European Architecture Prize.

The European Prize of Mies van der Rohe is awarded to the best buildings from Hungary to Ireland. "Nimbo" chose the most interesting ideas of architecture in the categories "Housing" and "Single-family house".

HOUSEF, GERMANY

When the office of Meixner Schlueter Wendt Architekten was adopted for the project in Kronberg, the main condition was a height restriction. Nearby there are historical buildings. Building a total area of 300 square meters. M. The first floor is dug in the ground. The main one is located on the garden level and is completely glazed. Therefore, it seems that the design is floating. A spacious terrace is covered with a visor - a continuation of the roof. According to the idea of architecture, the visor should fold and unfold according to the season.

RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX NA KRUTCI, CZECH REPUBLIC

How to make it so that you live in the city, but with rural comfort? The architects of KUBA & PILAR architekti tried to find a solution in the new project. "Residential complex on the hill" in Prague - is 13 simple and solid houses of materials that do not require care - brick and concrete. Between the houses there are tennis courts, a children's playground; The space is planted with a green lawn. Architects have planned the site so that there is not a single fence or fence.

EL RAY, UNITED KINGDOM

Five poor houses on the seashore are in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear power plant. The basis is a railway car of the XIX century. Architects Simon Conder Associates had to increase the living area by 50%. Now the kitchen is located in the car, and the house is built around It is a well insulated wooden structure. To heat, you need very little energy. Flat roof as an observation deck: the sea surface and the beach as in the palm of your hand.

PRATER STREET SOCIAL HOUSING, HUNGARY

The houses in Budapest were designed by the architect Peter Kys in such a way that they were as invisible as possible (the facades are lined with dark gray tiles and these are beautiful architectural ideas) and are of low budget (480 euro / sq. M, apartments from 30 to 60 sq. M.). In the courtyards - green gardens.

THE MOUNTAIN, DENMARK

This BIG office (Bjarke Ingels Group) Architects came up with a new typology of housing: the Mountain Dwellings program. Their residential complex is a hill of 80 apartment-boxes, standing on a wide base - a garage for 480 cars. Residential cells have gardens and are oriented to the south, to the sun. The southern facades of the complex are lined with wooden boards, the north and west are covered with perforated aluminum. Through these holes, forming the silhouette of Mount Everest, light and fresh air fall into the garage.

34 PALMERSTON ROAD, IRELAND

The Bureau of Boyd Cody Arctnitects was commissioned to expand the private house in Dublin. To the old building of the Victorian era, architects attached a two-story extension - a sculptural volume in glass and metal. On the roof of the annex there is a swimming pool and a solarium. Inside - part of the interior is finished with yew, including a yew-ladder to the second floor. The large door is lined with brass. These architectural ideas have an open veranda and a vertical garden.