Our entry for the international architecture competition The Architect’s Stair was awarded second prize among hundreds of submissions from around the world – a resounding success!
Roof Becomes Stair stands out as one of the few entries that has actually been built, with a clear narrative that not only approaches the theme of circularity as an environmentally conscious measure, but also helps to express its inherent poetry. The design for a staircase in the Salone Verde Art & Social Club, redesigned from the superfluous beams of the roof structure, ties in with a circular building practice that has been practiced naturally and intuitively in Venice for centuries – and convinced the jury of renowned international architects:
“Roof Becomes Stair transforms a modest restoration task into a sculptural intervention rooted in the multi-layered logic of Venetian architecture. The project at the Salone Verde Art & Social Club uses redundant horizontal roof beams removed during heritage conservation work to construct a new wooden spiral staircase leading to a once inaccessible roof gallery. The approach combines craftsmanship and critical reflection, embedding ideas of sustainability and reuse in both form and process.”
– Evaluation by the international jury
Jurymitglieder:
Clément Blanchet (cba | Frankreich)
Sam Brown (O’DonnellBrown | Schottland)
Didier Fiúza Faustino (Didier Faustino | Frankreich)
Jun Igarashi (Jun Igarashi Architects | Japan)
Lydia Kallipoliti (Tallin Architecture Biennale, ANAcycle thinktank | USA)
Lera Samovich (Fala Atelier | Portugal)
Silvana Ordinas (Founder and Partner, Peter Pichler Architecture | Italien)
Danielle Reimers (SAOTA | Südafrika)
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