Recently, Wienerberger celebrated the 7th Brick Award in Vienna. Besides the press conference and the symposium with an inspiring keynote speech and panel discussion, the winners were announced.
In 2016, prizes were awarded in five different categories, including the two Grand Prize winners and the Special Prize: Residential Use, Public Use, Re-Use, Urban Infill, and Special Solution. In 2016, more than 600 innovative brick projects from all over the world were submitted – a proof of the renown and quality of this award. The great variety of brick applications feasible today is demonstrated by all the 50 projects, which have made it onto the shortlist.
1. Winner Grand Prize: 2226, Austria
© Norbert Prommer
Fast Facts:
| Architect | baumschlager eberle, Austria |
| Location | Lustenau, Austria |
| Construction period |
02.2012 – 04.2013
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| Purpose | Office building |
| Usable floor area | 2421 m² |
| Brick type | Clay blocks |
2. Winner Grand Prize & Urban Infill: House 1014, Spain
© Adria Goula
Fast Facts:
| Architect | HARQUITECTES, Spain |
| Location | Granollers, Barcelona, Spain |
| Construction period |
10.2011 – 03.2014
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| Purpose |
Family home and guest house
|
| Usable floor area | 673 m² |
| Brick type | Clay blocks, facing bricks, clay pavers |
3. Winner Residential Use: Termitary House, Vietnam
© Oki Hiroyuki
Fast Facts:
| Architects | Tropical Space, Vietnam |
| Location |
Da Nang, Vietnam
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| Construction period |
04.2014 – 08.2014
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| Purpose | Single-family house |
| Usable floor area | 80 m² |
| Brick type | Solid bricks |
4. Winner Public Use: Auditorium AZ Groeninge, Belgium
© Dennis de Smet
Fast Facts:
| Architect | Dehullu Architecten, Belgium |
| Location | Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Construction period |
05.2012 – 01.2014
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| Purpose | Meeting centre, auditorium |
| Usable floor area | 1 200 m² |
| Brick type | Facing bricks |
5. Winner Re-Use: Marília Project, Brazil
© Maira Acayaba
Fast Facts:
| Architect | SuperLimão Studio, Brazil |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Construction period |
02.2010 – 12.2013
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| Purpose | Office space |
| Usable floor area | 450 m² |
| Brick type | Re-used bricks from the area |
6. Winner Spezial Price: Cluster House, Switzerland
© Johannes Marburg
Fast Facts:
| Architects | Duplex Architekten, Switzerland |
| Location | Hunziker Areal, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Construction period |
04.2013 – 02.2015
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| Purpose | Cluster apartments, shared living space |
| Usable floor area | 6 890 m² |
| Brick type | Perlite filled clay blocks |
For more details, please visit: Wienerberger Brick Award 2016
