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Nichtoffener Wettbewerb | 06/2014

Karlavagnsplatsen ─ the Nordic area's tallest building

Team Zaha Hadid Architects Ltd.

Team Zaha Hadid Architects Ltd.

Svall (Swell)

Finalist

Zaha Hadid Architects Ltd.

Architektur

Ă…WL arkitektkontor

Architektur

Ramboll Sverige AB

Tragwerksplanung

GROSS. MAX. landscape architects

Landschaftsarchitektur

Professor Lawrence Barth

Stadtplanung / Städtebau

Werner Sobek AG

Fassadenplanung

Beurteilung durch das Preisgericht

A very distinctive proposal, featuring a group of five towers of varying height with facades that exhibit the same design language. The buildings’ location makes it possible to create good space arrangements but this has not been handled at all well. The relative positioning of the buildings appears unmotivated, and is seen as in need of closer consideration.
The proposal is presented in a sterile manner, with an exclusive expression that results in more of a business impression than a residential one, and fails to suggest a clear goal. The street environment feels inhospitable and unsafe, and does not constitute an inviting setting for gatherings – with pointed, raised podiums that obstruct visibility.
The proposal has not developed congregative spaces that invite interaction, and the requirement for a vibrant urban environment to sustain everyday life has not been adequately addressed. The jury has trouble seeing how kindergartens and schools can be integrated into the environment. No greenery and no ecosystem services are outlined in the proposal.
Many of the the residences are well-composed but present dubious window placements. The proposal is centered around the design of the large-scale mesh of the facades, and attempts to fully integrate meshes and skeletons throughout, but fails to quite achieve this, which is a pity. Had the expression of the facades and the skeletal constructions comprised a single entity, the result might have been both innovative and exciting.
The artfully expressed facade might very well function to both block sunlight and dampen wind.
The proposal is not especially production-friendly. The jury, in discussion of how, and in what material, the facades might be actualized, noted that if they could be made of sheet metal produced locally in the Gothenburg harbor area, this would be of particular interest.
If such a proposal were to develop further it would benefit from winnowing, both in its form and in the number of buildings. It is not necessary for all the buildings to have the same concept in facade composition, nor are five buildings needed.