It's called Copen Hill, and it's the work of an old acquaintance of this site: the team of Bjarke Ingels that between technological cities (Woven city) and “O” shaped skyscrapers (O Tower) always leaves me speechless.
From foot to head it is a mastodon which in its "belly" houses an educational centre, conference areas and above all a plant which transforms 440.000 tonnes of waste into energy every year to provide electricity and district heating to 150.000 homes. Yes sir: a waste-to-energy plant. On its summit there is a ski resort in every respect: ski slope, freestyle area, timed slalom course and also "easy" slopes for beginners and children.
And that's not all: the "ski pass" waste-to-energy plant also hosts other attractions. A rooftop bar? Check. The cross-fit area? Check. A tree-lined hiking and walking trail that's home to 7000 bushes, 300 pine trees and other vegetation? Check.
And the world's tallest climbing wall (85 meters, 278 feet)? Check. And the award for the building of the year? Super check.
Where do we go skiing? On the waste-to-energy plant
The prize at the ski waste-to-energy plant arrives on the last of the three days of World Architecture Festival in Lisbon. An event that also saw projects in other categories excel (Landscape of the Year, Future Project of the Year and WAFX Award).
The award Landscape of the Year he went toAl Fay Park in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. The public park has over 2.000 native trees and shrubs and is designed to reduce traffic noise and heat in the bustling area of the capital.
Il Future Project of the Year, which awards projects yet to be completed, was awarded to Silo City by Studio V Architecture. He plans to transform the largest collection of grain silos in the world (located in Buffalo, USA) into a vast arts and culture campus.
Il WAFX Awards, which celebrates the proposals created to face global challenges, goes to Horizon Manila, a new hub for the growth and development of the Philippine capital.
What to say?
Returning briefly to the building of the year: I don't know exactly how to interpret the approach to the waste-to-energy plant as a multifunctional centre. The ski slope is ok, the climbing is ok, the attention to the "users" experience is ok, but it is still a waste-to-energy plant. How do you say? Is mine an ideological preclusion? Perhaps. Maybe. Let's say that a comment on the subject by a citizen of the Terra dei Fuochi is never too rational or conciliatory. Make vobis.
