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Paul Jordan, CEO of The Forks Renewal Corp., with three of the winning designs for this winter's warming huts to be placed on the Red River.KANVA Architecture
Recycling Words by: KANVA Architecture, Montreal: "The installation is composed of fifty recycled chairs and fifty pairs of recycled skis that are fastened together using metal connectors. Each unit is painted neon-pink and stenciled with a unique word along its back. Diffused across the length of the Red River Mutual Trail, Recycling Words creates a visual explosion and recognizable marker for the various access points of the Assiniboine and Red rivers."KANVA Architecture
Recycling Words by: KANVA Architecture, Montreal: "The chair-ski combo invites the user to push, pull, sit or glide in tandem or solo, while also setting into motion other chair activities such as musical chairs, or learning how to skate. The fifty words assigned to each chair will be mindfully selected by a local art historian to enable users to physically construct improvised phrases or reconstruct narratives or memories of Winnipeg based on the infamous fridge magnet game."Weiss Architecture & Urbanism Limited
The Hole Idea, by Weiss Architecture & Urbanism Limited, Toronto. " This proposal takes as a starting point the portable hole, and by utilizing modern paint technologies, adds color. The resultant 1’-6” diameter holes - which can be located anywhere along the snowy banks of the Assiniboine or Red River – are resistant to being co-opted by evil forces (including the greyness of soul-sucking foul weather) due to the sheer cheeriness of the palette of introduced color. "Weiss Architecture & Urbanism Limited
The Hole Idea: "Further, a large, bright and yellow 10’ diameter hole is horizontally located in a 35’ long snow drift and provides skaters a warm and sheltering burrow in the snowy river bank. Since they have an inside and outside, the holes also furnish the shelter with an abundance of light and sky views."Tina Soli and Luca Roncoroni
This Big, Tina Soli and Luca Roncoroni, Droebak Akershus, Norway. "THIS BIG is the connection between two worlds: under and over the ice. We could say it is a “semantic installation” or a “social anthropological statement”, but it is actually an ice sculpture, a big toy."Rojkind Arquitectos
The Hybrid Hut, Rojkind Arquitectos, México D.F. México: "Creating new hybrids through computer-aided design and traditional craftsmanship."Rojkind Arquitectos
The Hybrid Hut, Rojkind Arquitectos, México D.F. México: "With the evolution of technology in the industry, it puts into question the participation of artisans in the construction of the design space to the extent that the trades are disappearing."Rojkind Arquitectos
The Hybrid Hut, Rojkind Arquitectos, México D.F. México: "What is the use of contemporary technology if it can’t learn to grow with the processes already acquired by artisans and traditions?"Rojkind Arquitectos
The Hybrid Hut, Rojkind Arquitectos, México D.F. México: "How can an accomplished craftsman learn new process through technology? What is the role of the architect that has access to both scopes?"University of Manitoba
Mirror Cloaking, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg: "Using the concept of one-way mirrors and polished stainless steel panels to create a mirror box, skaters will perceive the warming hut as part of the winter landscape, yet closer inspection will find that the hut appears to reflect the surrounding."University of Manitoba
Mirror Cloaking, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg: "As skaters walk into the hut they realize that the one-way mirrors provide the precious scenery of winter. The design plays with the idea that the enclosed structure become transparent and visitors can still find warmth within an “open” space."Supplied
RAW:almond, Winnipeg: "The design creates an expressive frame that floats across the ice like a frozen jetty, whilst providing a dining experience that is clear from structure. The exterior and interior are expressed as separate forms, one enclosed inside the other. The structure references the bridge with its repetitive rhythms. The skin that defines the interior space is more sculptural like drifts of snow. "Supplied
RAW:almond, Winnipeg: "The plan is made up of two clashing geometries inspired by the joining of the rivers."Supplied
RAW:almond, Winnipeg: "The space is lit by hanging luminaires specifically developed through a series of prototypes. The polished steel cylinders are the only reference to the external steel structure. They provide down light onto the tables and the perforations scatter spots of light onto the folded surfaces."Kelvin High School
6043, Kelvin High School, Winnipeg: "The inspiration for this hut stems from two things; the iconic train at Assiniboine Park - CNR steam locomotive No. 6043 and the tradition of riding the rails during the great depression. When users sit in the hut they will experience a similar viewpoint to those people riding the rails, looking out past the grill with tracks laid out in front of them."
