Baumit Life Challenge 2020 is a significant event for architects and designers from all over Europe. The award can rightly be called an architectural Oscar. The facade is more than just a functional element of the building, it is the face of the house, a striking appearance that sets it apart from the general background of urban development. The façade reflects the style and tastes of the inhabitants of this house. The winners in the international competition are architects who have succeeded in giving the building a unique character through the choice of materials, structure, shape and color. Life Challenge 2020 involves projects that used Baumit products.
The submitted works are evaluated by a group of 13 independent experts. The best projects will get to the final, their authors will be invited to the award ceremony. And just before the main event, the winners will be announced.
The best European facades will be chosen in 6 nominations:
- Single Family House - "Individual residential house",
- Multi Family Residential - "Multi-apartment residential building",
- Non-Residential - "Public building",
- Thermal Renovation - "Thermal Renovation",
- Historical Renovation - "Renovation of a historic building",
- Stunned by Texture - Stunning texture.
Several Russian projects are participating in Baumit Life Challenge 2020. One of the brightest applicants was the work Moscow architect Dmitry Fimushkin in the category "Individual residential house". The house in the cottage village "Knyazhye Ozero" in New Riga is distinguished by its original architecture. It is a striking example of modern constructivism, discreet and stylish. The fragile glass silhouette of the house in the powerful concrete "armor" surprises with its pronounced minimalism and strict colors.
The project used materials from Baumit: NanoporTop. Other Baumit products: Baumit Grund, Baumit MPA 35, Baumit ProContact, Baumit UniPrimer, Baumit StarTex
In the nomination "Multi-apartment residential building" it is possible to note the project Chelyabinsk architect Vladimir Romanov.
Freedom Tower ("Freedom Tower") - a complex of houses in the historical center of Chelyabinsk, consisting of two 24-storey towers, united by a two-level parking. This is a very daring business-class project for a large industrial city - very modern, in the spirit of world architectural trends.
The project used materials from Baumit: NanoporColor, PuraColor.
In the nomination dedicated to the revival of a historical building, a colorful project is presented -
church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Telma, Irkutsk region. This is an object of cultural heritage of the 19th century of federal significance, a unique example of a rotunda temple in Eastern Siberia, which is distinguished by an original, graceful and laconic design of external decoration. The facade was revived from the ruins, the expressive and delicate ornament was restored - every garland, brace, round medallions with Maltese crosses, Roman acanthus leaves. The facade was recreated almost in its original form. The project used materials from Baumit: SilikonColor, PuraColor. Other Baumit products: Baumit GrundBaumit MultiPrimerBaumit.
The final of the international competition Baumit Life Challenge 2020 will be held on May 14 in Valencia. Solemn summing up and rewarding of participants is a bright unforgettable show in the spirit of "Oscar" ceremonies.
Voting takes place until March 31 on the official website of the competition
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The history of the Baumit Life Challenge begins in 2000, when the first competition for the selection of the "facade of the year" was held in the Czech Republic. Then Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine joined the competition.
In 2014, the competition received the status of a pan-European competition - the first ceremony was held at which the best facade of the continent was chosen. Then Vienna (Austria) became the capital of the ceremony. Spain won half of all the awards that year. Therefore, the final of the competition in 2016 took place in Madrid (Spain).
In 2018, Bratislava (Slovakia) hosted the winners and guests of the Baumit Life Challenge. And in 2020, the prestigious award will return to Spain again. The ceremony in Valencia promises to bring together over 500 guests and participants from 25 European countries.
ABOUT Baumit
Concern Baumit International - a pioneer in the market of external thermal insulation composite systems (External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems - ETICS), one of the leaders in the development of integrated solutions for insulation and finishing of facades, as well as a well-known manufacturer of dry mixes based on cement and ready-made finishing compounds. The business, which began in 1810 as a limestone kiln, has grown into one of Europe's most successful building materials companies. Today Baumit has offices and subsidiaries in 26 European countries and the PRC. Baumit employs almost 6,000 people. The company's turnover in 2018 was over 1 billion euros.
