The first prize for the international E2 Timber Development competition was shared by two designs and teams. The jury decided that the winning designs E2volution (Team Arup) and Puu-Bo (Team Big) best represented the given assignment. The merits of the winning designs differ, but their characteristics are equally relevant in continuing the development of wooden multi-storey buildings.
The winners of the international E2 Timber Development Competition were
15.3.2011 in Kouvola. Of the four construction and structure design
proposals that took part in the invitational competition, two were
chosen as equal winners. The winning designs are E2volution with Arup
GmbH as the team leader and Puu-Bo with Bjarke Ingels Group BIG as the
team leader. The winning proposals serve as a basis for developing the
wooden house concept and building multi-storey residential buildings by
the Kymijoki River in Kuusankoski.
According to the jury, the
E2volution design has structural clarity, based on the use of three
basic elements. The structure enables quick construction and
cost-effective transportation.
The Puu-Bo design was seen as
creating an interesting living environment while effectively taking the
construction site and its surroundings into account.
Find Jury Report and Summaries attached bellow. Have a look on Studio Works of New Jersey Institute of Technology, too!
Jury Report [pdf, 3 MB]
Evolution Summary [pdf, 377 KB]
Puu-Bo Summary [pdf, 173 KB]
5.353.691 Summary [pdf, 239 KB]
Fox Summary [pdf, 428 KB]
The Winner Teams; Team Arup and Team BIG
Director of Economic Development Aimo Ahti and the Winner Teams
The City of Kouvola organised the E2 (Ecology and Economy) Timber Development Competition in collaboration with the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, the Finnish Innovation Fund, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, KSS Energy, and the Regional Council of Kymenlaakso. The Competition is part of a larger project, WoodInno, which aims at establishing an industry of wooden house construction in the region, creating new jobs in Kouvola and founding a centre of wood expertise.
Background for the Competition
Increased environmental
consciousness and economic challenges reflect the current global
concerns. Tackling the climate change, improving energy and cost
efficiencies, and using the renewable resources raise questions about
the environmental impacts of the construction cluster. The efficiency
requirements of industrialized construction business parallel to the
inevitable need to cut greenhouse gas emissions call for new approaches.
Timber
provides an interesting climate friendly opportunity for large scale
industrial production. The forthcoming competition searches for
sustainable solutions and approaches to root a new culture of
development and construction industry in Finland. Timber is the most
significant natural resource in Finland. Adding the value of the forest
cluster continues to serve the Finnish well-being in the future.
Currently, only a fragment of multi-storey residential buildings has
timber skeletons. The organizer of the Timber Development Competition
aims to catalyze a change multiplying timber developments.
Further information about the competition is available in the E2 Flyer.
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