Design of the Future. Best SunRoof Project 2021: Prestigious jury of the architectural competition

The second edition of the competition is now in progress: Design of the Future. Best SunRoof Project 2021, in which professional and adept architects create their own vision of the house or carport of the future with a SunRoof solar roof using BIMobject and the Grenton Smart Home System. The projects will be judged by an international jury of renowned architects and prominent experts in sustainable design and climate neutrality solutions. Let’s meet the distinguished personalities who will select the winners of the competition and award prizes worth a total of €7,000.

The illustrious ‘14’ will select the winners

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I’m delighted that, for the second time, our initiative has brought together such a large group of respected experts and together we can take part in the search for the best ideas for sustainable architecture. New technologies give house designers more freedom to act. That’s why I encourage the contestants to be creative and bold in their use of good energy to shorten the path to energy neutrality,

says Lech Kaniuk, CEO of SunRoof, who is part of the contest jury.

Ambassador of Sweden to Poland, Stefan Gullgren, accepted the invitation to join the jury. The Swedish Embassy also took over the honorary patronage of the competition. As the roots of SunRoof are in Sweden, and Scandinavia supports the green transformation in Poland, such an international project helps to more effectively carry out actions for the climate.

SunRoof solar panels show how cutting-edge technology and innovative design can be combined in one smart sustainable solution. The SunRoof technology, created in Sweden and refined in Poland, offers a way to turn your home into a small green power house, and make a contribution in the fight against climate change. It is a pleasure for the Embassy of Sweden to be associated with this project, and I look forward to learning more about the exciting ideas which will be presented as a result of this competition,

– says Stefan Gullgren, Ambassador of Sweden to Poland.

The jury also includes Michał Derc, a representative of BIMobject, the owner of the largest platform with parametric BIM objects. He graduated in architecture from the Poznań University of Technology and the University of Stuttgart. In his professional work, he has dealt, for example, with the development of concepts and designs of both public and residential buildings.

Innovation comes from change, so the architecture of the future should be guided by change. We can start the revolution by creating more ecological designs using digital replicas of products that have information embedded in them, such as their environmental impact. That’s why BIMobject is contributing to this revolution with BIM objects to support architects and inspire them to design in a faster, smarter and more sustainable way,

says Michał Derc, Team Manager at BIMobject.

The projects of architecture professionals and students will also be assessed by Daniel Cieślik, founder of ANTA ARCHITEKCI studio. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Krakow University of Technology (2001). In the same year, he obtained the international diploma of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He is a winner of many industry awards.

In view of the changes that are taking place in the environment, every action, even the smallest gesture aimed at its protection, is worth the greatest respect. Unfortunately, decisions to use renewable energy sources are often made at the stage of the finished building. They are secondary to the architecture. They often spoil the aesthetics or ergonomics of the building and its surroundings. They also don’t allow for full use of the potential of the technology itself. Therefore, aware of these challenges, we want to support initiatives that ensure that pro-ecological solutions become an integral part of architecture right at the design stage,

says Daniel Cieślik, founder of ANTA ARCHITEKCI.

One of the jury members is Bartłomiej Gierszyn, Head of Marketing at Grenton. An enthusiast of new technologies, he is responsible for the creation and development of Grenton’s strategy towards becoming a leading global provider of smart home systems that will be used by competition participants in the home and carport projects of the future.

Ivana Kildsgaard, Partner and Director of Sustainability and Quality at Tengbom, one of the oldest architectural firms in Scandinavia, is also a member of the jury. She is a member of the scientific committees of the Nordic Passive House conference, from 2019 under the name Zero Emission and Plus Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods. She was awarded the title ‘Preventor of the Year’ (2018).

Agnieszka Zielińska, Managing Director at the Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, will also be a member of the jury. She has over 15 years of vast experience in the international business environment in many areas: business relations, marketing, event management, and has been involved in the development of Scandinavian-Polish cooperation for over 10 years.

Natalia Chylińska, representing Builder Poland, is also among the jury members. In her professional work, she focusses, for example, on the Architecture & Design section. She devotes her attention mainly to prestigious investments, presented as part of the issues of Builder Library – Builder Exclusive. She loves photography.

Weronika Konior from Architektura-Murator will also decide on the best projects. A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Krakow University of Technology and the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia. Photo editor and student affairs editor at the leading architecture monthly, Architektura-Murator, secretary of the ninth edition of the national competition for the most significant architectural projects in Poland, Życie w Architekturze (Living in Architecture).

Another member of the jury is Wojciech Rynkowski from Extradom. An expert in the single-family houses construction market, responsible, for instance, for creating the catalogue and other publications at Extradom.pl. Author of articles and materials in the expert section.

Jury members also include Ireneusz Polaczek from the website nowoczesna STODOŁA, which, thanks to combining traditional architecture with modern and ecological thinking about building, has become a perfect symbol of passive house construction in Poland.

Jacek Jakubowski from HouseCollection will also take part in the jury deliberations. For over 10 years, he has been a co-author of design documentation, including single- and multi-family buildings. He also specialises in designing telecommunication installations and BMS (building automation). He is passionate about modern, energy-efficient solutions for minimalist architecture.

Krzysztof Sołoducha, editor-in-chief of the Sztuka Architektury Group, will also contribute to the selection of the competition winners. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and teaches philosophy and marketing communication. He works as an associate professor in the Department of Humanities of the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. He was also a scientific editor and co-author of an anthology of texts on the philosophy of computer science, as well as monographs on the theory of marketing communication and philosophy of architecture.

The final member of the jury is Michał Pierzchalski, Ph.D. in architecture and editor-in-chief of the Architektura.info website. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. He runs a studio of energy-efficient houses, operating within the National Energy Conservation Agency.

Competition applications can be sent to contest.sunroof.se by 20 January 2022.

HONORARY PATRONAGE: The Embassy of Sweden in Poland

PARTNERS: BIMobject, Anta Architekci studio, Grenton Smart Home, The Association of Polish Architects, Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Tengbom

MEDIA PARTNERS: Architektura.info, Architektura-murator, Builder Polska, Extradom, HouseCollection, nowoczesna STODOŁA, Sztuka-Architektury.pl