Inspiration: Meet The Winners of Brick Award 2016 | Go Smart Bricks

Recently, Wienerberger celebrated the 7th Brick Award in Vienna. Besides the press conference and the symposium with an inspiring keynote speech and panel discussion, the winners were announced.

In 2016, prizes were awarded in five different categories, including the two Grand Prize winners and the Special Prize: Residential Use, Public Use, Re-Use, Urban Infill, and Special Solution. In 2016, more than 600 innovative brick projects from all over the world were submitted – a proof of the renown and quality of this award. The great variety of brick applications feasible today is demonstrated by all the 50 projects, which have made it onto the shortlist.

1. Winner Grand Prize: 2226, Austria

© Norbert Prommer

Fast Facts:

Architect baumschlager eberle, Austria
Location Lustenau, Austria
Construction period

02.2012 – 04.2013

Purpose Office building
Usable floor area 2421 m²
Brick type Clay blocks

2. Winner Grand Prize & Urban Infill: House 1014, Spain

© Adria Goula

Fast Facts: 

Architect HARQUITECTES, Spain
Location Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
Construction period

10.2011 – 03.2014

Purpose

Family home and guest house

Usable floor area 673 m²
Brick type Clay blocks, facing bricks, clay pavers

3. Winner Residential Use: Termitary House, Vietnam

© Oki Hiroyuki

Fast Facts:

Architects Tropical Space, Vietnam
Location

Da Nang, Vietnam

Construction period

04.2014 – 08.2014

Purpose Single-family house
Usable floor area 80 m²
Brick type Solid bricks

4. Winner Public Use: Auditorium AZ Groeninge, Belgium

© Dennis de Smet

Fast Facts:

Architect Dehullu Architecten, Belgium
Location Kortrijk, Belgium
Construction period

05.2012 – 01.2014

Purpose Meeting centre, auditorium
Usable floor area 1 200 m²
Brick type Facing bricks

5. Winner Re-Use: Marília Project, Brazil

© Maira Acayaba

Fast Facts:

Architect SuperLimão Studio, Brazil
Location São Paulo, Brazil
Construction period

02.2010 – 12.2013

Purpose Office space
Usable floor area 450 m²
Brick type Re-used bricks from the area

6. Winner Spezial Price: Cluster House, Switzerland

© Johannes Marburg

Fast Facts:

Architects Duplex Architekten, Switzerland
Location Hunziker Areal, Zurich, Switzerland
Construction period

04.2013 – 02.2015

Purpose Cluster apartments, shared living space
Usable floor area 6 890 m²
Brick type Perlite filled clay blocks

For more details, please visit: Wienerberger Brick Award 2016