Artikel-Schlagworte: „Weltarchitektur“
8 House
8. Dezember 2011 | 
Autor: Das beste Wohngebäude der Welt wurde Anfang November auf dem Festival der Weltarchitektur in der spanischen Metropole Barcelona ausgezeichnet: Was für ein Gebäude könnte das wohl sein? Das es sich dabei um eine Acht handelt, sollte erst einmal Stirnrunzeln oder gar Kopfschütteln verursachen. Sehen wir uns das einmal genauer an.
Die Rede ist vom “8 House”, das seit gut einem Jahr in Kopenhagen steht. Am südlichen Rand der dänischen Hauptstadt ist ein riesiger Wohnkomplex entstanden, entworfen vom Architekturbüro Bjarke Ingels Group, kurz BIG. 92 Millionen Euro hat der gigantische Bau verschlungen: Auf rund 60.000 Quadratmetern gibt es über 450 Wohnungen und viele Geschäfte, Restaurants und sogar einen eigenen Kindergarten. Der Bau an sich könnte wegen seinen Dimensionen bereits als eigener Stadtbezirk bezeichnet werden. Auch zwei Parkanlagen gehören mit zum Gebäudekomplex.
Nun denken die meisten wahrscheinlich an einen klobigen, hässlichen Plattenbau oder eine Mietskaserne im Stil der in den 60iger Jahren so populären Zweckbauten und können noch weniger verstehen, was so ein Gebäude zum besten der Welt macht. Doch das “8 House” ist alles andere als zweckmäßig oder Container-Wohnen: Total dynamisch, beinahe schon kindlich verspielt kommen die terassenförmig abgestuften Ebenen des “8 House” daher. Neben der attraktiven Optik erfüllt diese Abstufung einen weiteren Zweck: Alle Wohneinheiten bekommen so gleichermaßen viel Sonnenlicht.
Auch die Form des Bauwerks, eine gigantische Acht, beweist, dass es BIG nicht darum ging, möglichst viele Menschen neben-, über- und untereinander wohnen zu lassen, sondern ein modernes, lebenswertes, urbanes und anregendes Umfeld zu schaffen. Das hat auch die Juroren des Weltarchitektur-Festivals überzeugt. Noch dazu integriert sich der Komplex durch die Parkanlagen, die üppige Bepflanzung der Terassen und den vielen Freiraum perfekt in die ländliche Umgebung.
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