Archizinc Trophy magazine n° 2

S P E C I A L I S S U E N O . - O C T O B E R

Published in English, French,

German and Spanish.

T R O P H É E

The ARCHIZINC Trophy

S P E C I A L I S S U E N o . 3 - A R C H I Z I N C T R O P H Y

This second edition of the ARCHIZINC

Trophy has confirmed its success. The

jury considered the overall quality of

the submissions to be very impressive

and selecting the final winners was far

from simple.

In the end the choice was made easier

by the heterogeneity of the jury. The

varying international origins of the jury

members, and the different functions

each of them occupies in the

construction industry, meant that

consensus, when achieved, was a sure

proof of quality. Under the masterly

chairmanship of Dominique Boudet, the

jury came up with a selection of

prizewinners that is truly excellent, in

the diversity of the styles and functions

of the buildings, in the reasoning for

the awards, in the countries of origin,

and in the varying applications

of VM ZINC®.

It is certainly unusual for an industrial

company to take up the challenge of

sponsoring an architectural prize with

an associated magazine, presenting a

truly neutral opinion from the major

actors in the construction industry.

In undertaking such an action under our

brand VM ZINC®, we are convinced that

we could have no greater ambition than

to let our products speak for

themselves.

We hope you enjoy these pages and

will share with us the genuine pleasure

of contributing to a better architectural

world.

Christopher Smith

Publication Director

The Jury• Dominique Boudet

Former Chief Editor of the journal AMC, Le Moniteur Architecture, Chairman of the “Trophée ARCHIZINC” Jury.

• Frédéric BorelArchitect – Paris.

• Jean-Pol BorremansArchitect, ex-chairman of the Belgian National Institute of Architects.

• Lluís Dilmé

Deputy Director of the Dilmé & Fabré Architecture Office, SCP; Architect DPLG, Spain.

Lionel DunetArchitect DESA, member of the French National Institute of Architects.

• Jacques FazilleauEngineer, graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chairman and Managing Directorof Y Ingénierie, member of the board of SYNTEC Ingénierie, Treasurer of the OPQIBI.

• Nikos KalogerasArchitect, professor Emeritus of the polytechnical school of Athens, President of theGreek Institute of architecture in Athens, Greece.

• Simone KosremelliB. Arch AUB, MSUP Columbia University, in Beirut in Lebanon.

• Tomasz MarkowskiArchitect (ECT) in Poland.

• Gilles de Mont-MarinArchitect DPLG, Deputy Director SEMAPA (Paris Construction Authority).

• Dirk Jan PostelArchitect, Senior Partner, Kraaijvanger Urbis, Holland.

• Anik ShoonerArchitect, Senior Partner, MENKÉS SHOONER DAGENAIS LETOURNEUX Architectural office, in Montreal (MSDL), member of the Quebec Order of Architects and Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

• Roger BaltusArchitect and engineer, Head of the Business Expansion Department – UmicoreFrance.

• Céline HabertEngineer in the Design Assistance Office – Umicore France.

• Marco RossiArchitect, Manager of Umicore Marketing Services Italia.

• Christopher SmithHead of the Sales Support Department and Editor in Chief of FOCUS ON ZINC –Umicore France.

Editorial


Chairing the second ARCHIZINC Trophy

jury provided far more than the

expected pleasure of meeting the new

members of the jury.

We were all very impressed by the very

high quality of the projects submitted.

The ARCHIZINC competition seems to

have awakened great interest among

building professionals, as witnessed by

the selection of creations presented to

us for deliberation. Suffice it to say that

it was sometimes very difficult for the

jury to come to a decision.

It was very stimulating to chair lively

discussions with a jury whose members

represented so many professions and

countries. The consensus we reached

highlighted a group of very rich

projects, which reflect the flexibility of

zinc, this beautiful, eternally renewed

material.

On presenting the awards – beautifully

crafted trophies representing the

different aspects of the material –

we reflected on the undoubtedly

glorious future of this trophy, given the

first class quality of the winners. The

challenge for the manufacturer

sponsoring it will certainly be to sustain

their communication at a level which is

as highly creative as the projects

themselves!

The ARCHIZINC Trophy seems destined

for a wonderful future.

Dominique BoudetChairman of the Jury

� Winner

- House in Santander (Spain)

� Special award

- House in Foxground (Australia)

Contents

Individual HousingEnvironmentPrize

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Page 14

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Page 46

Page 48

Page 50

� Winner

- Porter House in New York (USA)

� Special awards

- Public Housing in Merksplas (Belgium)

- Residential complex in Glebe Harbour (Australia)

Collective Housing

� Winner

- The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo (Canada)

� Special awards

- Burgos Archaeological Centre (Spain)

- Perissos station in Athens (Greece)

- Community Hall in Marcy-L’Étoile (France)

Public Buildings

� Winner

- Warehouse in Vicenza (Italy)

� Special awards

- Offices and showroom in Herford (Germany)

- Wine cellar in Barolo (Italy)

- Museum of American Art Chattanooga (USA)

- Warehouse in Ghent (Belgium)

Commercial Buildings

Special Trophy for Innovation

Special Trophy for Tradition

- Offices in Ghent (Belgium)

Special Trophy for Jury’s Prize

� Winner & Environment Prize

� Special award

Individual Housing8

projectsselected

30projects

presented

� Individual housing

House in Santander (Spain)

Architect(s):

Pablo Oriol Salgado, Arturo

Romero, Beatriz G. Casares,

Carmina Casajuana, Fernando

Rodríguez, Marcos Gonzáles

Technique(s): Interlocking panel

Aspect(s): ANTHRA-ZINC®

Surface in zinc: 368 sq. m

(3,680 sq. ft.)

Net floor area: 360 sq. m

(3,600 sq. ft.)

Between land and sea

Winner & Environment Prize

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The jury appreciated…

the extensive use of zinc and the environmentally friendly approach,

which they found particularly praiseworthy as the private owner

incurred extra construction costs with this approach.

Opening onto the ocean without turning its back on land: this was the request

which gave birth to a “flexible black box, which merges into the landscape” of

the Costa Verde. The architect Pablo Oriol Salgado tells us the design of the house

owes everything to the sea, the environment, the sky and the North wind. The

land-sea duality is reflected by the shutters, which are either open to the four

horizons, or closed to shelter the family from an ever present outdoor

environment.

The construction principles applied to this sophisticated design were rooted in a

profound concern for the environment. The house has a sophisticated sectored

insulation system which optimises energy consumption, a rainwater management

system which notably incorporates a rainwater recycling system and a planted

roof. There were three reasons for the choice of ANTHRA-ZINC® which entirely

covers the upper level: it met the requirement that the building blend into its

immediate environment (colour and aspect), it ensured a long life-span and

resistance to the marine environment and it complied with the owner’s wish to

use a 100% recyclable material.

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Winner Individual Housing & the Environment Prize

Cross section

Photos: Paul Kozlowski, France.

Drawing: Oficina Nolaster, Spain & VM ZINC® Design Assistance Office, France.

1. VM ZINC® Interlocking panel

2. Aluminium eaves

3. Wood trim

4. Folded flashing

5. Frame (wood or metal)

6. Galvanized steel bracket

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Winner Individual Housing

� Individual housing

House in Foxground (Australia)

Architect(s):

Studio Internationale Pty Limited,

Rita asabian Christina Markham

Technique(s): Interlocking panel

Aspect(s): UARTZ-ZINC®,

ANTHRA-ZINC®


(3,200 sq. ft)

Net floor area: 2 0 sq. m

(2, 00 sq. ft.)

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the unaccustomed ri htness and practicality of this private house

and the use of nterloc in panels to provide a relief effect which

enhances the facade of the uildin .

A place in nature

Photos: Martin an er al, Australia.

Drawing: Stu io Internationale Pt i ite , Australia.

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About 150 km south of Sydney, in a spot hidden from the ocean,

this summer residence encourages us to forget time and other

buildings. The transition between the driveway and the outside

garage and the house is made by a simple passage which opens

onto a view of lush vegetation, with the splendid Great Diving

Range mountains on the horizon, their constantly shifting colours

reflecting the passage of time. The slightly elevated house is

situated on two sides of the square patio and swimming pool, its

glass wall extending the lines of the patio and fitting into an

environment which blends their spare lines.

Lines is the operative word as a pattern of intersecting lines was

chosen for the façade of this modular building, using the

interlocking panel system in naturally time and weather resistant

UARTZ-ZINC® for the main building and ANTHRA-ZINC® for the

separate garage.

5projects

selected

22projects

presented

� Winner

� Special awards

Collective Housing

� Collective housing

Porter House in New York (USA)

Architect(s): SHoP Architects

onathan Mallie Maria Wong

Technique(s):

Locally made panels


Surface in zinc: 1,6 2 sq. m

(16, 20 sq. ft)

Net floor area: 4, 50 sq. m

(4 ,500 sq. ft)

Winner



the upscale nature of the development,

the uality of the desi n and the superior finish.

Photos: Seong Kwon.

Drawing: S oP Architects, SA.

Winner olle tive Housing

UpscaleAt the intersection of th Avenue and 15th Street, Porter House adds an

original touch to the rich architectural mix of historic Manhattan. In the country

that invented the loft, the conversion of a wine warehouse built in 1 05 into a

luxurious 22 apartment condominium building gave rise to an unusually

extensive rehabilitation involving literally grafting a four storey extension

onto the building using a daring cantilever system. The vertical light boxes

which draw the passer-by’s eye upward day and night, give a sense of

lightness to the addition. The metal framework of the extension is clad in

ANTHRA-ZINC® which is one of the outstanding features of the project. “We

wanted to work with a limited number of materials, reduce material

wastage to a minimum in the production phase and speed up construction,”

explained Gregg A. Pasquarelli, from Architects SHoP. Data in an Excel table was

processed by a three dimensional design programme to create working

drawings for all the facades. Using data transfer, the panels could then be cut,

formed and identified automatically on the manufacturer’s premises. This giant

3,800 piece jigsaw puzzle then only remained to be assembled.

This project has won numerous awards on the other

side of the tlantic ousin esi n ward, erit in esi n

and , merican rchitecture ward,

ronze ward, uildin esi n and onstruction.

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Winner olle tive Housing


Public Housing in Merksplas

(Belgium)

Architect(s): TEEMA Architecten

Paul Vandenbussche Edith Wouters

Technique(s): Standing seam

Aspect(s): natural VM ZINC®,

ANTHRA-ZINC®

Surface in zinc: 1,220 sq. m

(12,200 sq. ft)

Net floor area: 2,2 3 sq. m

(22, 30 sq. ft)

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the simplicity and intelli ence of the play of

colours which personalises the houses and

the semi under round par in .

Playing with colours

“ lthou h the world is definitely not always a eautiful or pleasant place,

our uildin s render it so.“

dith outers, T rchitecten.

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This public housing development, consisting of 11 residences in Merksplas, north east of

Antwerp, demonstrates that public housing does not necessarily mean dull. These six,

two-storey buildings, built over a semi-underground parking garage, are neither imitation

country cottages nor impersonal apartment buildings but resemble detached houses in

which the architect wanted to create a new type of home. The project melts into the

landscape which flows up to and through the houses thanks to the openness of the

front and rear facades and, less obviously, provides the residents with a garden on the

sides. Breaking with usual public housing habits, the project uses different materials

– Natural VM ZINC®, ANTHRA-ZINC®, orange ceramics – on the façade and the roof to

balance the strict unity of the design with a rhythmic effect. The least ray of sunshine

makes the interior surfaces light up and adds that touch of optimism which is the

signature of the Teema office.

1. Standing seam on façade

2. Galvanized strip

3. Standing seam on roof

4. Roof decking

Eaves detail

Photos: hat if…

Drawing: MA Architecten, elgiu & VM ZINC®

Design Assistance Office, France.


Residential complex in Glebe

Harbour (Australia)

Architect(s): S B Architects

Developper: AUSTRALAND

Technique(s): DE TER

Aspect(s): UARTZ-ZINC®


(80,000 sq. ft)

Net floor area: 23,000 sq. m

(230,000 sq.ft)

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the judicious use of the T ® system in se mentin the

uildin s and the eauty of the pleasin ly sophisticated expression.

Rhythm ofthe waves


The beginnings of Australia’s architectural history, along the shoreline, dates

back to the early I th Century. In what was not yet the city of

Sydney but simply a landing stage which would later become an industrial port,

Glebe Harbour came into being in the form of Victorian terraced houses. The

following century, outclassed by new buildings, the district became one of the

poorest in the town and was neglected for a very long time. The fruit of a

development and rehabilitation plan, the new Glebe Harbour, built on

23,000 sq. m, in the shadow of the Anzac Bridge, is made up of 135 contemporary

residences divided into five independent complexes, inspired by the maritime

tradition of the area and designed to blend seamlessly with the village

atmosphere of the peninsula. Wishing to cover the facades of two of these

complexes with rectangular panels to obtain a vertical profile in staggered

sections, the architects found a solution in the VM ZINC® DE TER system which

matched their aesthetic expectations and did not require any particular protection

with plating or varnish to withstand the onslaughts of the marine climate.

Since the pre-formed panels are delivered ready to install they represented a

suitable solution from the financial point of view.

Photos: ren Magazine, Australia.

Drawing: S Architects, Australia.

8projects

selected

54projects

presented

� Winner

� Special awards

Public Buildings

Photos: Marc Cra er & Saucier Perrotte architectes, Cana a.

Drawing: Saucier Perrotte architectes, Cana a.

� Public buildings

The Perimeter Institute for Theorical

Physics in Waterloo (Canada)

Architect(s): Saucier Perrotte

Technique(s):Vertical interlocking panel



( ,640 sq. ft)

Total surface: 6,000 sq. m

(60,000 sq. ft)

Winner



the eautifully alanced aesthetics etween lass,

zinc and concrete, and the fra mentation of

volumes – offices oxes which ive the façade

reada ility and ele ance.

Winner Pu li uildings

Reflections In the small Canadian city of Waterloo, near Toronto, the physicists of the Perimeter Institute for

Theoretical Physics focus their research on the biggest problems of modern theoretical physics,

such as string theory or the symbiosis between particle physics and cosmology, etc. Since it

wished to attract the best experts and rapidly become a world class research centre, this private

institute, founded in 1 , recently invested in a new building to serve as a showcase for the

advanced research carried out there and to “host scientific conferences and public events without

disturbing the work of the researchers in residence”. Overlooking a pool which reflects the ambient

light, the north-west façade, essentially made up of vast picture windows, interprets and literally

expresses this requirement, thanks to the UARTZ-ZINC® interlocking panel cladding which

both draws a protective curtain across the main amphitheatre, and individualises and

emphasises the subtle offsetting of the 44 offices.

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Winner Pu li uildings

VM ZINC®

VM ZINC®

VM ZINC®

VM ZINC®


Burgos Archaeological Centre

(Spain)

Architect(s): Maryan Alvarez-Builla

oaquin Ibañez-Montoya




(5,340 sq. ft)

Total surface: ,000 sq. m

( 0,000 sq. ft)

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A journey back in time

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Modern museography and archaeology dictate that museums must be built

directly on the sites to display the relics in their own environment and in the state

they were in when discovered. At Burgos castle on the San Miguel hill, the

archaeological park of the old fortress invites us to travel back in time to the Ith

Century ingdom of Castile, by following a walkway which leads from the old

“Plaza de armas” to the parapet walk which offers a view over the town.

Along the way, two buildings are set down among the ruins. One houses

an exhibition of the objects discovered during the excavations, the other shelters

the access to the underground galleries, while a third, very stylised structure draws

attention to the masonry of the ancient well. On this very rich archaeological site

which is destined for further excavation, the light wooden buildings (structure and

cladding) express the reversibility of the structures desired by the architect who,

however, wished to crown the structures with a “very high quality roof which

would not change their light, modern, intentionally abstract appearance”. The

technical constraint of maintaining a sense of lightness and the aesthetic

constraint of the shallow pitched roof led to the choice of a Natural VM ZINC®

standing seam roof, equally suitable for the exterior shape, for the interior spaces

with their ceiling covering and for the light wells.


the amount of creativity in the project, demonstrated y the choice of materials and colours which emphasize

the contrast etween the ruins and the development the emphasis on transparency the simplicity and discretion

of the dou le slope zinc roof which seems to fade into the ac round and the rainwater collection system which is

completely invisi le.

Photos: Paul Kozlowski, France Sil ia sle, Spain.

Drawing: Architecture Office, Al arez uilla & I añez Monto a, Spain.


Perissos station in Athens (Greece)

Architect(s): Nikos Gortsios, ohn

Sholidis, Pavlos Lefas Associates




(15,000 sq. ft)


(18,000 sq. ft)

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1. VM ZINC® Standing seam

2. 25 mm Decking


the fluidity of the roof, the movement reflectin

that of the trains and the openin s which

provide air circulation and an open view.


AerodynamicsFor this station, where trains and passengers are simply in transit,

the architect, Nikos Gortsios, wanted to maintain the impression

of space and fluidity. For the reconstruction from A to Z of the

Perissos station, on line 1 of the Athens urban network, he based

his design on only three words, “lightness, movement and speed”.

Designed to provide maximum shelter from the sun or inclement

weather without hampering the flow of light and air, the building

resembles two aircraft wings. After all, what can be lighter and

more protective than a wing The two “wings” are 100 m long

and slightly curved to follow the lines of the railway track. They

are made up of five prefabricated metal roof frames which were

assembled on site. Only after the wings had been installed on the

seven irregularly placed posts did each wing receive its triple metal

covering: pre-formed steel and aluminium sheets on the underside

and a UARTZ-ZINC® standing seam roof - all without interrupting

train circulation.

Photos: Paul Kozlowski, France.

Drawing: Nikos ortsios, ohn Sholi is, Pa los efas & Associates, reece.


Community Hall in Marcy-L’Étoile

(France)

Architect(s): Nicolas Guillot




(18,180 sq. ft)

Total surface: 1,1 6 sq. m

(11, 60 sq. ft)

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multi-ply

rafters

insulation

foyer

laminated wooden

panels


Dressed for the ballIf everyday life sometimes weighs us down, festivities provide

light relief. In the 1 60s, in recognition of this “lightness” the

inhabitants of “Marcy-l’Étoile“ chose to design their community hall

with a curved concrete roof giving the impression of flight – or of the

arms of a ballerina But festivities also express tradition: when the

building had to be renovated and enlarged, the architect wanted,

first and foremost, to preserve the character of the structure and

emphasise its complex geometry by having the extensions in a

single, unique envelope. Limited to two materials, UARTZ-ZINC® for

the roof and the opaque facades and glass elsewhere, the new

envelope of the building stands out from the surrounding traditional

houses “like a huge coat draped over tall posts with the light from

shows and festivities escaping from between its folds,” as the

architect says.


the curves, the unity and the treatment

of the material in a complex architecture and the welcome

installation of two valleys which enrich the ori inal project.

Photos: Paul Kozlowski, France

Drawing: Nicolas uillot www.nicolasguillot.co

5projects

selected

3projects

presented

� Winner

� Special awards

Commercial

Buildings

� Commercial Buildings

Warehouse in Vicenza (Italy)

Architect(s): Silvia Dainese

Technique(s): Cassettes,

Sine wave profile


Surface in zinc: ,000 sq. m

( 0,000 sq. ft)


(40,000 sq. ft)

Winner

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Winner ommer ial uildings

A designer’s signatureIncomparable design, sophisticated elegance, outstanding performance, when we

think of motorcycles from the other side of the Alps, we think first of their style.

Thus, in Italy, where style and Italians go hand in hand, we find designers as

talented as motor engineers who offer motorcycle fans clothing equipment the

design of which is as sophisticated as their machines. The leading brand in this

niche – they dress the champions – Dainese recently enhanced one of their

warehouses, in Vicenza, with an extension as sophisticated as its image.

The completely automated warehouse is a huge rectangular block with four closed

sides. It is attached to a showroom which is open to the light through a square

glass facade and three bays, elegantly arranged on its curved flank. Access to the

original building is through a linking tunnel.

Highlighting contrasts through functions, forms and openings, the three parts of

the work nevertheless display the same ANTHRA-ZINC® finish. Sylvia Dainese, the

architect, tells us, “The velvety appearance of ANTHRA-ZINC® recalls the

‘black skin’ used in the manufacture of Dainese garments and adds a touch of

distinction to the tedium of its industrial environment”.


the exceptional uality of the wor manship, which

successfully mastered the ductile nature of the material to

ive the warehouse a monolithic appearance.

Photos: Paolo ti ergher & Paul archol.

Drawing: Sil ia Dainese, Ital .

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Winner ommer ial uildings

� Commercial BuildingsOffices and showroom in Herford

(Germany)

Architect(s): bks architekten BDA

Brinkmeier I rauß I Stanczus

Project manager : M. Schurbohm

Technique(s): Flat lock panel



(14,000 sq. ft)


(12,000 sq. ft)

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the effectiveness of the installation of the panels in the

claddin of the upper level, especially ecause it

displays perfect mastery of this techni ue.

Photos: Kle ens Ort e er, er an .

Drawing: VM ZINC® Design Assistance Office, France.

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Fifty years after its establishment by ulius Blum, an Austrian

blacksmith who forged calks for horseshoes, and specialising in the

production of hinges, the Blum Company has made design and

functionality its trademarks. From Brazil to Poland, and as far

afield as China, today it offers highly elaborate kitchen systems to

customers devoted to high quality. At the company’s German

headquarters in Herford, the public are invited to discover the key

products and concepts of a world in which everything is within

reach and where doors and drawers open and close in a perfect,

silent movement. The building, an efficient visual medium which

groups together business services, display and demonstration areas

and stock, is itself presented in the form of a high-quality modular

composition with its public areas finished in ANTHRA-ZINC® panels.

Elegance and function


the eauty of the ed es and the attention to detail y the contractor who added his

si nature to the architect’s creation.

� Commercial Buildings

Wine cellar in Barolo (Italy)

Architect(s): Paolo y Ugo

Dellapiana, Francesco Bermond des

Ambrois

Technique(s):

Standing seam, Flat lock panel



(3,000 sq. ft)

Total surface : 1,220 sq. m

(12,200 sq. ft)

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Photos: Fiorenzo Calosso e Al a, Ital .

Drawing: Office Paolo & go Dellapiana, Francesco er on es A rois, Ital .

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In the Barolo vineyard in Piedmont, the wine cellar of the Adelaide

farm celebrates the age-old tradition of tending the earth. The building,

beneath a small grassy knoll which reflects the surrounding hills, is

designed in the form of an ancient Egyptian tomb, symbolically re-imprinting

the earth with the work of masking, pressing and wine-making before being

used to store the bottles – for, as the architect Paolo Dellapiana says,

“Everything comes from the earth: the soil nourishes the vine and the wine

comes from the land”. The top section of the wine storehouse is opened

up at the front by a wide, curved glass wall shaded by a UARTZ-ZINC® hood.

On the sides and at the back, other surfaces linking the paved ground and the

grassy roof are also covered by folded panels of the same material, chosen

because it could be shaped by hand and because its solid, durable appearance

blends naturally with the surrounding traditional houses.

Neo-rustic

26projects

selected

145projects

presented

� Special rop or nnovation

� Special rop or radition

� Special rop or r ’s Prize

Special Trophies

n , this project received a

prize for xcellence from the

merican etal onstruction

ssociation wards .

� Special Trophy

Museum of American Art

Chattanooga (USA)

Architect(s): Randall Stout

Panel manufacturer:

A.Zahner Co.

Technique(s): Flat lock panel

Aspect(s): UARTZ-ZINC® PLUS

Surface in zinc: 1,3 0 sq. m

(13, 00 sq.f)


(43,800 sq.f)

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Optical illusionIn Chatanooga at the southernmost point of the Great Smokey Mountains in

Tennessee, tourists who love unusual natural sights can discover a labyrinth

with sides so narrow and deep that the sun cannot penetrate the gloom.

Conversely, from its position on a rock spur towering above the river from a

height of almost 100 feet, the Hunter Museum of American Art, exposes the

lines of its recent 0,000 sq. ft extension, which itself seems to be a natural

accident, for all to see. As one approaches from the access road, this chaotic

assembly of massive blocks gradually organises itself to reveal a building

which extends towards the original museum, a country house built in 1 05,

and balances the first extension built on the north-east side in 1 0. Thus

visitors discover the first work of the museum before they even enter it. The

new project is of an entirely modern design combining glass, steel and

marbled mineral-like cladding, the latter only in appearance, for all the panels

used to clad the building are made of UARTZ-ZINC® PLUS panels (flat lock

panels) specially pre-oxidised to achieve this aspect. An unusual and

particularly successful variation on the use of VM ZINC catalogue products.


the judicious sitin of the uildin on a roc spur

the eauty of the envelope the stron presence of zinc and the

ori inality of its treatment.

Photos : i riffith, SA www.ti griffith.co .

Drawing : an all Stout Architects, inc, SA.

� Special Trophy

Warehouse in Ghent (Belgium)

Architect(s): Romain Berteloot

Technique(s): ADE A



(46,000 sq. ft)


(121,500 sq. f)

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Local heritageIn the past, Ghent was crowded round its belfry and bells but today it has

cast aside its old boundaries to join the modern world. Around the port,

factories have closed, houses have been built and ships berth further to the

east and there are no longer dockers on the wharves. In what has become

the “old port” only the warehouse has remained, symbolizing local

heritage. A restoration project has brought it back to life for, beneath the

remnants of building materials and the corrugated iron, a superb metal-frame

structure was discovered, witness to a time when this technique crowned

prestigious achievements inspired by Gustave Eiffel or Armand Moisant.

Promised a new future – it will soon house a shopping centre – the

structure has been faithfully restored according to the oldest documents

collected from the archives by the project manager. The warehouse has

thus re-appropriated its covering in small zinc sections ( UARTZ-ZINC®,

ADE A system) and its original elegant waterside design.


oth the way in which the structure has een enhanced to renew

the sense of place, and the transformation of the roof to let in the

li ht without affectin the outline.

Photos: hat if ...

Drawing: Architekten uro erteloot, elgiu .

� Special Trophy

Offices in Ghent (Belgium)

Architect(s): NU architectuuratelier: Arlauskas

Arunas, Eeckels Armand, Halewijn

Lievens.




(3,500 sq. ft)

Total surface: 180 sq. m

(1,800 sq. ft)

e ial ro h or ur ’s Prize


Photos: Vercru sse & Du ar in, elgiu .

Drawing: N architectuuratelier, elgiu .


the very successful architectural achievement of treatin

the envelope as a whole, while payin reat attention to

detail in the desi n and construction of the uildin .

nside, dayli ht is controlled optimally. utside, the

orientation of the facades helps the uildin lend into

the residential nei h ourhood. The envelope is perfect

and this project was jud ed the one that conformed est

to the ideas ehind the Trophy, the most “archizinc”.


All in oneIs it an artist’s studio Perhaps, if we consider its glass panelled

mono-pitch roofs. A private house Why not, since it is in the midst of a

residential area. A boutique An office No doubt, with the big window

in the facade and the eye-catching envelope entirely composed of

ANTHRA-ZINC®. A house studio office Exactly! An old chalet radically

transformed to perform the multiple functions of workplace home

workplace according to the wishes of the owner. With all the

accoutrements of a modern house, this building is designed to be

flexible, with the possibility of adding new walls and creating new

spaces at will. Special attention has been paid to natural light in this

house office, the home of an image and communication consultant.

The light, entering through the sloping glass roof panels and the facade

openings, blends to ensure true colours and reduce shadows on the

work surfaces. This home office could just as easily be an artist’s

studio… or a kind of island, since, built in an area liable to flooding, it is

mounted on a concrete base, or who knows what else A four-masted

sailboat…



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