Discover the winning projects of the Wood Week 2018 architecture competition

The results of the various competitions held during the 13th edition of Semana de la Madera 2018 have recently been announced, covering the categories of Architecture, Design, and Engineering and Innovation.

Held in Santiago, Chile, the architecture competition awarded three projects that, according to jury director Tomás Villalón, "achieve a healthy symbiosis between the particularities of public space, its site, and material expression."

First Place: Colectivo Habitacional, "La escuela y la cancha"

Universidad San Sebastián / Team: Javiera Carrasco, Lissette Torres, and Franco Galli M.

According to the team: "The 'Colectivo habitacional: la escuela y la cancha' is deployed in a seven-story habitable wall, including a mixed-use first level, a second level exclusively for the school, and finally, the top five levels for housing. For the housing, we conceived a living unit by deconstructing the concept of home; thus, this unit consists only of private programs, such as bedrooms and bathrooms, relegating the dining room, living area, and kitchen to common and collective use." 

Second Place: Transmaterial

Universidad del Desarrollo / Team: Jacinta Badilla, Francisca Yunis, and Diego Trecaman

According to the team: "The project was developed following the logic of 1960s housing complexes, specifically Villa San Pedro in Concepción. Built after the 1960 earthquake and influenced by the 'garden city' concept, it generated a neighborhood unit that proposed a diversity of functions and activities alongside the housing offer, turning the project into a virtually autonomous satellite city. The design translates a concrete building into wood, enhancing its logic: a central circulation core, ventilation, natural lighting, and northern orientation." 

Third Place: Habitar en Pendiente, Infraestructura adaptable para las quebradas de Valparaíso

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Team: Diego Hamilton and Flavia Raglianti

According to the team: "The proposal seeks to solve the urbanization issues of Valparaíso's ravines—in this case, the La Rinconada ravine, between Cerro Pajonal and Cerro Las Cañas. To do so, a replicable residential building is proposed, concentrating development at specific points to free up the rest of the ravine's surface for the extension of a public park. This integrates programs that address  the lack of services and recreational activities for the community, aiming to bring order to the ravine and enhance its value."

In addition, three honorable mentions were awarded to:

• Cerro Cárcel Public Promenade – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Team: Pedro Stevenson and Matías Qualitz
• Pedro de Valdivia Park Edge Housing Complex – Universidad Mayor, Temuco Campus / Team: Ignacio Moraga and Camila Bahamonde
• Station Vertical Community – Universidad San Sebastián Puerto Montt / Team: Karin Raurich, Gonzalo Lecaros, Felipe Sandoval, and Sebastián Guerrero