HONOURABLE MENTION R10.000, The 3 Annas (Anna Hessle, Anna Leonsson, Anna Sophia Eliasson), Malmö
From the Jury Report:
The judges commented on the graphic and comprehensive nature of the information provided in the attractive drawings that formed the basis of this submission. The incorporation of a number of community facilities into the site design, including a vegetable garden with a garden club house, crèche, group dwelling for aids orphans and “quiet courtyards” all enhance this design. Also praised was the emphasis placed on the incorporation of the special needs of woman-headed households into the design brief. The density of eighty-four units is achieved admirably, considering the number of community facilities provided on site.
Concern was however felt that, while the surrounding community and buildings are both remote and limited\in texture and quality of design, the submission did not move beyond the confines of the competition site with any authority, and thus remained an ‘ísland’ project. An undue amount of unit housing space was given over to service provision. Further concern was felt about the number of very small plots l (36 meters square, 40 meters square), which limited the size of the housing unit to considerably below community expectations. These concerns restricted this otherwise excellent submission to the award of a honourable mention.
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