Façade Award 2021 - Award ceremony no. 1

Start of awarding the prizes for the Jena Façade Prize2021competition

Thanks to private sponsors , the city of Jena was once again able toaward the Jena Façade Prize for the29th timethis year. A total of €11 ,000 in prize money was available , divided between the main prize, the awards andthespecial prizefor energy efficiency . Only recognitions without prize money are awardedto public contractors and major players in the housing market .

Ten applications received

Ten applications werereceived by the beginning of October . These cover a wide range of projects. Fromsmaller and larger private residential buildings to public facilities andmixed-usebuildings, the range extends all the way to commercialbuildings. The nine-member jury, which consisted of representatives of the sponsors, the city administration and a member of the architectural advisory board, met on November11, 2021.Due to the difficult situation regarding the organization of a central award ceremony , the jury once again decided to present the prizes individually in a small setting at the respective prize-winning property. In addition to the main prize, the jury awarded commendations, awards of appreciation and the special energy prize.

First award presented

This week's award ceremonies kicked off today in the form of an award forthe newboathousebuilding at Burgauer Weg 7 (design: ETB BAUPROJEKT Architektur- und Ingenieurbüro Jena GmbH, Jena). The certificate and award plaque were presented by Ms. Wackernagel on behalf of the sponsors and Mr. Neumann (Head of Urban Planning) on behalf of the city administration. The jury particularly praised the skillful composition of the materials, with which a high-quality translation of the leisure use into an appropriate architectural language was achieved . The proximity to the natural surroundings of the Saale andthe adaptation to the existing terrain profile attract the viewer's attention, so that the new building for the Jenaer Ruder- und Seesportverein e.V. fits in perfectly with the boathouse architecture along Burgauer Weg.

Special prize for energy efficiency awarded

The special prize for energy efficiency was also awarded to JAT GmbH for the new construction of the technology complex at Buchaer Straße 1 (planning: pbr Planungsbüro Rohling AG, Jena) . The prize money of €1,000 and the award plaque were presented by Mr. Kind (Steffen Kind - Energieberatung und Gebäudeanalytik) on behalf of the sponsors together withMr. Neumann on behalf of the city administration (Head of Urban Planning). The project is ambitious for a commercial building. Overall, it has succeeded very well in combining innovative technology with purpose-built industrial architecture, ecological principles and its own environmentally conscious goals. The following technologies were used, among others: Geothermal energy, a highly efficient heat pump, heating and cooling via passive component activation and the use of rainwater to irrigate thegreenroofwith a cooling function.

Thanks to the sponsors

The City of Jena would like to sincerelythank all sponsors, without whose commitment the Façade Award 2021 would not have beenpossible :

• Sparkasse Jena Saale Holzland
• IBA GmbH
• HI Bauprojekt GmbH
• S&L Szymanski GmbH
• Opticians Stegmann
• District craftsmen's association Jena-Saale-Holzland
• Your painter Thomas Jüttner GmbH
• OTTO Architektur + Landschaftsarchitektur Partnerschaft mbB
• AICON Real Estate
• Family Gummich
• HEYX Engineering
• Gisi Architecture
• Mrs. Wackernagel
• Restoration "Stilbruch"
• Hotel & Bowling Jembopark
• Steffen Kind - Energy consulting and building analysis

The other prizes will be presented in the coming days.