDANYOLA DEL VALLÈS (BARCELONA)
Project country
SPAIN
Developer

Parc de l’Alba Consortium (Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council & INCASOL)

Architect

Technical team of INCASÒL (Government of Catalonia) & Parc de l’Alba Consortium (Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council & INCASOL)

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Parc de l’Alba in Cerdanyola del Vallès is the largest ongoing urban development in Catalonia (400 hectares), located in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It will create 5,377 new homes (50% social housing) and 1,565,150 m2 of innovative activities with high economic value added. This urban plan kicked off in 2001 and has undergone several improvements in terms of sustainability and urban design, the latest in 2020. One third is being developed. Located in a well-connected strategic environment and home to the most powerful research facility in southern Europe (the ALBA synchrotron), it generates synergies with the neighbouring Autonomous University of Barcelona. It is designed to build a resilient new neighbourhood that can tackle future challenges with healthy urban-planning criteria and is being equipped with latest-generation infrastructures, recovering and enhancing the environment.
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BEST OFFICE & BUSINESS PROJECT

425 Park Avenue

Project city
New York
Project country
USA
Developer
L&L Holding Company
Architect
Lord Norman Foster of Foster +Partners
Other

Tokyu Land Corporation, BentallGreenOak

Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
425 Park Avenue was a labor of love, two decades in the making. From the outset, L&L Holding Company, BentallGreenOak and Toyku Land Corporation treated 425 Park Avenue as a unique opportunity and responsibility to create an office tower deserving of its perch among the many timeless architectural icons that reside along this fabled stretch of the Plaza District. To create a modern tower worthy of neighboring masterpieces Lever House and the Seagram Building, L&L invited 11 of the world’s most accomplished architects to compete for the commission. From there, the team selected four Pritzker Prize winning firms to participate in the conceptual design phase of the competition, before ultimately choosing Foster + Partners to design an 897-foot tower. Through its blend of timeless architecture, best-in-class technology, human-centric amenities and state-of-the-art workspaces, 425 Park Avenue has raised the bar for office environments.

BIOME

Project city
Paris
Project country
France
Developer

SFL (Société Foncière Lyonnaise)

Architect
Agence Jouin Manku - YMA / Yrieix Martineau Architecture
Other

Bouygues Renovation Privée

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Located in Paris' 15th arrondissement, the property was built in the 1960s by architects Lopez and Pottier and had not been renovated since. It was the historical headquarters of insurance group, SMABTP. The property was acquired by SFL in 2017 and delivered in July 2022 following development work that began in 2019. The project focused on the redevelopment of the existing main building and the construction of a new building, forming a 25,000 sq.m. complex. Jouin Manku (architectural concept and design), Yrieix Martineau (lead architect) and Thierry Laverne (landscaping) worked together on the complex’s remodelling. A real technical challenge, the new building features an outer concrete shell and a sloped, eight-storey design. It is connected to the existing structure via a transparent walkway. The complex has some 3,500 sq.m. of outdoor space – a rare asset in Paris – including a landscaped garden, terraces with exceptional views and numerous balconies.

POST Luxembourg Headquarters

Project city
Luxembourg
Project country
Luxembourg
Developer
Post Luxembourg
Architect
METAFORM architects
Other

Goblet & Lavandier (MEP),  INCA, Ney & Partners (Building engineers)

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A building from the fifties stands on the site on which we were invited to build the new POST Headquarters with more than 1000 workplaces. Although there were no limitations on the cornice heights, we preferred the neighboring buildings and their proportions to a tower building and the destruction of an existing building. The new building and its large program had to fit into a dense urban environment but also respect the built environment and the memory of the site. Our consideration of heritage favours contrast and originality rather than pastiche and replication. Through a process of "rotation", the roof of the old building is gradually extended in a vertical plane to reach the same alignment as the façade at the corner of Rue du Commerce.

Quay Quarter Tower

Project city
Sydney
Project country
Australia
Developer
AMP Capital
Architect
3XN
Other
BVN, executive architect; Multiplex, contractor; BG&E, structural engineer; Arup, MEP, civil, & fire engineering, sustainable building design, and vertical transportation; Pier Property Corporation, external project managers.
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) is a pioneering redevelopment which redefines what is possible for tall buildings nearing the end of their commercial life. The radical sustainability strategy involved upcycling the existing 1976 AMP Centre, retaining 65% of its beams, columns, and slabs, and over 98% of its existing core, resulting in an embodied carbon saving of over 12,000 metric tons in concrete alone. The design adds approximately 45,000 square-metres of new construction, doubling the floor area and creating a new world-class high-rise office from an outdated, underperforming building with diminishing returns, becoming the most significant adaptive reuse high-rise ever completed. Eschewing the conventions of a traditional, commercial high-rise, the building is arranged as a vertical village formed of community clusters. Five shifting volumes are arranged around central atria that accommodate shared amenities and social spaces, encouraging people to connect and interact over multiple floors, while democratizing views and daylight.
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Betonsilo

Project city
Düsseldorf
Project country
Germany
Developer
harbour properties
Architect
ingenhoven associates
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The Betonsilo is part of the Plange Mühle Campus – a lively, future-forward quarter at Düsseldorf’s harbour, planned according to the highest ecological standards in line with the supergreen© principles of ingenhoven associates and with a special appreciation for the existing building fabric. Built in 1929, the Betonsilo (concrete silo) comprises ten reinforced concrete cylinders standing nearly 30 metres high and arranged in pairs. It was constructed using free formwork, which was unusual for such construction heights at that time. Since April 2000, it has been a listed building. Today, the Betonsilo houses, among others, a radiology practice and an orthopaedic clinic with a reception room, surgery, and bed floors; other medical uses will follow. In addition, it offers contemporary office space with magnificent views.

KB32

Project city
Copenhagen
Project country
Denmark
Developer

Genesta

Architect

Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects

Other

Revco

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With a unique brutalist style, the old freight railway hotel laid almost deserted for years in the center of Copenhagen. Now the impressive 180-metre-long building, named KB32, is a six-storey open office space that holds up to 1,000 employees of both The Danish National Archives and a law firm. Originally KB32 is designed by architect Ole Hagen in 1967, but the building’s expression and use gradually changed and became incoherent. The design vision was to revive the dilapidated building as it is more climate-friendly and preserve the cultural heritage as one of the few buildings left from a time when railways were driving urban development. Inside, is a multifunctional interior bathed in daylight with high-quality materials such as heart oak, custom-made hot-rolled steel and 55-year-old, exposed concrete and acoustic ceiling and core surfaces ensure a pleasant sound level. The layout is a natural, flexible and well-functioning flow between open office-environments.

METAL 57

Project city
Boulogne-Billancourt
Project country
France
Developer
BNP Paribas Immobilier
Architect
Dominique PERRAULT Architecture
Other
Investors: CDC Investissement Immobilier & Assurances du CREDIT MUTUEL
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, METAL 57 has restructured and extended the iconic RENAULT workshop "57 Métal". The conversion was overseen by the famous architect Dominique Perrault, who has turned it into a polymorphic space of 37,000 m². The project consisted of: - Renovating 50% of the original building (notably the emblematic SHEDS and the façades redone identically). - Integrating a new 9-floor building and a rooftop. - Making the new complex a tertiary site: o Proud of its industrial past, as reflected in the architecture, volumes and several features of the interior decoration (metal, brick, etc.). o CSR (8 certifications and labels, urban agriculture, recycled and reused materials, soft mobility, culture for all, etc.). o Multi-tenant (6 companies). o Equipped with large flex-office platforms, with 80% collaborative spaces. o With many services grouped around a large interior street. o Open to local residents and outside companies.

Procuratie Vecchie

Project city
Venice
Project country
Italy
Developer
Generali Real Estate
Architect
David Chipperfield Architects Milan
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Procuratie Vecchie, the monumental northern wing of St. Mark’s Square in Venice, date back to XVI century as the seat of the Procurators, the second most important figure in the Republic of Venice after the Doge, and are property of Generali since 1831. The complex has been fully renovated upon a respectful and innovative architectural project by David Chipperfield Architects completed in 2022. The requalification, orchestrated by Generali Real Estate, succeeded not only in giving new life and personality to a historical masterpiece in its original splendour, but also in making it a contemporary landmark opened to the world for the first time, with museum, auditorium and offices, and a unique showcase of technology and sustainability, reaching international ESG certifications and operational carbon neutrality. Today the Procuratie Vecchie are a skilful combination of frescoes and decorated wooden ceilings and smart technology, fostering environmental comfort, efficiency and sustainable energy consumption.
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Collegium

Project city
Zottegem
Project country
Belgium
Developer
Vanhout Projects
Architect
Studio Farris Architects
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
The former ‘OLV Collegium’ (19th century), situated in the historical center of Zottegem, was purchased by developer, Vanhout, in 2017. SFA was selected to design the masterplan for a new residential project and a public underground parking for the city. SFA’s vision was to regenerate the area through reconnection with the historical center and establishing an iconic connection with the historical building. The new design provides a cluster of buildings forming a large green courtyard around the former collegium. A strong connection between the busiest shopping street and the new project creates a serene atmosphere to pass through to the other side of the city, while giving access to the public underground parking. The project includes 65 apartments spread among the historical building and the new extension. A range of terraces, formed by a series of steps, creates beautiful views to the city and a sense of livability.

HOSPITALMENT YOTSUYADAIKYOCHO

Project city
Tokyo
Project country
Japan
Developer
Hulic Co., Ltd.
Architect

NIKKEN HOUSING SYSTEM LTD (design architect), TAISEI U-LEC CO;LTD (architect)

Other

Sakurajyuji Co., Ltd. (Operator), TAISEI U-LEC Co., Ltd. (Contractor)

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We created a high quality and healthy senior residence where intellectual sensibilities harmonize with the feel of history and greenery of the location in the center of Tokyo. The façade employs granite vertical louvers to give a natural feel while creating a rhythmical base for the building. Warm vertical louvers and soft curves draw the eyes through the entrance space from the entry to the elevator hall. The entrance concept is a walk through the woods with the impression of thickets and sunlight filtering through the trees while also invoking the feel of the intricate lattice work of samurai homes.

One Park Drive

Project city
London
Project country
United Kingdom
Developer
Canary Wharf Group
Architect
Herzog & de Meuron
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
One Park Drive is a residential tower at London’s expanding Canary Wharf Estate will form part of the new district of Canary Wharf. The building will help to shape the identity of the redevelopment of one of docklands’ last large remaining undeveloped sites. It is a tower simultaneously iconic in form and human in scale that embodies the aspirations of its new context, an extension of a dynamic global community and the start of a new vibrant neighbourhood.

Sluishuis

Project city
Amsterdam
Project country
The Netherlands
Developer
BESIX RED, VORM Ontwikkeling B.V.
Architect
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) & Barcode Architects
Other
BESIX Nederland (BESIX Group), VORM Bouw
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Sluishuis is a 39,350 sqm zero-energy residential building located on the IJ-lake, known as Amsterdam’s waterfront. Co-developed by BESIX RED and VORM Ontwikkeling B.V. and designed by the Danish Architects Bjarke Ingels Group and Dutch BARCODE Architects, Sluishuis features an iconic water-related architecture. Conceived with a fully integrated water program, the project offers Amsterdam a new living experience completely built on water. The cantilever construction comprises of 442 apartments in a energy-neutral building, a two-story underground car park below water-level, houseboat lots, berths for pleasure crafts, catering facilities and commercial areas. A zero-energy building scoring -0,02 Energy Performance, Sluishuis is a reference project in terms of sustainability. The development features solutions adapted to tomorrow's new ways of living, including the use of sustainable building materials, geothermal energy, rainwater recycling, solar panels, heat recovery of water and used air.
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Atelier Gardens

Project city
Berlin
Project country
Germany
Developer
Fabrix
Architect

MVRDV, Studio Fabrix and Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten

Other
Harris Bugg Studio (Landscape Design) / Drees & Sommer (Project Manager) / Buro Happold (M&E) / Hati (Water Management) / KPM3 (Contractor)
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Atelier Gardens is a 110 year-old, six-acre film studio site in Berlin being transformed into a global campus for social and regenerative entrepreneurship. Adjoining Tempelhof Airfield, the campus is home to a growing cross-disciplinary community of progressive organisations focussed on human and planetary wellbeing. A sensitive and live masterplan by MVRDV consolidates film-making elements, with remaining buildings carefully repurposed into a flexible mix of work and event spaces, with rooftop gardens and pavilions. Nature is being reintroduced via a radical biodiversity and re-greening strategy, with landscape specified to decontaminate the soil rather than it going to land-fill and hard-paving removed. The project is embedded in its neighbourhood, with theatre clubs for children, a local authority hub and a circular composting programme utilising food waste from the on-site canteen and the local community. The first phase of the project was completed in 2022, with additional phases due to complete by 2024.

Galataport Istanbul

Project city
Istanbul
Project country
Turkey
Developer
Dogus Group, BLG Capital
Architect
Masterplanning: Dror + Gensler, Cruise Planning Consultant: BEA, Facade Design and Creative Consultants, Tanju Ozelgin and Arif Ozden of TO Studio, Architect of Record: Norm Mimarlik • Interior Designer of the Terminal: Autoban • Interior Designer of the Peninsula Istanbul: Zeynep Fadillioglu Design
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As Galataport Istanbul's 112,000 sqm area has long been an underutilized and inaccessible customs zone, the project’s vision was to rehabilitate the area in order to; - Preserve the heritage and cultural richness - Revitalize the neighbourhood that integrates as an organic part of the city - Reattribute 1.2 kilometers of the Bosphorus waterfront back to the city After eight years of intensive planning, development and a total investment of 1.7 billion USD, a buzzing gastronomy, arts&culture and shopping neighborhood and The Peninsula Istanbul was built through a horizontal open-air urban planning approach with accessible low-rise buildings in harmony with the area's historical texture. A delicate restoration project was completed to revitalize heritage buildings and monuments. A unique hatch system was created to connect to the world's first underground cruise terminal, creating a temporary customs area only while a ship is in port, transforming Istanbul's historic port into a promenade.

NORBLIN FACTORY

Project city
Warsaw
Project country
Poland
Developer
Capital Park Group
Architect
PRC Architekci
Other
Warbud SA, Soletanche, TKT Engineering, Maat4, Monument Service
Short presentation of your project and its origin/history
Norblin Factory is an award winning, landmark, mixed-use, urban regeneration project at the heart of Warsaw’s CBD. It has regained its presence on the map of Warsaw after several years of intensive design, construction and conservation work. The multifunctional project has a total area of over 65,000 sqm. GLA of which 41,000 sqm GLA are A-class offices. Visitors to Norblin Factory can also enjoy unique cultural, entertainment and dining concepts including the original KinoGram cinema, the Bio Bazar organic market, the capital city’s largest food court Food Town and a museum commemorating the history of the site. Norblin Factory is an example of a world-class revitalization project implemented with respect for the environment. It's is a city-forming project, created in accordance with the idea of 15-minute cities. It has contributed to a positive change of the area in Wola district, which for years remained closed to the city and residents.

Shunde OCT Harbour PLUS | Shunde Joy Marina

Project city
Foshan
Project country
China
Developer
OCT Development Co., Ltd.
Architect
Shenzhen Huahui Design Co.,Ltd. and Laguarda Low Architects
Other

Art Spring Design Group Shenzhen; Martha Schwartz Partners (Landscape Architect)

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Shunde Joy Marina has rapidly become one of the most popular destinations in the Greater Bay Area. Designed to serve as an economic anchor and gastronomic destination, the mixed-use complex includes residential and hospitality zones, an amusement park, high end retail, fine dining, art galleries, and more. One of the biggest developers in the region, OCT Development Co., Ltd. chose this site because of its proximity to Guangdong, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai and its location on the HSR bullet train line — easily accessible from most of the region. Offering a unified landscape for both visitors and residents alike, the complex unites the natural and built realms and weaves together the rich cultural history of the Chinese people and their ambitious future. The project is a first-of-its-kind for this pioneering developer, testament to a seamless collaboration with a visionary designer, and will serve as a benchmark for future developments across China.