“The landscape is Derwent Water in the UK. I went there for a break a few months ago and was stunned by its beauty.
I wondered if there was a way a lot of people could live here together without destroying the ambience of the area. So I tried to design a building that compliments the landscape it’s in and adds beauty to it. The overall shape combines the undulation of the hills, and the flow and texture of the water.
The building is made from carbon nano tubes, an incredibly strong and light new material that will allow us to build intriguing shapes that are currently out of our reach. I wanted this image to be about the landscape and building equally, and found that introducing elements into the foreground altered the mood drastically. I wanted it to feel like a calm, bright Sunday morning, though the urge to add a jet bike speeding across the lake was almost overwhelming.
I loved being part of this competition, I came to it a little late so had to think hard about what kind of image I could complete in time, but was spurred on by the thought of such an amazing panel of judges (Syd Mead... WOW) viewing my work. I am ecstatic to have been awarded third place.”
Judges comments
‘Mega Village 2108’ embodies what I think of as a true fusion of architecture and landscape, without resulting to recreating architecture dressed as landscape or borrowing its forms. It is both optimistic in its view of the future of the art of architecture, and features a potent design concept.” - Kim Baumann Larsen
‘Mega Village 2108’ is just such an innovative and aesthetically pleasing design, to me it strikes home like a single note on a huge diamond bell.” - - Steven Stahlberg
Andrew wins 3rd Prize:
A NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and a US$500 American Express Gift Card.
