June 2007, Europan 9

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Europan 9, almere, NL, 2007,
international competition, finalist - selected for the forum of juries and sites
team: martin lukac, peter malaga, robert dubravec, tomas amtmann, rene stockigt

the graft.in The given site is an area about to undergo a huge transition. What today is simply a green space on the outskirts of the city will in the future be transformed into a brand new part of the city. A graftin project attempts to blend simultaneously both of these aspects. On one hand there is the existing woodland and on the other the inevitable demand of a young and fast growing city. our vision sees this as two mutually interconnected things rather than two conflicting ideas - the present in harmony with the future.
In order to pursue this strategy the concept appropriates words from terminology of gardening and agriculture. A graft refers directly to tree and gardening techniques, and yet is open to interpretation. It serves as a conceptual tool by which we can achieve a smooth urban mixture of present and future, natural and artificial.