The awarding ceremony for the winners of the "Precious Heat" competition took place in Moscow. The founder of the competition is the Association of Producers and Suppliers of expanded polystyrene, the General Sponsor is SIBUR Holding, a leading manufacturer of the petrochemical industry and the largest producer of expandable polystyrene, the organizer of the competition is RIA ARD.
The architectural competition entitled “Precious Heat” was launched on February 01, 2013. This creative competition became an opportunity for architects and designers to implement ideas for an energy-efficient, high-quality architectural solution for low-rise buildings and prefabricated structures, a real chance to offer their own, individual approach to project implementation using one of the most common energy-saving materials - expanded polystyrene.
More than 40 architects from various cities of Russia, as well as Ukraine and Lithuania took part in the competition. The works were presented in the following nominations:
Nomination No. 1. The best project using expanded polystyrene for insulating a low-rise building.
Nomination No. 2. The best project using expanded polystyrene to create a pre-fabricated structure (SIP panels, sandwich panels, permanent formwork).
Nomination No. 3. The best project of an energy efficient house using expanded polystyrene.
Nomination No. 4. The best student work on the use of expanded polystyrene in construction.
The presentations of the Competition were held in many regions of Russia, highlighting the attention to the tasks of using expanded polystyrene in modern construction. In Moscow, in March of this year, the organizers of the competition spoke about all the advantages of using expanded polystyrene at construction sites.
at a seminar at MGSU, which students from more than 20 regions of Russia could see during the online broadcast. At ArchMoscow, Gerhard Hauser, an Austrian architect, representative of the Passive House Institute in Innsbruck, spoke about the European experience in designing objects using expanded polystyrene. Also, announcements of the competition took place in Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don at regional architectural and construction exhibitions.
The conditions of the competition were developed by technical specialists of the Sibur company and representatives of the Association of Producers and Suppliers of expanded polystyrene.
“We are grateful to the participants of the competition for choosing expanded polystyrene, one of the most energy-efficient materials, as well as masterfully and efficiently using it in modern architecture,” said Nikolay Levchenkov, head of the styrene chain PSV and ABS direction of the SIBUR . “I hope that those projects that were presented in the form of sketches will eventually be implemented.”
Nikolay Levchenkov recalled that in the European experience in design and construction, expanded polystyrene is one of the most famous and most frequently used materials for insulating facades of buildings for various purposes.
The competition solved not only architectural, but also purely technical problems, so the jury included architects and construction experts:
- Chairman of the jury - Nikolay Ivanovich Shumakov - President of the Union of Artists
- Co-chairman - Yuri V. Savkin - Director of the Association of Suppliers and Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene
- Alexandria Mikhail Givievich - Executive Director of the ANFAS Association
- Grimitlin Alexander Mikhailovich - Member of the Council of the National Association of Designers.
- Aleksey Aleksandrovich Ivanov - General Director of OOO Archstroydesign ASD.
- Nikolay Levchenkov - Head of Styrene Chain PSV and ABS, SIBUR Holding
- Malivanova Larisa Vitalievna - General Director of RIA ARD LLC.
- Pismarev Vladimir Anatolyevich - Head of the Facade Works Sector of the State Budgetary Institution TsEIIS (Center for Expertise, Research and Testing in Construction).
- Savkin Konstantin Mikhailovich - architect, chief specialist of LLC PTAM Vissarionova, candidate of architecture, member. SAR, professor MAAM.
- Sarkisova Inessa Surenovna - member of the CAP, Laureate of the Lomonosov, Associate Professor of the Department of Building Design and Urban Planning, MGSU.
- Khomyakov Alexander Ivanovich - head of workshop No. 8 of State Unitary Enterprise MNIIP "Mosproekt-4", candidate of architecture.
In the "Precious Heat" competition, one prize-winner was selected in each nomination:
Nomination No. 1. The best project using expanded polystyrene for insulating a low-rise building won - studio MILODAMALO, architects Nizov Maxim, Surkova Maria, for the project "House with a warm heart", St. Petersburg.
Nomination No. 2. The best project using expanded polystyrene to create a pre-fabricated structure (SIP panels, sandwich panels, permanent formwork) - arch. bureau ARCH.62, general director arch. bureau ARCH.62, architect Nasedkin Sergey Alexandrovich, for the project t_7 house (implemented in 2010), Moscow.
Nomination No. 3. Best project energy efficient home with the use of expanded polystyrene - the winners - architects Ryabova Evgenia, Kuyunova Ekaterina, for the project of Renovation of an industrial enterprise under a residential six-story complex with built-in art studios and SKBO facilities, Chelyabinsk.
Nomination No. 4. The best student work - prize-winner - student of the State University for Land Management (State University for Land Management) Vladislav Bek-Bulatov, Daria Ilyina, for the project Hotel on the shore of Lake Plescheevo, Moscow.
Special prizes from the Association of Suppliers and Producers of expanded polystyrene - personal certificates from the members of the Association, were awarded in nomination No. 2: arch. bureau ArtegoGroup, head Larina T. V., Larina N. A., Luchenko E. M., Sysoeva A. V. for the project of a private residential house at the address: Moscow region, Klinsky district, SNT Mirage (implementation is planned for 2013 - 2014) (Prize from "KNAUF-Penoplast") and in nomination No. 3 for the best project of an energy efficient house using expanded polystyrene - Sergey Kozhuro, for the project "DOM-SLON" (Prize from "MOSSTROY-31").
The opinion of the jury and experts in the field of using expanded polystyrene in construction:
Nikolay Ivanovich Shumakov, President of the Union of Artists, Chairman of the Jury:
“We, in the jury, did not expect and were pleasantly surprised that for such a difficult competition, with such a complex technical task, projects were sent professionally and with knowledge of technologies, the use of which was one of the conditions of the competition. And the great merit of the founders of the competition is that the creative works were evaluated primarily from the point of view of the architectural component and the aesthetic merit of the projects, and I think that the most talented authors deserve the awards. I was very pleased with the creative activity of young architects from various cities of Russia and it is especially pleasant to see the winners of this competition, here at the Green Project festival.
Yuri Vladimirovich Savkin, Director of the Association of Suppliers and Producers of expanded polystyrene - the founder of the competition:
“I am very pleased with the response we received to the Precious Warmth competition. The potential of expanded polystyrene for the construction industry in Russia is really great. Low-rise and multi-storey residential buildings with minimal energy consumption, prefabricated structures, insulation of floors and foundations, as well as innovative, efficient and at the same time affordable construction methods - all these areas were reflected in the works of the participants. We hope that the projects of the winners and participants will be brought to life. Experts and members of the Association of Producers and Suppliers of expanded polystyrene will certainly support such initiatives and projects. Our goal is to improve the properties of expanded polystyrene, expanding the scope of its application. Contests like Precious Warmth undoubtedly help move towards this goal."
