National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre Przełomy / Robert Konieczny + KWK Promes. Image © Robert Konieczny

Fourteen projects have been announced as category winners of the The World Architecture Festival’s (WAF) 2016 awards on Day 1 of the festival. Winners in 32 categories will be named over the first two days of the conference, and will then go on to compete for the title of the World Building of the Year 2016, to be announced on Friday.

The world’s largest architectural awards program, the 2016 WAF Awards consisted of 343 projects from 58 countries around the world. Finalists projects will be invited to present their project live at the festival to a “super jury” that includes Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG), Louisa Hutton (Sauerbruch Hutton), David Chipperfield, Ole Scheeren, and ArchDaily’s co-founder and Editor-in-Chief David Basulto, who will determine the grand prize winner.

You can check out the full shortlist here, and see which built and future projects took home awards after the break.

Completed Buildings

Category: Culture

National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre Przełomy / Robert Konieczny + KWK Promes

National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre Przełomy / Robert Konieczny + KWK Promes. Image © Robert Konieczny

Category: Mixed-Use

Malmö Live / schmidt hammer lassen architects

Malmö Live / schmidt hammer lassen architects. Image © Adam Mørk

Category: Office

The Zig Zag Building / Lynch Architects

The Zig Zag Building / Lynch Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

Category: House

HOUSE MM / OHLAB – Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab

MM House / OHLAB. Image © José Hevia

Category: Housing

Aluminium Tip / Babin+Renaud

Aluminium Tip / Babin+Renaud. Image © Cécile Septet

Category: Schools

German School / Grüntuch Ernst Architects

German School / Grüntuch Ernst Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

Category: Civic & Community

Salburua Civic Center / ACXT

Salburua Civic Center / ACXT. Image © Aitor Ortiz

Category: Production, Energy & Recycling

Floating Fields / Thomas Chung

Floating Fields / Thomas Chung. Image © Thomas Chung

Category: New & Old

Beyazit State Library / Tabanlioglu Architects

Beyazıt State Library / Tabanlioglu Architects. Image © Emre Dörter

Category: Display

The Waterfront Pavilion / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

The Waterfront Pavilion / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp. Image © Brett Boardman

Future Projects

Category: Civic

Hudson Yards Masterplan / Kohn Pedersen Fox

Hudson Yards Masterplan / Kohn Pedersen Fox. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

Category: Infrastructure

Istanbul New Airport / Scott Brownrigg and Grimshaw, Nordic, Haptic, Fonksiyon, TAM/Kiklop

Istanbul New Airport / Scott Brownrigg and Grimshaw, Nordic, Haptic, Fonksiyon, TAM/Kiklop. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

Category: Office

a.spire / nabil gholam architects

a.spire / Nabil Gholam Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

Category: Experimental

Beach Hut, Singapore / Spark Architects

Beach Hut / Spark Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival

On Day 2 of the festival, winners will be announced in the following categories:

Completed Buildings:

• Health
• Higher Education & Research
• Hotels & Leisure
• Shopping
• Sport
• Transport

Future Projects:

• Commercial Mixed Use
• Competition Entries
• Culture
• Education
• Health
• House
• Leisure-Led Development
• Masterplanning Future
• Residential
• Landscape
• Small Projects

Check out more of our coverage on this year’s event, here, or visit the WAF 2016 website, here.

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• Architects: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
• Location: Ngõ 850 đường Láng, Láng Thượng, Đống Đa, Hà Nội, Vietnam
• Architect In Charge: Vo Trong Nghia Architects + Takashi Niwa
• Principal Architect: Vo Trong Nghia + Takashi Niwa
• Design Team: Nguyen Thi Thoa, Koji Yamamoto, Dao Sy Dung
• Area: 383.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki, Trieu Chien

• Client: Fortune-Nano Electrical Company (Nanoco)
• Contractor: Dai Dung JSC
• Interior Contractor: T.S.I. Vietnam Co. Ltd.

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Located within Dong Da district, Hanoi, the newly constructed gallery and lighting showroom uses a perforated terracotta façade to create a simple yet significant impact on the surrounding landscape.

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The gallery is located on the top floor overlooking a large neighbouring tree, while the slit skylights expose the roof garden. This offers a space for architects and design professionals to interact.

Longitudinal Section

Upon entering the building, visitors are greeted with a large void. The showroom is carefully planned around the void to allow visitors to view the exhibited product at a glance from the central staircase.

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The terracotta blocks were traditionally used in Vietnam before air-conditioning. Designed for tropical climates, they allow for passive ventilation and shade from harsh sunlight. The blocks are both functional and inexpensive at £0.42 each amounting to £2,350 for the 5,625 blocks used. Furthermore, the bespoke fixing system allowed for a quick and simple assembly.

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The existing site proposed interesting design challenges, such as the typically small inner-city site at 72 sqm, adjacent tree and busy streetscape. The foliage overshadows the site, making it difficult for pedestrians to recognize the building from the main road. However, this scenario presented a unique opportunity to consider the existing tree and distracting context whilst maximizing the usable space.

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This building provides a delicate backdrop to the ever-changing tree. During the day shadows are cast upon the clean façade, bringing it to life. In the evening the building is illuminated from within, acting as a lantern in the city.

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• Architects: Sagan Piechota Architecture
• Location: Carmel Valley, CA 93924, USA
• Architects In Charge: Daniel Piechota, Cameron Helland
• Area: 5100.0 ft2
• Project Year: 2013
• Photographs: Joe Fletcher

• Landscape Architecture & Design: Bernard Trainor + Associates
• General Contractors : Stocker + Allaire
• Strandberg Engineering: David Strandberg

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This custom designed private Residence is situated within the Santa Lucia Preserve of Carmel Valley, California.

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The Architect’s overriding intention for this modern 2-story family home centered on achieving an intimate connection between the ‘L’ shaped residence and its setting within a rolling hillside clearing.

Plan

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Upper Plan

Siting the home carefully amidst old growth oaks and framing views architecturally, the connection to nature is reflected by an abundance of vistas that capture the rolling hills, wild life, and broad valley views from almost every aspect of the house, connecting the inner and outer environments seamlessly.

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Entrance to the home is achieved beneath an enclosed 2nd-story bridge that connects the Main Living areas to the Master Suite. The compressed stair sequence travels under the “bridge” upward revealing a sunny courtyard adjacent to the Main Residence, separate Guest Wing, and outdoor living spaces.

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Materials such as concrete, weathered steel, and natural cedar mirror the site’s native textural and color palette while floor-to-ceiling glass completes the building envelope, connecting the tree canopy to the landscape.

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Details include:  Solar roof, High efficiency plumbing, LED lighting throughout and Operable window coverings for cooling management.

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Product Description. In order to create the desired “Indoor/Outdoor Living experience” within the home, floor to ceiling glass required special production, installation and engineering.  Fleetwood provided an excellent product.

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