HELSINKI, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Metsä Wood's
Hybrid City Challenge called for ways to make construction more
sustainable, while maintaining efficiency using current building
methods. The answer lies in hybrid construction: modular
construction practically combining wood and other construction
materials. The Hybrid City Challenge gathered some 40 ideas from 22
countries.
The winner of the first prize of €10,000 was a design called
"WHAT IF… New York's SEAGRAM
Building was a HYBRID building", by Colombian architect
Jose Gustavo Garzon. The
design presents a hybrid system with a core made of concrete and
steel. When moving outwards and upwards, the frame gradually blends
into a wooden frame.
The jury had the difficult task of selecting the winners from the
suggestions. "The competition was of a very high standard. In the
top 10, many great innovations and ideas were presented that on
their own would be extremely interesting in any context," says the
chairman of the jury Jussi Björman, Director, Technical
Customer Service at Metsä Wood.
The challenge was to select a structure, module or concept used
in an existing multi-storey building made of non-wooden materials
and redesign it by replacing some of the materials with wood. The
criteria for selecting the winners were: 1.) efficiency - a modular
solution compatible with current building methods; and 2.)
sustainability - using Metsä Wood's Kerto LVL (laminated veneer
lumber) as the main material.
"The winning solution shows good understanding of different
materials and makes use of their best properties to create an
optimal combination. The system is a construction method with great
potential for high-rise buildings in the future," Björman
remarks.
"The Hybrid City Challenge is an inspiring exercise to explore
the smarter combination of building materials and systems in
creating sustainable, durable and high-performance buildings,
according to the complexity of the industry," says winner,
Jose Gustavo Garzon. "Hybrid
construction - mixing concrete, steel and indoor wood - offers the
most promising opportunities in the coming years, and I think it
will be the standard for high-rise buildings."
The second prizes of €5,000 were awarded to "Alexandra Road
Estate Reimagined", by Frederick
Pittman and "Villa Mokum, mostly wood, some steel and a
concrete base", by Jasper
Middelberg.
The construction sector alone uses 50% of the world's resources and
causes 30% of all CO2 emissions. At the same time, we
are forced to build at breakneck speed to support the ever-growing
need for housing - while keeping costs low. And then there's the
environment…
All construction materials have their benefits. But wood is the
only renewable construction material, and it also stores carbon. We
need to find ways to use wood more. Hybrid structures offer an
opportunity to use more wood in construction without disrupting the
existing processes, making the change easier. The competition
designs offer practical approaches to how the construction industry
can gradually move forwards with more sustainable urban
construction.
See all the competition designs at Opensourcewood.com
See the details of the winning
designs:
- "WHAT IF… New York's SEAGRAM
Building was a HYBRID building", by Jose
Gustavo Garzon.
- "Alexandra Road Estate Reimagined", by Frederick Pittman
- "Villa Mokum, mostly wood, some steel and a concrete base", by
Jasper Middelberg.
Read more about the Plan B: Hybrid City initiative.
Images: https://databank.metsagroup.com/l/SwNFtGFMZ2Vd
For more information, please contact:
Viivi Kylämä, Marketing Manager, Metsä Wood
tel. +358-40-820-9850, viivi.kylama@metsagroup.com
For press information in UK, please contact:
Matt Trace, Director, Defero
Communications
tel. 07828663988, matt@deferouk.co.uk
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