PRESSEMITTEILUNG 15. SEPT 2014 HINTERGRUNDINFORMATION FINALISTEN Bosco Verticale, Mailand

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1 PRESSEMITTEILUNG 15. SEPT 2014 HINTERGRUNDINFORMATION FINALISTEN Bosco Verticale, Mailand Architekten: Boeri Studio Bauherr: Hines Italia SGR S.p.A. Funktion: Wohngebäude Höhe: 78 m und 121,5 m Fertigstellung: Juni 2014 Standort: Mailand, Italien Foto: Kirsten Bucher In einem Park zwischen der Via Gaetano de Castilla und der Via Federico Confalonieri im Norden Mailands stehen zwei an ihren Außenfassaden begrünte Wohnhochhäuser. Sie sind Teil eines Revitalisierungsprojekts der Stadt Mailand, dem Programm Metrobosco. Zur Bebauung des m2 großen Grundstücks gehören außer den beiden Wohnhochhäusern noch ein Bürohochhaus und eine Blockrandbebauung entlang der Via Federico Confalonieri. Allerdings sind nur die Wohnhochhäuser begrünt. Sie basieren auf einfachen rechteckigen Grundrissen und sind mit 18 (Turm D) bzw. 24 (Turm E) Stockwerken unterschiedlich hoch. Die um einen zentralen Gebäudekern mit Aufzügen und Treppenhaus angeordneten Stockwerksplatten kragen unregelmäßig über die Fassaden aus. Dort bilden sie Terrassen und Balkone, die mit Pflanzen und Bäumen bestückt sind. So erhält jede der 113 unterschiedlich großen Wohnungen Zugang zu mindestens einer Terrasse oder einem Balkon. In luftiger Höhe haben die Bewohner ihren eigenen kleinen Wald denn es sind an die 900 Bäume, die an den Fassaden wachsen, durchmischt mit Stauden, Sträuchern und Bodendeckern. Unter Hinzuziehung von Botanikern und Gärtnern wurden die Pflanzen für ihre jeweilige Position an der Fassade ausgewählt und herangezüchtet. Ihre Pflege wie auch ein ausgefeiltes Bewässerungssystem sind Teil des Gesamtkonzepts. Die weit gefächerte Pflanzenvielfalt entspricht pro Hochhaus derjenigen eines ganzen Hektar Waldes. Das naturnahe Wohnen wird somit nicht durch Technik, sondern durch die Pflanzen selbst erreicht. Sie sorgen für ein angenehmes Mikroklima und dienen als Sonnenschutz.

2 De Rotterdam, Rotterdam Architects: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) Developer: De Rotterdam CV Function: Mixed use with offices, residential, hotel Height: m Completion: November 2013 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Photo: OMA, Ossip van Duivenbode Rem Koolhaas is famous for his superlatives accordingly, his highrise complex consisting of three towers on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam s former port towers up over the district like a massif. De Rotterdam takes its orientation from the idea of a vertical city, whose manifold functions appear to be visibly stacked. Its 30-meter-high base structure houses a parking garage on six levels. An expansive entrance foyer offers ground-floor access to a congress center, restaurants, bars, cafés and fitness studios. The entire complex also boasts offices, 240 apartments and a hotel. The thinking behind this diversity of uses is to contribute to livening up this district in the port area around the clock and encouraging Rotterdam residents to visit the southern part of their city. With 160,000 m² of utilizable floor space on a plot of land the size of a soccer pitch, De Rotterdam is the most densely populated area in the Netherlands. Overall, the design has been pared down to the functionally necessary. What remains are spectacular views over the city and the River Maas out of floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The external façades have been clad with an aluminum post-and-beam construction, making for a filigree appearance which changes depending on the viewer s position. This provides the complex as a whole with its unifying, compact shell.

3 PRESS RELEASE SEPT 15, 2014 One Central Park, Sydney Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris Developer: Frasers Property Australia; Sekisui House Australia Function: Mixed use consisting of residential and retail Height: 116 m and 64.5 m Completion: September 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Photo: Simon Wood The greened residential high-rise stands on the site of the former Carlton and United brewery, an urban revitalization area near Sydney s main railway station. The building, consisting of two towers, has a trapezoidal layout. The two structures measuring 65 and 116 meters are built on a joint base and are separated by a gap. This gap is largely shaded and is able to be naturally illuminated with the help of sophisticated daylight technology. There are 42 heliostats on the roof of the lower building that direct sunlight onto a cantilever fitted with reflectors on the 29th story of the taller building. This then reflects the light downwards into the gap and at the same time onto a park to the north of the building, which otherwise would have largely been in the high-rise s shadow. The edifice s special feature is its all-round greenery. There are planted balconies along the levels and walls of plants on the façade that serve to naturally shade and cool the apartments behind. In this way, particularly in the hot summer months energy savings of up to 30% can be achieved. Conceptually, the project reflects the high standards of the Australian Green Star for environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient residential construction.

4 Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel, Barcelona Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris Developer: Hoteles Catalonia Function: Hotel Height: 105 m Completion: September 2012 Location: Barcelona, Spain Photo: Roland Halbe The hotel, consisting of two highrise disks standing parallel to each other, is located in L Hospitalet de Llobregat, a district in the south of Barcelona, and borders on the recently laid out Plaza Europa. The exterior façades of this 105-meter building boast white cladding on three sides and, on the narrowest side facing the square where the entrance is also located, matte black. The façades are structured not by means of conventional rows of windows, but by an irregular pattern of openings reminiscent of palm-tree leaves. The shadow outlines of these openings are repeated on the adjacent concrete surfaces, casting interesting shadows over the hotel rooms, which change according to the angle of the light at the time. These lighting effects differentiate the total of 358 guestrooms; however, in terms of size and furnishings they also feature differing designs. The gap between the two highrise disks is open and allows air to pass through it. The balustrades on the various stories have plants along them, creating hanging gardens. Bridges and open staircases in the gap between the two buildings form links and afford views out over the surrounding cityscape. When guests step out of their hotel rooms they are confronted not with a closed corridor, but with an airy, shadowy space, and the wind force customary in such highrises is very welcome in the northern Spanish climate, which can be hot in the summer.

5 Sliced Porosity Block, Chengdu Photo: Iwan Baan Architects: Steven Holl Architects, New York Developer: CapitaLand Function: Mixed use consisting of offices, apartments, retail units and cafés Height: 123 m Completion: November 2013 Location: Chengdu, China At the heart of the office and residential complex Raffles City is a large square with five highrises grouped around it. The façades of the buildings have a white reinforced concrete frame, each with 1.8-meter openings and oblique supports to guard against earthquakes. Precautionary geothermal measures, sun-protection glazing and energyefficient fittings make a major contribution to making these highrises environmentally sound. Moreover the building materials used were, for the most part, locally sourced. The building development along the adjoining Ren-Min-Nan Street is lower, thus effecting a smooth transition to the surrounding smaller-scale buildings. On the ground floor there are small retail units which open out not only onto the street and a shopping passage on the inside, but also onto a nearby park. During evening hours illumination effects on the building façades make for a particularly spectacular experience in the surrounding district. Here, the architects took their inspiration from a poet hailing from Chengdu. There are squares with water-gardens on three levels, which also serve as skylights for the shopping center on the level below them. Not only is Sliced Porosity Block a visually unique building complex, but at the same time the architects have succeeded in producing an urban space that invites residents to stroll, linger and meet their friends sheltered from the traffic and noise.