ARCHmedium BERLIN – University Residences (BUR) , Berlin/ Deutschland

Wettbewerbsaufgabe
ARCHmedium organizes international architecture competitions for students since 2009. Our goal is to offer our users the opportunity to participate in academic Architecture, Design and City planning competitions under the same conditions as in professional competitions. In ARCHmedium we understand architecture as an overall work without borders, a universal language that allows us to develop our knowledge anywhere in the world, performing and giving appropriate solutions to the needs of each project. For that reason ARCHmedium aspires to be a multicultural meeting point, where participants from all around the world meat together to share their ideas and projects to solve the needs for each exercise at an specific point on the planet. Participants will have the opportunity to take their designs beyond the limits of their cities and countries, facing different sites and cultures on each occasion, and thereby enriching their skills as architects and as individuals.
With a population of 3.4 million inhabitants, Berlin is the largest city in Germany and one of the major enclaves of power and culture in Europe. Today the city coexists exemplarily withdifferent religions and cultures from all around the world. Berlin is also home to the alternative youth culture. A great university city where young people from Germany and around the world come to study and socialize. Berlin is a city that has known destruction, division and reconstruction significantly, which transformed it into a laboratory for modern architecture and urbanism. The Berlin Wall divided the city and materialized it in two ways of living. The west side: western, compact and cosmopolitan differentiates from the east side: spacious, simple and Prussian. The multiple events suffered, set the Berlin to be doomed as the “not to be” city. Berlin does not have the museum beauty like other European capitals, but its people and its rich history make it a strong and vibrant city. The constant change is perhaps the only thing that remains stable in the German city. 
In the alternative district of Kreuzberg, we propose a complex of temporary residences for students, recent graduates, families and travelers. On one hand a university residence with the comforts and services necessary for their operation. Private spaces and collective spaces are combined to generate a social complex. On the other hand, taking advantage of the common services of the residence; the competition also raises a number of rental housing for temporary use as a hostel for young travelers. The bar / restaurant and the hostel will be self- managed by the students of the residence.
How would you like to live?

Students - Honorable Mention
Team: Púcha Gelien, Slovakia
School: Faculty Of Architecture, Czech Technical University
Members: Zuzana Púcha, Tomas Gelien

Team: Katarzyna Malinowska, Poland
School: Warsaw University Of Technology
Members: Katarzyna Malinowska

Team: Conde, Argentina
School: Universidad De Morón
Members: Conde Gustavo Ezequiel

Team: Sp!M, Macedonia
School: Faculty Of Architecture Skopje - Ss. Cyril And Methodious
Members: Mircheski Ilija, Pavlovski Sinisha, 

Team: Merveille Camille, Belgium
School: Faculté D’architecture De L’ulb : La Cambre
Members: Merveille Camille

Team: Jhbc, Korea
School: Korea University
Members: Jinha Bak, Junghyun Choi

Team: Mpa, Korea
School: Kookmin University
Members: Moon Park

Team: James Cosgrave, Australia
School: Monash University
Members: James Cosgrave

Team: Be Youn, Australia
School: University Of Melbourne
Members: Tengxiao Liu, Lisong Huang, Jiayuan Wei

Team: Xueting Wu, Australia
School: Monash University
Members: Xueting Wu