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Editorial Welcome to a new issue o Copper Forum. In thisissue, we hope to give our readers new and reshexamples o architectural creativity, rom an inter-national perspective, where copper has been usedto give the nal important touch o per ection.

Architect Chris Hodson reports rom the Copperin Architecture Award 2007 ceremony, which was held in London at the end o last year. A totalo 74 building projects rom di erent parts o Eu-rope had been entered to the contest! Te jury hadthe di cult task to select a winner rom the largestarting eld o high-class design; rom large-scaleindustrial projects to smaller residential-buildingprojects. We will also take a closer look at the win-

ning entry the Jewish Centre in Munich.Tere is a noticeable trend in Europe to use copperas aade material. We have visited a ew newly-

built projects around Europe where copper wasused as aade cladding, o ten industrially pre-nished modules.

We will also visit the new Aggtelek Visiting Cenin the Hungarian National Park Aggtelek, whereonly natural materials, such as copper, wood andlime stone, were selected to create a weatherproosur ace or the organic main body o the buildingFinally, I would like to take the opportunity tothank all o you who have sent us photos and tolus about your work and how you have used coppor both small and large projects. Tanks to yourcontributions we are able to produce a magazine with breath and international air. Please continu

to keep in touch with our editorial sta when youhave comments or exciting projects to tell us abo

Lennart Engstrm, Editor

C ppe F m Ap il 2008Copper Forum is part o the on going European Copper In architecture Campaigne, and is published twise a year andhas a circulation o 19.000 copies.The magazine is distributed to architects and pro essional in the building construction industry in Russia, Poland, Denmark,Norway, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Czech Republic and UK.E it : Lennart Engstrm, tel +46 706574734, ax +46 21198704, [email protected] e : Copper Forum c/o Outokumpu Copper Products AB, Metallverksgatan 5, Box 510, SE-721 09 Vsters, SwedenP bli he : Lennart Engstrm, Luvata Pori OYLay t an technical p cti n: Naula Gra sk Design/M ReklamP inting: Intellecta Strlins 2006, SwedenE it ial taff:Mogens Praestegaard, Danmark +45 40285157 [email protected] Svedman, Sweden +46 2119 82 50 [email protected] Rudidalen, Norway +47 2324 7469 [email protected] Thtinen, Finland +358 26266612 [email protected] Savola, Finland +358 26266111 [email protected] Zhigalina, Ryssland +7 8123202050 [email protected] Ionov, Russia +7 0957872792 [email protected] Sawicki, Poland +48 (22)8258252 [email protected] Zakrzewski, Poland +48 717812504 [email protected] Pinter, Czech Republic +36 12664810 robert.pinter@hcpcin o.orgJir Kratochvle, Czech Republic +42 0261122542 [email protected] Robinson, UK +44 (0)1992511117 robbie. [email protected]

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4 Nytt Huvudkontor t GN Store Nord i Kpenhamn

6 N g mnas esk la J ens nlan

8 Wisby Strand - Nytt kulturhus i Visby p Gotland

10 WTC Plaza i Helsingfors renoveras och fr ny fasad

12 Expansion o Central Hospital o Lapland

14 Patinated copper acades on new residential building in Tampere

16 FCG builds new head o ce in Helsinki

18 St Henrik Chapel in bo wins the Barbara Coppachin award

21 Corazon copper tents on Gothenburgs Avenue

22 Report rom the 2007 Copper Award ceremony in England

24 Winner o the Copper Award the Jewish Centre in Munich28 Aggtelec new visiting centre by the Hungarian national park

30 Environmental Developments in the UK

33 St Marys Church in Essex is renovated and gets new copper roo

34 Palanga new residential-building project in Lithuania

36 Mindaugas Apartments in Vilnius, Lithuania

38 Westport County Mayo Cottage, Ireland

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Byggherre: GN Store NorArkitekt: NOBEL arkitekter A/SPltentreprenr: Gla sa e Tag & VVS, v. Pa l Lin egaar

M o d e r n i n r a m n i n g t i l l h i s t o r i s k t f r e t a gGN Store Nord ett av Danmarks historiska -retag har tt ett modernt huvudkontor i ettSilicon Valley-inspirerat kontorsomrde i Bal-

lerup, en rstad till Kpenhamn. Byggnaden upp rdes r 1995 ursprungligen r ett annat retag och bestr av yra hus-lngor i tre vningar som omgrdar en ppen grd.

io r senare, 2005-06, byggdes astigheten om till GN. Denomgrdade grden har rvandlats till ett stort atrium, 40 x 60 m,med en vertckning av stl och glas, s att alla yra yglarna nuutgr en sammanhngande helhet med 500 arbetsplatser i pp-na och exibla kontorslandskap. Atriet innehller trappor, hissaroch gngbroar och representativa kon erens- och samlingsrum.

Entr till byggnaden sker genom en stor och lu tig receptionmed stora glaspartier mot atriet och ramsidan. Bgge partierhar en markant inramning av koppar. Det utvndiga glaspartietmed en karuselldrr som huvudentr bidrar p ett avgrandestt genom ut ormning och material till att rndra byggna-dens karaktr. Det t ill r den annars rtt s ordinra betongele-mentbyggnaden en vrdighet och utstrlning av betydelse ullrnmhet, som gr det ltt att tro p att det hgt ansedda gamlaretaget bor hr.

Den omgivande kopparinramningen r sammansatt av exaktavpassade lt, och r inte bara ngra bruna plattor utan enkomposition av vackra nyanser av grnpatinering. Bildkonstn-ren Inge Lindegaard har anvnt sin mleriteknik r att ramskillnader och vergng, s att resultatet av patineringsprocessenblir ytor med ett stndigt varierande uttryck, beroende p ljusetsski tningar, styrka och riktning.

Helhetsintrycket r mycket vackert. Som en guide som med ensvepande gest visar en grupp turister en storslagen utsikt skullesga: Det r ett mycket vackert parti!

Av Henry Voss, arkitekt MAA

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StadsbildDen nybyggda Lyseo grund- och gym-nasieskola spelar en viktig roll bland deo entliga byggnaderna i den centraladelen av staden Joensuu. Med sin ram-trdande huvudbyggnad passar skolanutseendemssigt vl in bland vriga rittoch ppet belgna o ciella byggnader.

Den grundlggande lsningen r dennya skolbyggnaden innebr att den rltt tillgnglig rn alla sidor. Byggna-dens unktionella centrala del r synligrn yra hll och utgr drmed en ram-trdande del av stadsbilden.

Vid valet av asadmaterial utgick manrn skolans roll som en centralt bel-gen o ciell byggnad. Den mrkt bruna,oxiderade kopparen skapar tillsammansmed stora glasytor en modern och distin-gerad enhet i bebyggelsen. Omkring skolbyggnaden har man anlagtparkliknande omrden som anpassats tillbyggnadens roll i omrdet.

Vderkvarnen Nya Lyseogrund- och gymnasieskola i Joens

ArkitekturDen spatiala loso n nr det gller in-omhusmiljn har baserats p en tydligindelning av ytor. De centrala ytornamed intressanta lsningar delar in verk-samheten i byggnaden i celler. Man harsedan anvnt sig av rger r att under-ltta orienteringen till de yra olika bygg-nadskropparna, kvarnens vingar.

Rummen i varje cell vindlar runt en litencellvestibul. Cellvestibulerna r visuelltsammanlnkade med de centrala ytorna,men rent unktionellt avskilda.

Byggnadens centrala huvuddel har ba-serats p en skulpterad uppdelning avmassa och rena material av hg kvalitet.

ByggnadByggnadens stomme bestr av koppakldda betongvggar med stlpelarenstervggar och i de centrala delarnav stommen. Mellanliggande vninghar upp rts av ihliga cementblockDen grundlggande idn med stomsytemet r att konstruera rndringsbarytenheter.

Huvudmaterialet r asaderna inkluderar oxiderad koppar och en horisonteldelad, screentryckt glas asad.

Byggnadens volymdata redovisas i en parat volymberkning.

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Bo Karlberg

Hr i Almedalen samlas, sedan lng tidtillbaka, den politiska och ekonomiskaeliten i Sverige r att under en veckai juli, tillsammans diskutera aktuellaramtids rgor. Denna tradition i kom-bination med den unikt vackra och his-toriskt intressanta miljn har lett till en

kad e ter rgan av Visby som plats rkultur och kon erensevenemang r helastersjregionen.Gotlands kommun har dr r, i samar-bete med EU och den svenska regering-en, ltit upp ra ett kon-sert- och kon e-renshus i Almedalen.Byggnaden r orienterad mot havet. vvinkelstllda murar strukturerar byggna-den runt det stora au-ditoriet, oajn, ochhuvudentrn som vetter mot Almedalen.ver murarna hver sig en ack koppar-kldd kupol. Byggnaden har ett moder-nistiskt ormsprk men r uppbruten irytm och skala r att in-ordna sig i Vis-bys unika stadsmilj.Klassiska och tidlsa material r an-vnda; Gotlndsk kalksten, bearbetad

koppar, knivskuren lnn och obehand-lad vitbetong. Det starka ljuset rn densolbelysta vattenytan mot vster ltrerasoch dmpas av transparenta gardiner ochmarkiser och kra tigt utskjutande tak-sprng. Glasytorna p vre plan i oa-jnlutar ltt utt och skapar en terspegling

av havets horisontlinje r anrer pStrandvgen. Interi-rt ger de lutandeglasytorna en re ex ri obruten upplevelseav solnedgngen ver stersjn. Auditoriet, som r dagsljusbelyst, rym-mer 1000 skdare och r delbart medhjlp av tv blockvggar i en sal r 600och tv mindre r 150 vardera. Bygg-naden rymmer ven utstllningslokaler,seminarie-rum och en strre restaurang.Byggnaden ljer Gotlands kommunsmiljprogram och hmtar svl kyla somvrme via vrmepumpar ur havsvattnet.Energianvndningen per kvadratmeterhar drmed radikalt kunnat snkas jm-rt med liknande byggnader p dessabreddgrader.

Vi p Lund & Valentin som arbetat med projektet r:arkitekter, Bo Karlberg ansvarig,Fritz Olausson och Magnus Almunsamt byggnadsingenjrer, Carin Syhandlggare och Rol Johannesson

Byggherre: Gotlan s komm nArkitekt: L n & Valentin arkitekterKonstr ktr: K-Center Byggkons lt ABEl och VVS: Carl Bro ABEntreprenr: Skanska Sverige ABBr ksarea: 6 100 m 2Byggna sr: 2004 - 07

I centrum av stersjn, p Gotland, ligger den medeltida vikinga- och han-sastaden Visby. Staden r omsluten av en ringmur frn 1000- talet och r idag klassad som vrldsarv. Just utanfr muren, mot vster och havet, lg

tidigare den gamla hamnen - idag utfylld till en vacker havspark - Almeda-len.

Wisby Strand, Almedalen, Gotland, Sverige

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W C PlazaHelsing ors, renoveringsprojektByggnaden utgr ett vsentligt inslag i centrala Hesing-ors bebyggelse. Stadsmuseet ansg att byggnadens ur-sprungliga ut ormning rn 1960 var s viktig r en bak-grundsbyggnad till Ateneum Konstmuseum att endastmindre ndringar tillts.

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ArkitekturRenoveringsarbetet inleddes med a-saden, som var i mycket dligt skick

sedan vatten sipprat genom ytans olik-ormade stlplattor in till den yttrevggstommen. Ett annat projekt varatt rbttra vrmeisoleringen i ytter-vggen. Att anpassa renoveringen tillmuseets behov och tekniska krav visadesig vara en komplicerad uppgi t. Fasa-den renoverades med en vderbestndigkombination av stlkonstruktion ochaluminium nster, och beklddes medpatinerad koppar som inte rndradebyggnadens utseende. Srskild vikt la-des vid bde design och ut rande avgalvanisk isolering av olika metaller.Vrmeisoleringen rbttrades genomatt man anvnde en ny glasteknologi ide stora glasytorna.

Det visade sig att ven byggnadens insi-da hade vissa unktionella och tekniskareparationsbehov. Den viktigaste unk-tionella rndringen r metalltrappansom byggts genom kontorsgolvet r attunderltta tra ken mellan vningarna.Interiren har rbttrats genom attman ndrat planritningen, ytstruktu-rer, sanitra utrymmen och kylsystem.Rranlggningar, avlopp och elektriskasystem har ocks bytts ut.

Eero Valtiala, arkitekt SAFACJN Arkkiteh it Oy

Strukturell designVrmeledning och korrosion, brandkerhet i byggnadens atrium, ppnin

ar r ny teknologi i det ursprunglibjlklagret, installation av innertrapoch avstngning av den gamla trapan med EIR60 stlkonstruktion vde strsta utmaningarna i renoverinprojektet. Problemet med vrmecirklationen diskuterades grundligt mdesign- och installationsleveranterselementti, innan man bestmdsig r att rankra stommen p varvningsplan till varje mellanligganbjlklag. Detta rbttrade ven bygnadens skerhet, e tersom brandisoringen rbttrades p de mellanligande vningarna. De tv vninghga brandskra glasvggarna vid aets glastak krvde specialexpertis brandskras.

Den nya innertrappan som byggts mlan frde och sjunde vningen ck tislut stas rn en brandsker stlbvilande p existerande mellanliggagolvbalkar och bjlklag p ttonde ningen. Balken kunde inte placerataket p tredje vningen e tersom vesamheten i lkarmottagningen p dvningen ortgick under renoveringsbetet.

Ri Jyri La rinantti, RI-Plan Oy

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ExPANSION OF CENTRMARKuS AALTONEN, ARCHITECT SAFA

o r areasTe expansion project signi cantly changesboth the appearance and the unctions o theentrance courtyard o the Central Hospital.Te extensive shelter over the main entranceprotects the entrance area. Te glass walls o the shelter protect the ambulance entrancerom sideways rain and the grates improvethe privacy o patients arriving in ambulanc-es by limiting direct visibility down rom themain entrance ramp.

A new maintenance courtyard enclosed by a wall is built at the east end o the expansion,below the parking area.

B l ng arch ec reDespite its small size, the extension changes

the appearance o the whole hospital build-ing due to its central location. Te acade so-lution was selected to display a modern hos-pital image. Te eaves line o the acade is atthe same height with the lower section o theexisting hospital building. Tis makes theexpansion a part o a pedestal or the centraltower, which remains the dominant eatureo the building. Te common long eaves lineo the extension and the main entrance shel-ter emphasises this impression.

Te material is pre-patinated copper cas-

sette, which is practically maintenance- reeand thanks to excellent weather resistancehas low li e cycle costs. Te copper creates acontrast to the existing expanded-aggregateconcrete acade. Te strongly pro led con-crete o the old section was the starting pointor the design o the acade. Te openingsand the pro le o the extension respect thethemes o the existing acade.

nc nsTe rst oor o the extension is reserved oremergency reception, new magnetic imag-ing acilities, lounges or meetings, rooms orpastoral carers, a patient hotel and adminis-trative o ces. Te patient hotel o ers accom-modation services to out-o -town patients. Inthe uture, the emergency reception acilities will become part o the common emergency area. Te oncology unit, as well as acilitiesor general hospital psychiatry, nutritiontherapy and administrative unctions are lo-cated on the second oor. Te lower so-calledhillside oor contains the pharmacy storage,and acilities o the central warehouse, tech-nical sta , appliance maintenance and equip-ment maintenance.

A r mTe ull-height atrium between the expan-sion and the existing building is covered witha curved lantern that hints at the shapes o the Lappish hills. Te solid roo o the lan-tern creates a ruled sur ace, and the verticalnorth side o the lantern is glass, allowingnatural light into the atrium.Te atrium is in e ect an empty space in themiddle o the various unctions. I le t as anoutdoor area, it would be very di cult to

maintain. A covered atrium was considereda worthwhile solution, as it results in sav-ings, making the building envelope smallerand both building and operating costs lower.Te atrium also serves as a recreational areaor the sta and the patients, which can beconsidered an additional bonus. A Japaneserock garden and a retreat area are built in theatrium, and it can also be used as a venue or

the ex ens n s l ca e n he eas s e he ma n en rance he Cen ralH s al La lan , n r n he l b l ng. in a n he ac al ex ens na new en rance shel er ha c vers b h he amb lance en rance n he rs f ran he ex s ng ma n en rance he h s al was als a e .

small gatherings. Te sta use it aor relaxing and a meeting point.

Te gross area o the extension is ca. 3the area o the shelter is ca. 650 m 2 .

The bottom s r ace o the new steel sheltabove the entrance is ma e o white steelcassettes. Their ra ial ivision emphasisethe semi-circ lar orm. Copper s r acesare se on the si es o the shelter,an a glass wall between the ramprailing an the bottom s r ace othe shelter protects the entrancerom si eways rain an win .

Mark s Aaltonen, Architect SAFAMain designer/Thti-Set Oy

Johanna Kaikkonen, Architect SAFACoor inating architect ral esigner/Thti-Set Oy

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A view rom the lowest level o the atri m. The photo showsthe staircase between the rs t foor an the secon foor,covere with brown pre-patinate copper.

A view rom n er the new entrance shelter. The new aca e (to thele t) is covere with pre-patinate copper cassettes.

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Housing corporation As Oy

ampereen SuvantopuistoIn terms o the townscape, the starting point was to adapt the building to the redbrick tradi-tion ound on the banks o River ammerkoski.Te building delimits Nalkalantori square as ablock-wide redbrick entity identi able in scale with the old redbrick actories in ampere, witha curved building mass in green pre-patinatedcopper towering over it. Te solid block-like na-ture o the main aades has been emphasised

by replacing apartment balconies with semi- warm conservatories located behind the build-ing aades.

Te building aces east, the main viewing direc-tion being towards Ratina backwater. Te apart-ments could not be designed to ace west due tothe parking house that borders the building ploton the west side.

Functionally the building is a twin-block residential acility or the elderly, with variousservices and stores on the ground oor, such as arestaurant, a gym and an assembly room, as wellas physiotherapy acilities. wo sheltered hous-ing units are located on the ground oor and therst oor, and apartments on the upper oorsvary rom bedsits to 3 bedroom apartments.

Most o the apartments are single and double bedroom ats. Parking space is provided in a basemenparking garage.

Te building has been implemented utilisinghighly versatile technical systems: oating oostructures ensure good sound insulation, the heaing system is a radiant in- oor heating system, anventilation is completely mechanical and equipp with a heat recovery system. An automatic re extiguishing system covers all the areas o the buildin

Ilkka Laitinen

Arch ec QUAD arkkitehdit OyArchitect Ilkka Laitinen, design stageArkkitehtitoimisto Ilkka Laitinen, building stagedevel er YH Lnsi OyDesign-build contractor Lujatalo Oy Floor area 7 200 m2 Volume 34 900 m2

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FCG CentrKpyl, Helsinki, Fin

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Te ve-storey o ce block near the K-pyl station is the rst building stage o FCG Centre. Te core o the buildingis the ull-height entrance lobby, whichis delimited by a tall glass wall sti ened with tension rein orcement. Te lobby

continues as an assembly terrace betweenthe buildings. Both o ce wings utilisethe oor-speci c unctions and con eren-ce rooms located in a six-storey towersuspended rom the roo structures o thelobby.

Te central solution o the o ce wingsis based on dividability, e ciency andexibility. Te number o load-bearingstructures and xed installations hasbeen minimised. Separate lanes are reser-ved in the suspended ceiling or buildingservices. Te oor levels are supported onbeams in the external wall line withoutany columns that would restrict the mo-di ability o the central area.

Te attic oor contains sauna acili-ties, meeting rooms and a roo terrace.

S r c res an ma er alsTe aades towards Osmontie Road anduusulanvyl Road are primarily builto thermo pro le panels with pre-pati-nated copper cladding installed on thesite. Te continuous aades are plasteredsandwich panels. Te appearance o thelobby area is dominated by wooden ve-neer cladding.Te load-bearing columns and beams areprecast concrete units, and the interme-diate oors are hollow-core slabs.

CG Cen reOsmontie 34, Kpyl,Helsinki, FinlanComplete inSeptember 2007

pr jec ex en1st b il ing stage-foor area 7100 m 2-gross area 11300 m 2-vol me 39700 m 3

Cl enNor isk Renting/KOY Osmontie 34

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Arch ec ral es gn, Arch ec sT omo Siitonen OyT omo Siitonen, architect SAFAMika L n berg, architectEsko Valkama, architect SAFA

pr jec eamTerhi Mkel, Mikko Liski,Virve Kaartol oma,Kalle Korhonen

S r c ral es gnS nnittel kesk s OyKari Lehtonen, Kari LomperiSteel str ct res o glass wallin lobbyKPM-Engineering Oy

C n ac rsGeneral contractorSkanska Etel-S omi Oy

C er aa esL vata Oy

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S Henr ks Cha el was c m le en 2005. i s l ca e n H rvensaln he wes c as nlan . d r ngs sh r ex s ence has ar s -

e w e n eres an w n severalawar s. th s ear he cha el wasals resen e w h he ren wnein erna nal Barbara C ach Ar -ch ec ral Awar . the exce nala earance he b l ng an hesc l ral se w n rs ares nn ngl bea l.

The Ikhtys Chapel Symbolizes FishGarbi Architect Matti Sanaksenaho andhis team consisting o Pirjo Sanaksenahoand Enrico based the design on sh, thesymbol o Christianity. Tere ore thechapel is called Ikhtys, which is Greek and means sh. Te layout as well as theappearance o the chapel imitates a sh.However, some also see it as a boat tur-ned upside down. Te building is loca-ted on a wooded hilltop with a hospiceand an oncological hospital nearby. Tusthe chapel serves the distressed as well asthose seeking or peace and tranquillity.

Natural Materials Play a Key RoleTe materials used in the chapel are wood and copper. Teir abundance givesthe building a peace ul and stately ap-pearance. Oxidization has already tur-ned the initially clear copper claddingdark. Te chapel may gradually acquire apatina on its sur ace due to the vicinity o the sea and the surrounding conditions.Te use o copper was a conscious deci-sion by Architect Matti Sanaksenaho ascopper is such a vivid material, in act,art designed by Mother Nature. echni-cally speaking, the curved shapes o the walls and working on a man li t were areal challenge to Sheet Metal Worker JariLehtinen, who was alone responsible orthe copper installations. Te same shtheme is repeated in the rhythm o theseams o the banded material. Finnishpinewood is used inside the chapel, whe-re evenly spaced massive beams make theinterior an impressive work o art. A longaisle leads to a simple altar, onto whichdaylight is ltered beauti ully through

high windows. Te altar was designed by the late Kain apper.

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a big screen. One by onTe t an pict res by Hannele N mminen

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Architectural design byArchitects O ce Matti Sanaksenaho Oy

design Firm Narmaplan OySheet metal contracting by

Peltisaari Oy in Salo, Sheet Metal Worker Jari LehtinenAltar and interior by Kain Tapper

Glass materials by Hann Konola

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Winning designOver the past ew years St Henrik s Art Chapel has won severalawards. In 2005 the chapel was awarded the annual Wood Pri-ze by a popular vote. Te prize was received by Kalevi Narmalao Design Firm Narmaplan Oy. In the same year the chapelalso won the Roo o the Year competition. Tis year ArchitectMatti Sanaksenaho received the 60 000-euro Barbara Cappo-

chi International Grand Prix Architectural Prize, which is gi-ven in Italy every other year. Te prize particularly ocuses onarchitecture that maintains the message o hope, optimism andpeace. All these properties are combined in a very special way in the urku Ecumenical Art Chapel. Te prize was awarded toMatti Sanaksenaho in Padova in October 2007.

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Te largest shopping and strolling area in Gothenburg, Sweden, is ca Avenue. Here, small, cosy restaurants can be ound in every block aboulevard. On warm summer evenings, when Gothenburgs night liting up, ca s and restaurants are quickly lled. Tis is where peoplemeet old riends and make new acquaintances. One o the many resalong the Avenue, the Corazon, recently opened a brand new outdoor where the concept is a number o copper tents. Te tents are conso at copper sheet that has been per orated, which allows the guests out through the walls and yet be protected rom the elements. Te cogives people the com ort o being in an enclosed area, and at the samepart o the nightli e on the Avenue. Our guess is that the Corazon cop

will be one o the most popular watering holes along Gothenburgboulevard during the coming summer.

B il ing year 2007Architect White Architects

the c er enn he Aven e

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AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCEDIn the last issue of Copper Forum (23/2007) we featured all the projects short-listed for the 2007 Copper

n Arch ec re Awar s. N w we are able h ghl gh he w nners, ann nce a a resen a n cer -em n n L n n las a mn. th s cerem n r ve be a ar c larl l vel even w h an exh b n

and project presentations by their designers - bringing together architects, contractors and their clientsr m ar n E r e an rea rm ng he lar c er as a m ern arch ec ral ma er al.

he Copper in Architecture Awardsprogramme considers architectural

projects rom around Europe using cop-per in all its orms. Te team o experi-

enced architect judges - led by Paul Finch,Editor o Architectural Review magazineand joined or the rst time this year by the winner o the last European AwardKari Jarvinen rom Finland ocusedon the quality o architectural design.Te 2007 entries revealed an exceptionaldiversity o important buildings romvarious countries many not yet widely known or published amongst the 74entries received. Tis year, the judgestask was made particularly di cult by the exceptional quality o entries but, a -ter much deliberation, awards were maderom the six projects short-listed or theEuropean category.

Te European Winner was the JewishCentre in Munich designed by WandelHoe er Lorch Architekten. Tis impres-sive project discussed in more detailin the building eature on page 24-27 includes a veil o woven bronze mesh sur-mounting the rusticated stone base o thesynagogue building. Te choice o ma-terials has symbolic relevance in ormedby Jewish culture but is also particularly e ective architecturally. Tis deceptively simple elegance and use o materials wonthe judges over.

Tree other contrasting projects were alsoHighly Commended or their exception-al qualities. Te judges were particularly impressed with the care ul, cra ted de-

sign o Jarmund/Vigsns AS ArchitectsSvalbard Science Centre with its long,low, aceted copper pro le. o nd archi-tecture o the highest standard in such aremote, arctic location and success ully meeting such major technical challeng-es is exciting. All those involved in thedesign and construction o this beauti-ul building deserve congratulation orthis achievement. Also rewarded or itsexceptional quality was the Teatre inVicar, Spain, by Carbajal + Solinas Verd Arquitectos. Tis design takes a radicalapproach to cladding at sur aces, usinga combination o brass, bronze and plaincopper strips which also led to it winningan Innovation Award. But the judgesconsidered its design as more than in-novative and, in the strong Spanish sun-light, the visual e ect is simply stunning. Also Highly Commended, the Kumu Art Musem in allinn, Estonia was de-signed by Vapaavuori Architects. Unlikemany other entries, the orm o coppercladding is straight orward but nonethe-less essential to the overall composition.Te judges regarded this major culturalbuilding, with its clear national identity,as an elegant solution to the complexitiespresented by buildings o this type.

Jewish Centre, Germany

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he judges also wanted to acknowl-edge the excellent standard o en-

tries generally and two other short-listedprojects in particular. Lands Architet-tures Une Bote Moire is a modest scale

copper box in the Swiss countryside, us-ing rich combinations o copper claddingand per orated screens. In contrast, theSkive CHP Station in Denmark show-casing the new biomass technology withsustainable copper cladding designedby C. F. Mller Architects, is an exem-plary utility building designed with areal architectural response.

Separately rom the European catego-ry, the Copper in Architecture Awardscontinue with recognition o the best UK projects. Winner o the UK category wasKeith Williams Architects Unicorn Te-atre in London. Te cool, calm approachtaken with this landmark building and acare ul use o materials singled it out orthe Award. In addition, two other projects were Commended. Allies and Morrisonslandmark Planetarium in Greenwich in-

corporates beauti ul sur ace treatmentsto the smooth bronze cone, while FeildenClegg Bradleys Formby Swimming Poolgives an elegant understated solution to apublic building. Finally, the Awards pro-

gramme does not orget about our uturedesigners with special Awards or Stu-dents o Architecture, or those who helpmake architects concepts a reality with Awards or Cra tsmanship o the higheststandard.

Planning has already started or thenext Copper in Architecture Awards, solook out or urther announcements inuture issues o Copper Forum and thecopper industry websites below. Moreimages and in ormation about all theshort-listed projects can be ound in is-sue 23/2007 o Copper Forum or at: www.cda.org.uk/arch but many o theother buildings submitted will also beo interest to architects, so all the Awardentries rom around Europe are eaturedat www.copperconcept.org.

Skive CHP Station, denmark

Formby Swimming Pool, uK

Planetari m in Greenwich, uK

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Designed by Wandel Hoe er Lorch Ar-chitekten, the primary concept or the Jewish Centre was its natural integra-tion with the city structure by utilisingpublic space. Tis skil ul integration sig-nals a renaissance o public Jewish li e inMunich. Te Centres public nature andopenness is experienced in a succession o squares, paths and passageways betweenthe buildings and their neighbourhood.

A CONSIDERED USE OF MATERIALSTree interrelated buildings the Com-munity Centre, the main synagogue andthe Jewish Museum o the City o Mu-nich - orm a balanced ensemble whileclearly retaining their own autonomy.Each building is di erentiated throughindividual use o materials while set-ting up relationships between them. Forexample, travertine is used in di erentshapes and orms: rusticated natural

stone orms the rugged base o the syna-gogue, contrasting with polished stoneused or the museum and the cut slabs which re ect light and shadow onto theacades and around the patios o the Com-

munity Centre.

ARCHitECtuRE ANd SyMBoLiSMThis building study takes a closer look at the design o the new Jewish CenMunich, Germany winner o the 2007 European Copper in Architecture AwMunichs new Jewish Centre unites a wide range of facilities, scattered throughout the city during the post-warperiod, in a single, central location. It was inaugurated on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristal Nacht the night ofthe broken glass when Nazi thugs moved through German cities burning synagogues and attacking Jewish peoplean he r r er es. A s hear s a s nag g e wh se es gn s r ch w h s mb l c mean ng an wh ch s s r -mounted by a unique translucent woven bronze mesh veiled lantern.

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DEFINING THE SYNAGOGUE

Named Ohel Jakob, or Jacobs ent, a terthe original synagogue destroyed in 1938,the new synagogue is oriented towards the

east and stands unattached within the pub-lic space. One o the main challenges ac-ing the architects was to derive a typology or the built orm o synagogues, as archi-tect Andrea Wandel explains: Te absenceo a de ned tradition or this particularbuilding type at rst meant that there wereew coherent guidelines that might in u-ence our design. Nevertheless, we used asa starting point two elements that could bedescribed as the core experiences o Juda-ism: the temple and the tent o epiphany.In the 1920s, the Viennese art historianMax Eisler during an architectural com-petition or a synagogue mentioned thetent as an appropriate building orm. Sub-sequently, Salomon Korn highlighted thecontrasting pair temple and tent. Terst Lord`s house o the Jews was an in-terim solution: the tent o epiphany. Tisormed an ephemeral cover or the portableark o the covenant, ready or dismantlingand moving at any time. In contrast to thisportable sanctum the second Jewish church was a massive structure: the temple o Solo-mon. With links to Mount Zion and sup-ported by an immense substructure, thetemple clearly represented permanence anddurability.

DEVELOPING A BUILDING TYPOLOGY

We could see that, in general, syna-gogues exhibit elements o both thetemple and the tent o epiphany, in eachcase with more o an accent on one orthe other. So, the architectural concepto the synagogue is typi ed by an inter-play o permanent and transitory states.In our design, the massive stone baserepresents the permanence o the temple,contrasting with the woven bronze veil

which suggests the ragility o the tent.Tis concept translates into a deceptively simple composition o two contrasting,stacked cuboids: an almost impenetrable

eight metre high rough stone base with ataller ligree glass and steel constructionrising orm its centre, cloaked in a wovenbronze translucent veil. During the day,the bronze veiled lantern brings light intothe interior and in the dark it shines.

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TRANSPARENCY AND PATTERN

Te lantern is built with three overlap-ping layers o materials that ow intoeach other like abric but, at the same

time, appear to separate, drawing the eyeupwards. Steel triangles orm the sup-porting structure, with glass at the cen-tre and the owing bronze mesh outside.Te interaction o the spirals o bronzemesh - widened to create the optical im-pression o an equilateral triangle - withthe similarly triangular construction o the glass aade behind the mesh, gener-ates patterns clearly suggesting the Staro David symbol but without directly

replicating it. Te realisation o this con-cept demanded a special solution or themesh and the lantern construction.

MAKING CONCEPTS A REALITY

Te bronze wire mesh was developedby metal weave experts GKD Gebr.Ku erath AG. Usually, a mesh coveringo this scale would require a substrateor support and to accommodate windloadings. But to avoid such a substrate

and enable the required transparency,the aade mesh is suspended rom thetop, xed to the steel substructure us-ing inserted bronze at pro les, thenin the middle screwed to a bronze pipeconstruction and at the bottom stretchedtight to the substructure with springs.Extensive technical trials were requiredto gain approval rom the local buildingauthorities or this innovative and ex-ible solution. Te decision to use bronze was in uenced not only by the aes-thetic qualities o the material but alsoby its per ormance advantages. As timepasses, the bronze will oxidise and lendthe building a unique patina o its own. And, o course, the long service-li e, non-ammability, minimal maintenance and

recyclability o the woven bronze mmake it a singularly attractive soluTe roo and aades o the glass lanteare clad in a total o 1,300 m2 o bronze

mesh.

Te selection o materials has particusymbolic signi cance with the roustone base and translucent bronze mcharacterising opposites o the synag stability and ragility. erra rma antranscendence or darkness and lighin balance. And this architectural tensity continues with the interior. though considerably smaller than mchurches and other places o worsthe synagogues deceptively simplesign, utilising Lebanese cedar panegenerates an impressive space. Te o bronze mesh around the glass landisperses the sunlight alling onto itbathes the interior in a warm light. Tsensitive interplay o light, transparand shadow gives the space a uniqumosphere.Looking up into the translucent bromesh tent roo intensi es the experieo transience.

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A s len new v s rs cen reenhances he ex er ence en -e ra ng s b erranean s ace n

a rama c cave.

My aim was to create a special gate to e press thene transitions between the shining s r ace o theearth an the eep, romantic, interior space o this

won er l cave.This shape the nal str ct re o the space an gavethe lan scape its remarkable character.What I am trying to say now is that this project wasaime to create a portal into the bowels o motherearth, e ploring all its rama.

The nstable rocks were taken o t o the limestonecave, an event ally incorporate into the b il ingsbase. This local stone became the projects ominantmaterial.The carpentry was complete by the best carpentersin the worl , those rom Transylvania.The skin o the b il ing is copper, with o ble roocovering.

The c rve str ct re o the b il ing is st ck to thecrater shape earth s r ace.The gro n foor is the main space with 4 areas oi erent nctions:From the 1000 sqm veran a yo can get access to thecash esk, the bistro, the gi t shop an the lavatoriesan a secon nction place.

The real cave entrance is in the basement. Here, I re-t rne to the original man-ma e entrance-concept.The rst foor comprises an e hibition room, a restroom with sanitary space or to r g i es, an a fator the caretaker.

By Architect Csaba JakabPhotos: Zoltn Csik

Centre

Comissioner : Directorate of Aggtelek National ParkDesigners: Architect: Csaba Jakab (HT-F Bt. 2120 Dunakeszi, Brassi u. 5.) Address: 1085 Budapest, Hornszky u .25., Phone.: 06-1-338-00-92, E-mail: jcs@Designing: 1997-2003Construction: 2004-2005General Contractor: Adeptus Rt., 3525 Miskolc, Szepessy Pl u. 3-5

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ENVIRONMENTALDEVELOPMENTSIN THE UK

For many years, architects in the UK have showna ar c lar n eres n s s a nab l , seek ng b l ng ma er als w h g env r nmen al cre enals, s ch as c er. B he Br sh g vernmen s

now formalizing sustainable building practice, as ach ec Chr s H s n ex la ns w h c mmen s r mthe designers of some of the short-listed projectsfrom the UK Copper in Architecture Awards on theenv r nmen al as ec s he r b l ngs.

Te last twelve months has seen the im-plementation o a new Code or Sus-tainable Homes in the UK. Althoughinitially voluntary, it will become a rmregulation soon and likely to be ollowedup by similar measures or buildingsother than homes. Te Code covers vari-ous issues including energy use and CO2 emissions, pollution, water use, wasteand sur ace water run-o (discussedlater), as well as building materials. oassess building materials, the Code will use a Li e Cycle Assessment (LCA)method developed and implemented by the Building Research Establishment(BRE), called Te Green Guide. TisGuide will rate roo , wall, oor and othercomplete constructions not just theindividual materials probably rom A (very good) to G (poor). It is intendedthat these straight orward ratings willprovide architects with help ul, easy touse guidance based on up-to-date data.

COPPER INDUSTRY INITIATIVETe copper industry has been in dis-cussion with BRE rom the start and isseeking to replace the out-o -date in or-mation on the material currently beingused by them. Recognising that LCA isan important scienti c tool or assessingthe environmental impacts o materials,

some years ago the European CopperInstitute set up a European Compe-tence Li e Cycle Centre to study this orthe metal. A ter 3-years work, the mostaccurate copper li e cycle data is nowavailable rom this most authoritative o sources via a dedicated website www.cop-per-li e-cycle.org. For metals, a typicalcradle to grave study covers the miningand extraction o raw materials, abrica-tion, transportation, use and recycling ordisposal - including energy and all othermaterial supplies required. Discussions with BRE revealed that they have beenusing much older data that ails to re-ect major environmental improvementsmade by the copper industry over recentdecades, amongst other actors. Teseimprovements are clearly demonstratedin the graph.

dEMoNStRAtiNG SuStAiNABiLityPressures to use sustainable materials quire robust assessment methods. In thabsence o de nitive Green Guide ratingor other up-to-date guidance rom BREthe latest LCA in ormation or coppecladding, roo ng and other applicationscan be ound at www.copper-li e-cycle.org. Another use ul environmentameasure o a material, Embodied Energy is the total energy consumed durinevery phase o each li e cycle rom cradto grave. Te latest comparisons or typi-cal roo ng and cladding metals (takenrom a recent, German study), considered over whole o li e provide helpguidance. Tis study is based on material thicknesses typical or ully supporteroo ng techniques: 0.6mm or copper;0.4mm or stainless steel and 0.7mm

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or aluminium - but the same principleshold or thicker cladding materials. Li espans o 200 years or more or copperare justi ed by experience, while bothaluminium and stainless steel industriesclaim 100 years each. Tis independent

study clearly shows that copper o ersthe lowest embodied energy o the threemetals (103 MJ/m2 compared with 157MJ/m2 or stainless steel and 115 MJ/m2 or aluminium) as well as the lowest CO2 equivalent emissions.

MAtERiAL iMpLiCAtioNSEven without detailed scienti c sup-port, many architects eel instinctively that copper is a sustainable architectural

material. It has, o course, been usedsince the dawn o man in numerous ap-plications and as a building covering orcenturies: a 13th century copper roo re-mains intact today on a German church.It has been estimated that only 12% o known copper reserves have been minedthroughout history and the recycling o copper is a well-established practice. Tisis due to the relative ease - compared withother metals o re-using both process-ing waste and salvaged scrap rom even-tual demolition, as well as the incentiveo coppers value. oday, copper scrap isre-used ad in nitum and more than 55%o copper used in architecture comesrom recycled sources. And, o course,as a natural element within the earthscrust, incorporated into living organismsthroughout the evolutionary process,copper is an essential nutrient requiredby all higher li e orms.

SA E to SpECi ySometimes concern is expressed aboutthe possible e ects o copper in rainwater run-o rom roo s and cladding,o ten uelled by out-dated laboratory experiments involving conditions neverencountered in the eld. As a result,

signi cant scienti c research has beencarried out to understand the complexprocesses actually taking place. Tis hasdemonstrated that the use o copper inexternal building applications is notharm ul to the environment. Troughnatural processes o binding to organicmatter, adsorption to particles and pre-cipitation, the copper run-o nally comes to rest in a mineral state as part o the earths natural background o coppermaterial, continuing the natural extrac-tion/mineralization cycle.

In any event, copper in run-o comesto rest very early in current drainage re-gimes. In the UK, the issue o rainwa-

ter run-o and recent ooding aroundthe country are being addressed withnew planning regulations demandingSustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS).Te techniques used in SUDS includepermeable (or pervious) paving, soakaways (or inverted wells) and swales (orwadis). Te most de nitive guidance onSUDS design shows that all these tech-niques arrest the major part o coppermaterial in runo : or example, perme-

able paving detains 60-95% within itsconstruction. I released to the soil, theremaining available copper is taken upby organic matter in soil or at sewagetreatment plants, or by other chemicals.Tis orms compounds with minimal,i any, amounts ultimately joining thenatural background presence o copperin aquatic environments. In any event,copper does not bio-accumulate and, o course, no harm ul e ects have occurred with the extensive use o copper plumb-ing in homes throughout the world.Detailed, authoritative supporting in-ormation is available via the EuropeanCopper in Architecture Campaign oranyone encountering misplaced concernssometimes encountered rom planners orother regulators.

The C llecti n, Linc ln (A a sh t-li te )Pante H pith A chitectInge Laursen says: This museum bwas conceived as a ragment o the emedieval city, made rom limestone qless than 20 miles away. Openings in thare cut rom blades o bronze, which windows and entrances. The material is through the whole building to orm cadoors, vents, gutters and ironmongerclients brie required that the buildingor at least 125 years and this was instruin the selection o durable materials.

The historic resonance o bronze, a alloy used as ar back as the 4th milleBC, was tting or our desire to cre

timeless building. Bronze has a high me ciency due to its robustness and deand its recycling quota is reported to be80%, saving up to 92% o the energy rto extract the metal rom ore. Minimisconsumption o energy and resources whpossible, coupled with the longevityconstruction, were important sustainablor us as a practice.

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ects from the UK Cop-er n Arch ec reAwar n he env -r nmen al as ec s he r b l ngs.

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The r lan Le in ky B il ing, uni e ity fPlym th (A a sh t-li te ). A chitect :Henning La en Tegne t e ith BdP.John Palmer o BDP, Bristol, says: Copperwas chosen or the roo and wall claddingprimarily because o its associations with

quality and with an historic copper roo in thelocality which had clearly stood the test o timein this harsh marine environment. We alsolooked at the bene ts that could be obtainedrom the possible high-recycled content,long li e o the material and its detailing, lowmaintenance requirements and the eventualrecyclability o the material.

The copper was used as a weathering to acomposite insulated panel substrate which,overall, provided a highly insulated envelopewith low air leakage rate, reducing energyuse. Investigation on rainwater harvesting

or the fushing o toilets revealed that thecopper would probably provide the bene to inhibiting bacterial or algal growth inthe water. These aspects all made positivecontributions to the Universitys sustainabilityaspirations and requirement or a BREEAMVery Good rating.

s imming P l, F mby (A aC mmen e ). Feil en Clegg B a leyA chitect .Architect Andy Couling says: The clientsbrie was or a sustainable, beauti ullycra ted building or the whole community.

Sustainability was a key driver or bothclient and architect. Environmental issues,our previous experience o pool buildingsand a love o natural materials led us to theprinciple o a timber ramed building cladin materials which will weather grace ullyover many years without the need or regularmaintenance, notably copper. The buildingtakes the orm o two linked volumes.

The dominant orm clad in oak and roo edin copper sits next to a lower, longer copperbox. The roo structure gradually changestowards the high street and creates a doublecurvature roo visible rom several angles.We needed a material which could cope withthe complex geometry and would enhancethe appearance o the building. Copper wasan obvious choice because o its longevity,sustainability credentials and beauty. Oneo the principle attractions o copper in thisinstance was that it will continue to changeover the years, developing its own uniquepatina in the salty coastal air.

The unic n Theat e, L n n (A awinne ). Keith william A chitect .Keith Williams says: Compositionally, thnew building is an asymmetric pavilion. Thmain Weston Theatre sits some 7 metresabove the main oyer and the Clore Theatre

which have been inserted beneath. TheWeston is the cultural and creative hearto the Unicorn and has been treated like aspecial casket, enwrapped in a random lengthstrip rain screen system using pre-oxidisedcopper o three di erent standard widths.The random strips create a laminar, striated,and massive quality to the main aade, whicsits in deliberate contrast to the curvedamphitheatre orm o the auditorium nestlingat its heart, heightening the audience surpriseon ascending to their seats.

The strip copper is carried into the interioo the building to celebrate the presenceo the main theatre hovering overhead theoyer, and to ensure that it is legibly evepresent. The larger architectural gestures oprojecting copper clad main auditorium andthe iconic corner tower with its eroded basesignal the new building at an urban levelyet the designs are also rich in small scaledetail. Copper was chosen or its longevity, itarchitectural appearance, and its high degreeo sustainability in that it is almost endlesslyrecyclable.

Project architect Andrew Dean says: Thegeometry o the planetarium refects key

astronomical concepts. Above ground it ismani ested as a tilted bronze cone alignedwith the north star at 51.5 degrees. The conewas pre abricated in sections then weldedtogether on site and welds grounded downto give a seamless sur ace. The bronze wasspecially treated to build up a sur ace o richreds and browns nished with green splashesresonant o nebulae seen in space.

While bronze was chosen largely or itunique visual characteristics which havesuch an impact on this project, the positive

ageing process o patination and its inde niteli espan are also important to buildings o thistype. It is also reassuring to know that thematerial is 100% recyclable at the eventuaend o the buildings li e. Finally, as all thrainwater runo rom the building is disposedo on-site via soakaways in the adjacent parkexternal materials needed to be suitable orsustainable drainage systems.

Pete Ha i n Planeta i m, r yal ob e at y, G een ich (A a C mmen e )Allie an M i n A chitect

Comments from the designers of some of the short-listed projects from the UKC er n Arch ec re Awar n he env r nmen al as ec s he r b l ngs.

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St Marys Churchat Teydon BoisWhen the original spire of this picturesque village church inthe n B s n Essex ha be re lace was essen al ha

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pa l Rawl ns n d rec r ll Me al Jackec mmen e :

Te spires existing copper cladding had ailed due to over-fxing o the panels,which restricted thermal movement. Te copper sheet had cracked at the junctions.Our coppersmith Chris Johnson, director o Full Metal Jacket, Paul Rawlinson, and surveyor Ronald Wylde re-designed the new copper sheet detailing allowing thermal movement to take place without changing the appearance o the fnished panels.We introduced a double herringbone stand-ing seam detail to the base o the spire. Te

8no dormer vents were traditionally fn-ished with the mid-section being installed in a modern long strip system. Te fnial,cross and ball were traditionally ormed with welted joints and the weather vane was existing and was repaired. Te copper sheet supplied by Luvata with its pre-pati-nated sur ace was ideal to orm and ft all details o the spire.

he original spire ailed, albeit a -ter 80 years, due to over- xing o the traditional panels in the most

vertical sections o the spire, the resultingcracking being due to the lack o any al-lowance or thermal movement. A teamincluding the architect, Ronald Wylde,the director o the roo ng contractor(Full Metal Jacket) Paul Rawlinson andtheir most experienced coppersmith; re-designed the spire so that the mid sec-tion now includes a more modern longstrip system while keeping the originalappearance o the spire and with properallowance or thermal movement. Telong strip section includes eight highly detailed dormer style vents. Te lowersection has a double herringbone design.

Every aspect o this spire displays thehigh standard o workmanship and care-ul attention to detail. Particularly the in-tricate workmanship o the vents and theherringbone standing seams at the base.

Tese images clearly show the quality andconsistency o the workmanship and thelack o damage to the patina at the pointso most demanding detail.

pr jec : St Marys Ch rch o Englan They on Bois, Esse Appro 200 mNor ic Green Pl s pre-patinate copperArchitect /Surveyor: Ronal Wyl e, Ronal Wyl e AssociatesR ng C n rac r: F ll Metal Jacket

Ronald Wylde, Ronald Wylde Associates: St Marys Church at Teydon Bois insex with its distinctive spire is a very plocal landmark. When a decision was tto replace the copper coverings to thethe client stipulated that the characte green colour was to be maintained.

Te pre-patinated copper supplied by vata and ftted by Full Metal Jacket LtdLoughton, Essex was able to meet thquirement precisely and the fnished reare aesthetically pleasing and have well received by the church and localmunity.

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pALANGA:

in Search an i en w h C er

Te t: Kseniya dmitrenko

A resort town on the Baltic Sea coast inLithuania, Palanga, is now going throughthe drastic changes under the swirl o the new market economy. Te town wasormed as a typical resort o the XIX century peace ul and romantic place with beauti ul English-style park, Teyszkiewicz palace, Neo-Gothic churchand tiny wooden houses buried in ver-dure. Considered to be an object o col-lective desire, a di erent resort with asweet taste o prohibited reedom by thecitizens o USSR, Palanga, thanks to thelocal architects, managed not to loose itsharmonic coexistence with nature duringthe Soviet times.

Te new, mostly brutalist structures which appeared at that time, at least in thecenter o the city, tended to hide betweenthe trees retaining the orestlike impres-sion o the town. Even a comparatively massive structure rom the 60s, a sum-

mer theatre with its huge double-wingedconcrete roo still seems to be unnotice-able in the summer disappearing almostentirely in the pines. oday, however, thedelicate balance between the city andsurrounding landscape is gradually ad-ing away. Palanga is turning out to be acoastal resort o a mass tourism era whosepopulation swells up in several times dur-ing the season. Te urban topography ischanging not only because o the rising

amount o tourists and, consequently, thegrowing demand or the new construc-tion, but also due to the changes in leisurepatterns: people who increasingly tend tocome to resort only or ew days aim tobuy or rent private apartments in contrastto the collective and long-term type o rest in the bygone soviet sanatoriums.

ArchitectDonatas Rakauskas

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Te recently built copper house in thecenter o Palanga designed by Lithuanian

architect Donatas Rakauskas could beseen as a new type o architecture whichkeeps strong ties with intelligent localtraditions o dealing with nature and atthe same time satis es the new dynam-ics o the contemporary coastal li estyle.Te project beginning was a typical ex-ample o the current trends o privatiza-

tion: our owners o the smallish adjacentland pieces wanted to build our di erentprivate houses. Te architect managed topersuade them to build only two build-ings and at the same time meet all theindividual needs. In the result, the sharedreality appeared to be two almost iden-tical three- oor houses while inside eve-rybody got whatever he wanted: spaciousapartment or big amily; small cozy atsor renting; bachelors suite with separate

rooms or riends.

Te buildings, which di er in area (ap-proximately 600 and 800 m2) but have

the same volume con guration and scale, were mirrored and turned towards eachother so that the master plan allowedto save maximum amount o the exist-ing trees. Teir perception could reminda kind o exciting game in recognizingtwins i not the di erence in aade ma-terials. Both houses were aimed to imitate

the oliage o larch but using di eremeans bro-cement and copper. o ralize the copper aade Luvata (the cpany-producer) developed non-standstrips o 6 green patina tones in 4 dient widths rom which the architect ch12 combinations used or the productTe panels identical to Luvatas standmodel FPAN 402, due to the variableerances o the building, were produat the site by a local tinsmith. Insta

to the aade in irregular order, the c

per panels generate a special graphicvery close to the color and tactile ch

teristics o the local nature.It seems to be not a mere coincidethat exactly the copper house standthe corner o Kestucio and Birutes anamed a ter the heroes o the legendlove story rom the XIV century abpriestess Birute and the Grand DukLithuania Kestutis.

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Mindaugas Apartements - a Contrast to the Old Town architecture in Vilnius, LithuanSometimes faade is referred to as a face of a building able to tell an entire biography he h se. nal aa e n sh s alwa s a me a w r ses: r ec n he

b l ng aga ns nega ve s e m ac an als r v ng a cer a n l x r a ea -rance. With ventilated faade systems getting more and more popular, architects andc ns r c rs recen l en a l m ern s l ns sa s b h he a remen nereq remen s. As s rne , he n have g ar: ma er als kn wn rages, c er, r exam le, c l als r v e s ab l an s l ness a aa e.

In Lithuania, so ar, we have a ew build-ings containing copper acades. One o the recent samples is Karalius Mindau-gas center o commercial premises andapartments erected at the very center o Vilnius, in the place o ormer Zalgirisswimming pool. According to Architect

K. Pempe, the Design Project Manager,in selection o aade nish or this ve-storey building, cultural heritage protec-tion experts recommended the use o thehighest quality materials, contrasting tothe building nish on the other side o the river Neris, at the heart o the Oldown. A ter a long period o search and

even a ew trips to Finland, designers re-used initially chosen stone and settledon copper straps well-matching to therespa panels, aluminum louvers andglass structures (see ArticleFacing the Royal Palace o Lithuania). It is interestinghow architects have managed to persuade

their customer, whose business is relatedto natural stone working, in correctnesso such a solution! Teir arguments havebeen simple, but logical: only copperstraps can ully convey the entire plasticsolution o the building volume (also itsrounded corners) and, besides, the sol-id-looking though light patina-covered

planes can retain their color and originstructure without demanding any specicare.

As soon as the solution was passed, implementation works began. 0.8 mmthick copper sheets produced by Finnis

company Luvata were carried to Lithunia in rolls and bent into 2-3.5 m lengthand 28 cm width pro led panels according to the designers supplied data. Extrior planes or walls and oor-separatinstraps were shaped out o such panelOn the construction site, they were astened to aluminum guides mounted on

Architect: www.vas.lt

Te t by Jonas Malina skas(p blishe in Namas Ir AS)

Photos by An ri s u artas

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Karali s Min a gas apartment b il ing makes a contrast to the Ol Town architect re.

Wall planes orme o t o coppersheets an foor separating strapsCopper is matche to the Trespapanels an metal-glass str ct res.

the wall heat protection layers. Copper was oxidized straight at the actory andcovered with special mix by its compo-sition corresponding to natural, 30 year-old patina. Tere ore assembled walls didnot require priming or painting. Accord-ing to experts o Elias ir Partneriai rep-resenting Luvata in Lithuania, the aade will change its appearance neither in 15years, when the manu acturers coating is

replaced by natural copper oxides, nor ina hal o century. Tanks to a noble look o its copper coating, Karalius Mindau-gas center has obtained the sort o co-sines common to the Old own spirit,and probably claims to become one o therst architectural monuments o the 21stcentury in the capital.

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